Nearly everyone could agree with President Donald Trump that there is no “smocking” gun in the impeachment investigation against him, even though many would argue there’s a smoking gun or two.
In any case, plenty of critics were fired up that the president had resurrected his ridiculous “smocking gun” typo from a year ago in a tweet Sunday — if indeed, it truly is a typo.
Some wits speculated that Trump could be referring to a very different type of gun ― one stitched with smocking, or even crocheted, for example.
“The Democrats haven’t come up with a smocking gun. Nancy Pelosi, by raising this to the level of Impeachment, has raised the bar impossibly high. This comes after three years of nonstop investigations of Trump, the Russian collusion narrative, the Mueller Report, & now the.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2019
.....American people are supposed to believe that this simply isn’t a part of everthing they’ve been trying to do for the last three years? I think it is really a hard sell for Nancy Pelosi.” @DanHenninger The Wall Street Journal
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2019
The Smocking Gun has returned. pic.twitter.com/73X9zVttQX
— STOP tRumpnado 🌊 (@Trumpnado2016) December 8, 2019
Many were stunned Trump repeated a term that was so mocked 12 months ago in one of his 99 tweets Sunday — and schooled him on smoking guns:
What the hell are you smocking???
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) December 8, 2019
You're right, there are no smocking guns. But there are plenty of smoking ones.
— Sergio Síano 🆘 (@siano4progress) December 8, 2019
I actually think Jerry Nadler should add "inability to spell the word 'smoking' correctly" as another Article of Impeachment.#SmockingGun
— Paul Lidicul (@PaulLidicul) December 8, 2019
True. There’s no smocking gun. The smoking gun is your transcript. And the unprecedented obstruction of Congress. And obstruction of justice. And emoluments. And campaign law violations. #PleaseResign
— Randi Blank (@RandiBlank) December 9, 2019
He actually said "smocking" again.
— JRehling (@JRehling) December 8, 2019
Again.
He's not going to be able to feed himself by the next election.
I’m still trying to help Nancy Pelosi find that damned smocking gun. It would help if you could tell me what one looks like and WTF does one do with a smocking gun?
— leslie evans (@lesliern92) December 9, 2019
Another smocking gun? You need to get Bill (Fred Flintstone) Barr, right on this. Is this some new type of weapon? Threatening the homeland? #DonTheCon #ExtremelyUnstableMoron
— rocky (@rcdjr510) December 9, 2019
Jesus Christ he still hasn’t learned how to spell smoking.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) December 8, 2019
Right. Not one "smocking" gun. But an entire pattern of crimes and corruption. Extortion. Coordination with a foreign adversary. Obstruction of Justice. Abuse of power. Witness intimidation.
— George A. Polisner, Founder of civ.works (@FoamingPenguin) December 8, 2019
It's a weapons cache -and you will be removed, indicted, imprisoned, humiliated. pic.twitter.com/HaXhStvcka
I fully support a smocking gun ban.
— Heather D. Feckful Waters Says Im🍑 the traitor (@_HeatherDWaters) December 9, 2019
BTW, does anyone have ideas for a last minute smocking-stuffer?
Whistleblower #1
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@HoodlumRIP) December 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Whistleblower #2
Rudy Giuliani
Whistleblower #3
Mick Mulvaney
That’s the case, plus you still have Rudy continuing the crime. The Smoking guns. pic.twitter.com/fvuy2gFzhD
"smocking gun"
— Gary M. Sarli♿️ (@GMSarli) December 8, 2019
The SMOKING gun is 300+ pages of evidence (below), plus you confessed at least three times I know of.
Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report:https://t.co/OEokjzn6UW
Key Findings of Fact:https://t.co/F5Th1HNSB1
Download PDF:https://t.co/zWSpFNrn5v
#smockinggun Look at your tweet. Then send it. It’s not like you’re the President and need to have any attention to detail. #Spellcheck #Trump2020 #WhereHasAllTheCovfefeGone
— Justin Ward (@justinward90) December 8, 2019
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