Reprinted with permission from AlterNet.
Republican strategist Rick Wilson is among President Trump’s most intense critics.
As right-wingers melted down over Trump’s decision to work with Democrats to save DACA recipients from deportation, Wilson was thoroughly enjoying himself.
In a barrage of tweets, Wilson mocked Trump fans for believing in a candidate who has a record of incessant lying. He also hammered them for rejecting achievable pragmatic policy in favor of “fantasy” policy wishes.
He deleted the tweet about drinking Trump supporters’ tears. But the remaining tweets are pretty brutal.
Check out the eyebrow-raising tweetstorm below.
It was a con. It was always a con. even people who thought they were in on the con were being conned.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2017
Their unending certitude that just this once Trump wasn’t lying played out as we knew it would: sackcloth, ashes, wailing, lamentation.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2017
No, you don’t get your wall. Yes, the DACA kids get to stay. No, there won’t be 15 million people deported. Yes, there will be an amnesty.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2017
And do you know why? Because you didn’t take the gang of eight deal when you could have. You made a fantasy the enemy of reality. Suckers.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2017
You know why? Because you elected a guy who has broken every promise he’s ever made to his wives, his bankers, his partners, and to you.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2017
Oh, one more note. You’re also getting this because you capered and giggled As Trump burned Ryan and McConnell.
I warned you.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 14, 2017
Chris Sosa is an associate editor at AlterNet. His work has appeared in Mic, Salon, Care2, Huffington Post and other publications. Previously, he was a campaign specialist and media spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisSosa.
