Liberals on Twitter, many with verified accounts, rejoiced late Thursday following news that Donald and Melania Trump had both tested positive for the coronavirus.
“There is a God,” ESPN baseball writer Marly Rivera tweeted shortly after news broke of the positive test.
There is a God.
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) October 2, 2020
“I don’t feel bad about hoping he dies because I’ve been hoping that since 2015,” Roadshow social media editor Daniel Golson tweeted.
I don’t feel bad about hoping he dies because I’ve been hoping that since 2015
— Daniel Golson (@dsgolson) October 2, 2020
Political activist and Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky posted a Twitter video laughing about Trump’s positive test.
My sincere apologies to the president and First Lady.
Wishing them a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/W9VqUGcBtS
— Cam (@cameron_kasky) October 2, 2020
“I’m not one to laugh at other people’s suffering, but…. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA,” Civil Rights activist Danielle Muscato tweeted.
I’m not one to laugh at other people’s suffering, but….
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Burn in hell you mother fucker#COVID19 #TrumpHasCovid #coronavirus #TrumpIsARacist #TrumpLiedPeopleDied #Trump @realDonaldTrump
— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) October 2, 2020
“I hope they both die,” congressional candidate Steve Cox tweeted.
No I’m not. I hope they both die.
— Steve Cox (@RealSteveCox) October 2, 2020
“I hope Trump’s diagnosis wakes his supporters up to the reality of the pandemic and also that it makes him suffer and die,” Director Michael Bonfiglio tweeted.
I hope Trump’s diagnosis wakes his supporters up to the reality of the pandemic and also that it makes him suffer and die.
— Michael Bonfiglio (@mbonfiglio2000) October 2, 2020
“I don’t think his story is going to have a happy ending,” CNN contributor Rick Wilson tweeted around the same time the news broke.
I don’t think his story is going to have a happy ending.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 2, 2020
“For once, I’m rooting for the virus,” film critic Simon Abrams tweeted.
For once, I’m rooting for the virus.
— Simon Abrams’s Vault of Horrors (@simonsaybrams) October 2, 2020
“PLS DIE PLS DIE PLS DIE,” musical artist Nedarb tweeted.
PLS DIE PLS DIE PLS DIE https://t.co/xolkdnZSpX
— nedarb (@NEDARBNAGROM) October 2, 2020
“if Biden and Trump die of covid I will literally laugh forever,” Actor Armani Salado tweeted.
if Biden and Trump die of covid I will literally laugh forever
— Armani (@historyofarmani) October 2, 2020
CNN’s Don Lemon suggested that Trump should “take a lesson from Joe Biden” and take social distancing guidelines more seriously.
More gloating from Don Lemon about President Trump getting COVID-19 and saying that Biden made the right move to almost never leave his home.
This guy is not serious.
It’s detestable and evil. pic.twitter.com/UQ7fTd37BB
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 2, 2020
Other Twitter users took the positive test as an opportunity to criticize Trump adviser Hope Hicks who also tested positive for the coronavirus.
“Guess we’ll find out just how close Trump and Hope are, if you know what I mean,” political scientist and Lincoln Project senior adviser Rachel Bitecofer tweeted.
Guess we’ll find out just how close Trump and Hope are, if you know what I mean.
— Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer ??? (@RachelBitecofer) October 2, 2020
The hashtags #TRUMPGOTCOVID and #TrumpHasCovid were both trending early Friday morning with many Twitter users expressing glee over the diagnosis and using GIFs of people laughing and smiling.
how does trump call out biden for always wearing a mask and days later trump got covid? ms. karma working overtime #TrumpHasCovid pic.twitter.com/yqQTrFcrEY
— ????????? ??? ??? ✨? (@MilabuReigns) October 2, 2020
“You can’t wish ill on people!”
Nah, fuck this. He’s a terrible person and the world will be a better place without him in it. I hope he dies, and I hope it’s painful.
— Zoe – ACAB, and the first A isn’t silent (@ZoeForGood) October 2, 2020
just so we’re clear here: I hope he dies ❤️
— Scare-uh Poss-esten (@caraesten) October 2, 2020
Millions of Democrats are saying they “hope Trump dies” from COVID. pic.twitter.com/YvYih6Pud6
— Matthew (@WhlteHovse) October 2, 2020
President Trump announced the positive test on Twitter late Thursday night, telling the American public, “We will get through this together!”
Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
