JK Rowling’s magical response to Theresa May and Donald Trump on Twitter
The Harry Potter author, who warned Theresa May that “history was watching” ahead of her meeting with Donald Trump, is furious after the pair’s White House summit and subsequent #MuslimBan in the US.
First, their White House press conference.
May making her "strong statement about the role of women" there, by standing simpering next to a powerful racist.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
Then that hand-holding business.
I suppose the hand holding might have been a subtle bit of power play. May's must be bigger than Trump's.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
Must have missed the footage of François Hollande clutching his hand as though he couldn't walk without a big strong man guiding him. pic.twitter.com/bnHtOSwUjw
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
@jojomoyes Daddy's little girl. It's not often a woman gets to be shameless and shameful on the same day.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
The #MuslimBan.
When I worked for Amnesty International in the 80s, these were the kind of stories told by political prisoners in dictatorships. https://t.co/y7CXLQK1n0
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
This is the tweet she was referring to.
I want to repeat: Green card holders were handcuffed, their social media was reviewed, and they were asked their views on Trump#MuslimBan
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) January 28, 2017
And this is what someone had to tell Rowling on Twitter, followed by her brilliant response.
In – Free – Countries – Anyone – Can – Talk – About – Politics.
Try sounding out the syllables aloud, or ask a fluent reader to help. pic.twitter.com/K1j19EIU5f
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
And then her fans got involved as well.
I love you people. Half my timeline right now is pointing out that Harry Potter never turned anyone into a frog & that Hermione was the nerd
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
In case you missed it, here’s what Rowling said last week.
History's watching, Theresa.https://t.co/WpOzwdfI67
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 26, 2017
Read more about what the world had to say about the pair’s hand-holding antics by clicking here.
And here’s further response to the #MuslimBan on Twitter.