Twitter Slams Trump And TIME Over Cover Story
Donald Trump is the cover story of this week’s TIME magazine. People on Twitter are less than pleased.
TIME chose to put Donald Trump on their cover, and devote significant space to their cover story of the GOP presidential frontrunner, including an in-depth interview and even videos.
Read TIME’s new cover story on Donald Trump: Deal with it. http://t.co/zCwdt9cPrr pic.twitter.com/q6AQQspGUp
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 20, 2015
“The Donald has Landed: Deal With It,” the article’s title reads, with “The Donald” posing with an American Bald Eagle.
Some of it is new, some of it is interesting, some of it you probably already know.
Folks on Twitter overall – even some on the right – seemed overwhelmingly agitated by the coverage.
.@TIME brought bald eagle to Trump photo shoot, cause this is all fun & games & money for them – just ignore the racism and nativism
— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) August 20, 2015
Donald Trump on Time Cover, prime time CNN interview today. If this continues a month from now it won’t be funny anymore !
— Sunanda Vashisht (@sunandavashisht) August 20, 2015
*rings up Time magazine* “Yeah, I’ll take 100 copies of the Trump issue. No, I’m just out of toilet paper.” https://t.co/upwV0mZyDc
— Patrick Gehan (@PistolGripPat) August 20, 2015
@esquire @TIME @realDonaldTrump Why is the media giving this #Trump so much free press? When he bows out, and he will, what then? #GetReal
— Ãngelito (@TallCheito) August 20, 2015
@InklessPW @realDonaldTrump @TIME I’m sure Trump is going the way of the Dodo bird.. #Extinction
— Janis Sexton (@Ez4u2say_Janis) August 20, 2015
@realDonaldTrump @IMNERHO @TIME An honor to be on a liberal magazine? Thats Trump, closer to Democrats than Conservatives.
— Stephen B (@Kaduku6) August 20, 2015
@TIME I thought you were a serious publication, but all I see in your feed is Trump. Media will get this buffoon elected #coverallcandidates
— Evie96 (@Evie96) August 20, 2015
PETRIFYING. Read TIME’s cover story on Donald Trump http://t.co/5hwuatr6Nv via @TIME (I preffer #Jaws)
— Elizabeth Tanguay (@eli_tanguay) August 20, 2015
Oh, FFS, @Time. http://t.co/4ddAaimEi3
— Greg Zimmerman (@NewDorkReview) August 20, 2015
.@TIME no, fuck off
— DJ Dockjaw© (@DockJaw) August 20, 2015
@TIME ..” half the country still finds him unqualified for the presidency.” Enjoy the show while it lasts.
— Steven T. Warcholak (@StevenTWarchola) August 20, 2015
@TIME with what? Xeno, trans, homophobia? Capitalism? Elitism, poverty, classism, racism? Middle aged self entitled white men? We used to it
— antoine ☽ (@ssaintjust) August 20, 2015
— Julie Y P (@PorrasJulie) August 20, 2015
Well, not everyone. Trump advisor Dan Scavino was fine with it:
TIME’s cover story on Donald Trump: http://t.co/mss7ckIjK9 #Trump2016 #DealWithIt #MakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/DrQYB8spE3
— Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) August 20, 2015
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Image: TIME/Twitter
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