Author Stephen King is the latest addition to a growing list of public figures who have provoked Donald Trump’s anger.
The president recently blocked the “Salem’s Lot” author from reading his tweets, but King doesn’t seem too traumatized by it.
In response to the block, he jokingly tweeted: “Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets. I may have to kill myself.”
Trump has blocked me from reading his tweets. I may have to kill myself.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 13, 2017
Later on Tuesday, the “Dark Tower” series creator lamented the lack of Trump now in his Twitter feed. “Condemned to an existential wasteland of Trumplessness!” he wrote.
King has been pushing Trump’s hot button all month with a series of utterly savage tweets.
On June 5, the horror writer called the president “idiotic.” On June 8, he referenced the Comey trial. Then on June 9, King launched the mother of all insults by calling for Obama to re-take office.
Read some of his best burns below.
Trump's cabinet offers a postgraduate-level course in ass-kissing.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 13, 2017
If Ivanka Trump had grown up in farm country, like some of us, she'd know her father is reaping exactly what he sowed.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 12, 2017
Our idiotic president seems to have confused what's "politically correct" with what is "unconstitutional."
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 5, 2017
After listening to Comey today and Trump for last 4 and a half months, I have a clear opinion on which one is the actual "nut job."
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 8, 2017
Can we have Obama back? Please?
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 9, 2017
Covfefe is from THE NECRONOMICON, and actually means "Hail Cuthulu!"
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 3, 2017
Luckily fellow author J.K. Rowling heroically swooped in and offered to feed Trump’s tweets into King’s DM.
I still have access. I'll DM them to you. https://t.co/MhibEYDBTg
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 13, 2017
Blocked! Condemned to an existential wasteland of Trumplessness!
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/874792018207178752