Anatomy of a Trump Tweet: Vanity Fair Edition
- 6 years ago
Anatomy of a Trump Tweet: Vanity Fair Edition
The jokes were not kind; Mrs. Clinton was urged, for instance, to take up a new hobby — “volunteer work, knitting, improv comedy, literally anything that’ll keep you from running again.” This did not
sit well among Mrs. Clinton’s fans, including the actress Patricia Arquette, who tweeted at Vanity Fair to “STOP TELLING WOMEN” what “THEY SHOULD DO OR CAN DO.” The hashtag #CancelVanityFair trended.
On at least 20 occasions, Mr. Trump has tweeted that the magazine is struggling, hence “on its last legs.”
2. apologizing for the minor hit: Last Friday, Vanity Fair’s site The Hive posted a video in which staff members suggested
New Year’s resolutions for Hillary Clinton, like they did for a number of people — including the president.
Among the rumormongers: Mr. Trump himself, who tweeted his support:
CH: Ms. Wintour was indeed a major fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton, co-hosting events for her in Paris, New York and the Hamptons.
6. beside herself in grief: There is no evidence for Mr. Trump’s claim
that Ms. Wintour is “begging for forgiveness” over the Vanity Fair video; it is not clear that she is aware of the kerfuffle in the first place.
But she also attended Mr. Trump’s wedding to Melania Knauss in 2005 and, after last year’s election, hosted
him at Condé Nast, a gesture interpreted as a peace offering that also prompted internal grumbling.
Vanity Fair: Glossy monthly that has long been a thorn in Mr. Trump’s side; its recently retired
editor, Graydon Carter, coined the epithet “short-fingered vulgarian” for the president.
The jokes were not kind; Mrs. Clinton was urged, for instance, to take up a new hobby — “volunteer work, knitting, improv comedy, literally anything that’ll keep you from running again.” This did not
sit well among Mrs. Clinton’s fans, including the actress Patricia Arquette, who tweeted at Vanity Fair to “STOP TELLING WOMEN” what “THEY SHOULD DO OR CAN DO.” The hashtag #CancelVanityFair trended.
On at least 20 occasions, Mr. Trump has tweeted that the magazine is struggling, hence “on its last legs.”
2. apologizing for the minor hit: Last Friday, Vanity Fair’s site The Hive posted a video in which staff members suggested
New Year’s resolutions for Hillary Clinton, like they did for a number of people — including the president.
Among the rumormongers: Mr. Trump himself, who tweeted his support:
CH: Ms. Wintour was indeed a major fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton, co-hosting events for her in Paris, New York and the Hamptons.
6. beside herself in grief: There is no evidence for Mr. Trump’s claim
that Ms. Wintour is “begging for forgiveness” over the Vanity Fair video; it is not clear that she is aware of the kerfuffle in the first place.
But she also attended Mr. Trump’s wedding to Melania Knauss in 2005 and, after last year’s election, hosted
him at Condé Nast, a gesture interpreted as a peace offering that also prompted internal grumbling.
Vanity Fair: Glossy monthly that has long been a thorn in Mr. Trump’s side; its recently retired
editor, Graydon Carter, coined the epithet “short-fingered vulgarian” for the president.