Stick to writing horror classics, Mr. King.
Acclaimed horror writer and political novice Stephen King took a break from penning his next airport impulse buy to weigh in on the crisis in eastern Europe —particularly that he thinks Putin is in trouble because he’s not dealing with Donald Trump any more.
“Mr. Putin has made a serious miscalculation. He forgot he’s no longer dealing with Trump,” King tweeted.
Mr. Putin has made a serious miscalculation.
He forgot he's no longer dealing with Trump.— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 23, 2022
Well, predictably, King was destroyed on Twitter. Here comes the internet:
100k likes on this take. I guess none of them are actually watching the news. https://t.co/KBNMVU9sCu
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) February 23, 2022
Obama is in office and Putin invades Crimea.
Trump is in office and Putin invades no one.
Biden is in office and Putin invades Ukraine.
Do you see the pattern?
Cc @PolitiBunny https://t.co/43H6U4g47Y
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) February 23, 2022
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) February 23, 2022
— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) February 23, 2022
Which explains why he peeked into his crystal ball and annexed Crimea before Trump became President then waited until Trump left office to make a run at Ukraine
— Kemba (@kembageorge) February 23, 2022
And finally…
Exactly. The greatest speech of 2022 pic.twitter.com/VrWkRmdQF7
— Captain Morgan (@Captain32009600) February 23, 2022