A spokesman for former President Donald Trump threw a social media tantrum — then faced ridicule, taunts and jibes — when a powerful Democrat threw support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump's co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita expressed late Sunday night his outrage that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg endorsed Harris to run for president.
"Great !!" wrote LaCivita on X, just minutes after Buttigieg's endorsement went live. "Keep doing what you are doing …MORON."
LaCivita's unsubtle response came amid multiple reports that Trump's campaign is in panic mode over President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the upcoming election.
Trump's campaign concerns include that resources were wasted targeting Biden, that Harris will pick a swing state running mate who will bring in independent voters MAGA base favorite Sen. J. D. Vance cannot, and that Trump's character attacks will boomerang against him.
These points were not lost on the commenters who called out LaCivita.
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"You seem triggered, Chris," replied political podcaster Fred Wellman. "How’s your big strategy of making age the issue going?"
"Are you guys ok over there?" asked D.C. researcher Mark Raymond. "Must be a tough day."
"Someone is p---ed and scared!" wrote progressive John Yoo. "What does it feel like to have the oldest candidate in history?"
"I guess you guys are done with the new ‘unity’ message?" added X user Stranded in Misoury.
LaCivita's attack also spurred a slew of homophobic jabs directed at Buttigieg, the openly gay former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former naval officer who served in Afghanistan.
Among those to post hate speech to X was Valentina Gomez, the MAGA Republican running to be Missouri's next secretary of state.
"Chris, the Democratic Party is just full of gay, pedophiles and liars," Gomez wrote.
It's worth noting the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation designates the conflation of homosexuality and pedophilia "dangerous hate speech."
"Biden has earned his place among the best and most consequential presidents in our history," wrote Buttigieg. "Kamala Harris is now the right person to take up the torch, defeat Donald Trump, and succeed."
