Trump Helps Build the Case that Alec Baldwin Should Run for President
Amagansett actor and activist Alec Baldwin took another swipe at Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump this week, and Trump paid it no mind—though Trump did retweet a white supremacist Hitler fan this week.
Baldwin tweeted Wednesday, “Trump wants to make the US great again. That can’t happen if he is President.”
As they say, “Them’s fighting words,” but Trump, again, declined to respond to Baldwin. Earlier this month, Baldwin tweeted, “…@realDonaldTrump uses aggression and hyper-confidence to mask an inarticulate message like no other.” Trump never tweeted anything back.
Trump wants to make the US great again.
That can't happen if he is President.
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 21, 2016
Baldwin’s latest dig at Trump followed two other tweets Wednesday about voting for president.
You know who you vote for for President? The person who talks of peace. Of cooperation. Of human rights. Not those who talk of war and fear.
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 21, 2016
The Pres should insist that US corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Citizens United gave them rights. What of their responsibilities?
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 21, 2016
Twitter user @Perv Griffin told Baldwin, “@ABFalecbaldwin You know the saying; if you want it done right, you gotta do it yourself.”
Baldwin replied, “I’d run if I could, but I’m too busy chasing my kids…” Baldwin and wife Hilaria have both a toddler and baby at home, leaving little time for him to have any presidential aspirations.
Trump, who typically responds to celebrity critics, was silent.
However, Trump was clearly paying attention to one Twitter follower, a person using the Twitter handle @WhiteGenocideTM and the name “Donald Trumpovitz.” The user’s location is listed as “Jewmerica” and the profile links to a documentary that makes the case that Hitler was great.
@WhiteGenocideTM tweeted at Trump a number of images and memes that are pro-Trump, or at least anti-Bush and anti-Ted Cruz. One image, of Bush holding a “Vote Trump” sign outside of Trumo Tower, caught The Donald’s attention. Trump tweeted the image, quoting @WhiteGenocideTM.
"@WhiteGenocideTM: @realDonaldTrump Poor Jeb. I could've sworn I saw him outside Trump Tower the other day! pic.twitter.com/e5uLRubqla"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2016
Will this kind of behavior by Trump be just the motivation that Baldwin needs to throw his hat into the ring?