Stephen King set Twitter alight on Friday when he asked his fans a question about President Donald Trump’s proposed “Space Force.”
The horror writer first likened the name of Trump’s planned new branch of the U.S. military to “one of those old Saturday morning shows with puppets n shit.”
King ― who is a vocal critic of the president ― then requested that his 4.87 million followers only retweet his post “if you think this is possibly the dumbest idea out of Trump’s admittedly dumb head so far.”
Space Force: I keep thinking of one of those old Saturday morning shows with puppets n shit. Retweet ONLY if you think this is possibly the dumbest idea out of Trump's admittedly dumb head so far.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 11, 2018
By early Saturday, more than 20,000 accounts had reshared his message.
And many replied with images that poked fun at Trump’s announcement.
Revised. #spaceforce #spacefarce #pewpew #idiotbaby pic.twitter.com/206fb5GgaD
— Amy Malkoff (@amalkoff) August 11, 2018
— Anthony Lee (@AnthonyLee59) August 11, 2018
😂🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/udVlztbA8X
— Marilynhunny (@GlammaHunny) August 11, 2018
— Sierra Heart (@SierraHeart3) August 11, 2018
— Rob Major (@RobMajor4) August 11, 2018
— DAWG (@88SEATTLE61) August 11, 2018
My personal favourite is this one 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/HHLl9118f5
— RachelRachel (@RachelTurnham) August 11, 2018
Trump sets up first heads of department for Space Force. pic.twitter.com/3IBR4esWXb
— Castle Rock Brit (@CastleRockBrit) August 11, 2018
— jace austen (@JaceAusten) August 11, 2018
— Maya 🌊🐾🐕💞 (@maya_givens) August 11, 2018
Space please keep them out there. pic.twitter.com/G0yJX9qV5Z
— 🇺🇸 US Army Resistance🇺🇸 (@bobover52) August 11, 2018
— Kathryn#Resister (@kathrynresister) August 11, 2018
— ✨𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖜𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍 (@ofOrygun) August 11, 2018
— The Advocate (@TheAdvo46815945) August 11, 2018
— Dawn❄🌊🇱🇷💋❤ (@dawnevelyn82) August 11, 2018
— Rogue Wulf (@Wulfkat) August 11, 2018
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