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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Univision Noticias town hall event on October 16, 2024 in Doral, Florida. Trump addressed undecided Latino voters as he continues campaigning against his rival, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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‘The man’s a dumpster fire’: Stephen King explains why voting for declining disaster Donald Trump is a non-negotiable November no-no

Trump's been rambling nonsensically again...

Rather fittingly, given his name, Stephen King is the monarch of Donald Trump mockery. The legendary author of Carrie, The Shining, It, and Misery has had an enormously significant pop culture impact on the last half-century. So, it’s great to see him continually using his massive platform to highlight the inadequacies of Trump, the most tragically inept president in American history — who, unfortunately, is a hair’s breadth away from a second term.

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From two-word posts saying “Trump’s weird” to highlighting his many moments of idiocy, King loves nothing more than informing the world of how ludicrous the Republican Party nominee is as if to warn them he’s wholly unfit to lead the country.

In a recent post on the popular social media platform, King explicitly did that, saying that voting for Trump now, after his recent displays of cognitive decline (and, not to mention being twice indicted and convicted of countless literal crimes), would be “rationally and morally indefensible.

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1847024868455256080

King also quoted a post by @KamalaHQ that features a video of one of Trump’s most recent nonsensical ramblings. In the video, Trump appears to be talking about clean energy, but what he says makes about as much sense as his colossal lack of ability to dance.

Seriously, if you haven’t seen and heard the video, give it a watch — and if you’re a Trump supporter, justify it if you can. It’s a complete and utter indefensible load of poppycock. You genuinely have to worry about anyone who listens to the man talk and thinks, “Yeah, I agree with that.”

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1847060482538053946

Of course, X reacted accordingly to King’s posts.

How did X react?

https://twitter.com/Logically_JC/status/1847061471613604171

Many people agreed with King’s sentiments about voting for Trump being morally indefensible.

https://twitter.com/EdgeOErin1/status/1847036323200217109
https://twitter.com/PatrickDoyle_35/status/1847031976827769083
https://twitter.com/DenisonBarbs/status/1847025776245592094

Meanwhile, others inexplicably jumped to the tangerine tool’s defense.

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1847026237341827571
https://twitter.com/CashLorenShow/status/1847025595005448232

Opinion was also split regarding the video in King’s quoted post. Thankfully, most people saw Trump’s words as the incoherent mess they were.

https://twitter.com/Ukraine_Oracle/status/1847061500457828753
https://twitter.com/acitrano/status/1847060746456518911
https://twitter.com/DenisonBarbs/status/1847060773547479427
https://twitter.com/scotsandlit/status/1847061406505410591

Unsurprisingly, those defending him were less abundant under this post — they tend to hide when the evidence is undeniable — and the fact that those who did crawl from under their rocks to defend him had to explain what he was talking about says everything (sadly, it’s still not enough for them to stop seeing him as their messiah).

https://twitter.com/SaltyGoat17/status/1847061908001640828

All power to Stephen King for his continued efforts to bring Trump down. A 77-year-old man with his massive wealth could easily be resting up, enjoying his fortune, and not bothering with what’s happening in the world. Still, he continues to want the best for it (while relentlessly writing new books, may we add!) — and the fact he believes that means not electing a twice-indicted convicted felon to the post of the American presidency is admirable. Long may it continue.


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Kevin is a freelance writer at We Got This Covered. He's been writing and editing for various publications worldwide since 2013, mainly about movies, TV, and sports. He's had more than 2000 pieces of writing published. He loves to travel, watch movies (horror, superhero stuff, and '80s films are his favorites), and keep fit. Kevin has a degree in Business Management, once appeared on British TV quiz show The Chase, and regularly asks #KevsMovieQuestions on his X (formerly Twitter).