'Delete your account’: Jeb Bush gun tweet backfires as Snowden, others take aim
Jeb Bush took to Twitter to gain some support from patriotic gun lovers. The GOP presidential hopeful tweeted out a picture of his gun with the caption, “America.” Like many of his recent decisions, it didn’t work out the way he hoped.
The tweet itself showcased a handgun with the words “Gov. Jeb Bush” engraved on it.
America. pic.twitter.com/TeduJkwQF3
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 16, 2016
Reaction online was swift. National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden had already taken one shot at Jeb Bush this week by comparing Kanye West’s desperate tweets to Jeb Bush’s now infamous “please clap” direction to a less than enthusiastic audience. This time, Snowden was quick to respond with a little bit of advice for Bush.
Delete your account. https://t.co/UT19AT3Qyg
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 16, 2016
Meanwhile, Jeb’s gun tweet has Twitter users clamoring to make the best joke at his expense.
.@JebBush Tatooine. pic.twitter.com/xnQDE7bVGh
— John Joseph Adams (@JohnJosephAdams) February 16, 2016
@jayowenreturn@asymbina@evangoer@lnmorton@JohnJosephAdams@JebBush Hogwarts pic.twitter.com/81wrAvNZEb
— Drunk Cobata (@GarciaHortolano) February 16, 2016
80 sets of parents lost a child to gun violence today. That's America, @JebBush. Do something about it. https://t.co/oJQnLAbF24
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 16, 2016
Someone close to Jeb needs to stage an intervention right now https://t.co/AnZpZc7iwa
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) February 17, 2016
.@JebBushpic.twitter.com/IfzLF3psYF
— Slade Sohmer (@Slade) February 16, 2016
Early look at tomorrow's front page
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 17, 2016
DOLT .45
Jeb Bush tweets gun pic, captions it 'America' https://t.co/S5FGYmcsVMpic.twitter.com/90lHW6H457
. @JebBush Australia. pic.twitter.com/CgoDqLTu7i
— Sam Spettigue (@ninjaspag) February 16, 2016
.@deoregan@JebBush Ireland. pic.twitter.com/zLvO3EBuFL
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) February 16, 2016
@JebBush Britain. pic.twitter.com/HZimpCg3F1
— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) February 16, 2016
In what can only be described as a rough week for the former Florida governor, it started with the Bush team letting an unused domain name called JebBush.com expire. Once it expired, it was quickly scooped up by an anonymous prankster who made the URL redirect to – where else? – Donald Trump's website.
Prankster redirects https://t.co/zSXQDTlalT to Donald Trump’s campaign websitehttps://t.co/UJcx8zgZQLpic.twitter.com/xgN1sKnGJ4
— RT America (@RT_America) February 16, 2016