Democratic Lawmaker Trolls Trump By Appealing Directly To Ann Coulter

"Please tell the President it's OK to open up the government," Rep. Jackie Speier tweeted.

Editor, HuffPost Australia

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) has appealed to controversial conservative pundit Ann Coulter to let President Donald Trump know “it’s OK to open up the government” as the partial shutdown enters Day 25.

Dear @AnnCoulter -- Please tell the President it's OK to open up the government.
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) January 15, 2019

While the president has a documented history of borrowing ideas from right-wing commentators, the pair recently had somewhat of a falling out on Twitter after Coulter called him “gutless” for failing to deliver on the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Twitter users were quick to find the humor in Speier’s trolling while others pointed out that it would have been funny “if it wasn’t spot on.”

Yes @AnnCoulter Please give Trump permission 2 Re-Open the Govt. We need groceries and to pay bills.Hubby could use gas $ to get to back and forth to work, guarding this countries most dangerous convicted criminals, seeing as he is still working without getting paid a dime.
— angie thompson (@angiethompsoh27) January 16, 2019