Conservative lawyer ripped for defending Trump’s 'rot in hell' rant with 'Die Hard' comparison

26 December 2023

On Christmas Day 2023, former President Donald Trump posted an angry rant on his Truth Social platform —attacking everyone from President Joe Biden to special counsel Jack Smith.

Trump, in all caps, said of his foes, "MAY THEY ROT IN HELL. AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

The following day, law professor Jonathan Turley went to X, formerly Twitter, and said of the diatribe, "Trump's message of 'May They Rot in Hell...Merry Christmas' is to holiday greetings what Die Hard is to Christmas movies: a matter of considerable interpretation for those of us stuck in the Peace-on-Earth or even just Ho-Ho-Ho mindset."

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Turley's tweet has inspired a lot of reactions on X, formerly Twitter.

Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann tweeted, "My god Jon, what is he blackmailing you WITH? It's clearly a doozy."

Chris Cillizza told Turley, "Uh, what?"

Pundit Adam Goldberg tweeted, "For brief moments (there aren't many) when I don't feel embarrassed to have sought out @JonathanTurley's class when I was in school, he goes out of his way to shame an institution I hold dear, @gwlaw, at every possible turn even on a holiday. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad."

Self-described "recovering lawyer" @Nats2024 said of Turley, "How does @gwlaw still employ this clown?"

Pundit Bruce Goldberg tweeted, "The gospel according to @JonathanTurley : 1. Rationalize the irrational 2. Comprehend the incomprehensible 3. Defend the indefensible."

Activist @colmant_ told Turley, "You embarrass yourself on a regular basis."

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