The Fox News Christmas tree in New York was set ablaze on Wednesday and Meghan McCain was quick to politicize it, drawing backlash from Americans on Twitter.
A 49-year-old man allegedly set the tree on fire and is possibly homeless and could be suffering from a mental illness according to a report by the New York Times. Police do not believe the fire was politically motivated.
But that didn’t stop McCain, who recently left her role as a co-host on “The View” after years of criticism, from trying to tie the incident to liberals in a since-deleted tweet full of errors.
“I don’t want to hear anything about how radical some of you believe republicans to be when there are lunatics running around New York City setting Fox News Christmas tree on fire,” she complained.
Of course, a Christmas tree being set on fire is nothing compared to the violent storming of the Capitol perpetrated by Trump supporters on January 6th, which actually resulted in bloodshed and the near-overthrow of our democracy.
In response, Twitter users blasted McCain for seemingly equating the fire with the insurrection.
“I don’t want to hear about Congressmen who attempted a coup and post murder fantasy videos about other members of Congress because a tree was burning.”
Meghan McCain is quite possibly the most dense person with a voice in politics. pic.twitter.com/JSEN0SZhbb
— Devin Duke (@sirDukeDevin) December 8, 2021
Arson is bad.
Insurrection is worse.
Meghan McCain is a moron.All 3 of these things are true.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) December 8, 2021
Meghan McCain doesn’t want to hear anything about Republican radicalism while the Fox News Christmas tree is on fire…because planning an insurrection and burning a tree are totally the same thing.
— Rex Zane (@rexzane1) December 8, 2021
Meghan McCain’s last two tweets find her a) shocked at how radical Fox News has become, b) giving all GOP radicalism a pass because someone burned down Fox News’ christmas tree. Incredible stuff. pic.twitter.com/iDuUSWXAkg
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) December 8, 2021
What Meghan McCain doesn’t seem to understand is that Democrats have “radical” ideas like universal healthcare and fair tax laws, whereas radical Republicans want to turn our country into an ethnofascist theocracy.
— Rex Zane (@rexzane1) December 8, 2021
At least they didn’t try to burn down democracy. pic.twitter.com/NWe3YC1mJt
— Kimberly Fisher ☮💟 (@AntiFascist64) December 8, 2021
Dear Meghan McCain: How about the lunatics running around shooting schoolchildren? Do you support gun control? pic.twitter.com/WU3bayDkru
— Diana Manister (@DianaCialino) December 8, 2021
Fuk you Meghan McCain https://t.co/toAyplBtP4
— Koolehigh_1976 (@Koolehigh1) December 8, 2021
You can always count on this nepotistic asshat to roll out the dumbest possible take on literally anything. pic.twitter.com/3QirKptsJF
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) December 8, 2021
Every time Meghan McCain says something stupid like this, her father’s legacy dies a little more.
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