At last night’s Golden Globe awards, actress Meryl Streep made a few remarks about the president-elect.
“There was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart,” Streep said as she accepted the Cecil B DeMille award. “Not because it was good, there was nothing good about it, but it was effective and it did its job.
“It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter. Someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. It kind of broke my heart when I saw it and I still can’t get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie, it was real life.”
Streep was referring to this odious display.
The Donald, y’all will not be surprised to learn, ain’t the kind of guy who takes a reproach like that lying down.
Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
"groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
The election of this man is a national disgrace.
UPDATE: The satirical news outlet of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea updates with this:
US television actress Mary Streep insults dictator Donald Trump at "Oscar" award ceremony; Is expected to face arrest at any moment.
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) January 9, 2017