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Becca Monaghan
Jun 22, 2021
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It’s hard to keep track of far-right Fox News presenter, Tomi Lahren’s, toxic and downright offensive slurs.
On Monday, the 28-year-old made quite the statement during Pride month tweeting to her 1.6 million followers, “If you fly a pride flag higher than the American flag, don’t worry, we know exactly who you voted for and it’s embarrassing!”
If you fly a pride flag higher than the American flag, don’t worry we know exactly who you voted for and it’s embarrassing!— Tomi Lahren (@Tomi Lahren) 1624237498
Thanks to Twitter, the clap backs were a thing of beauty.
One tweet took a swing at Lahren’s choice of attire: “If you wear the American flag as apparel... we know exactly who you voted for and it’s embarrassing.”
@TomiLahren If you wear the American flag as apparel... we know exactly who you voted for and it's embarrassing.— Angela Belcamino (@Angela Belcamino) 1624237565
That’s a reference to when she wore a US-flag inspired dress for a photoshoot.
Another highlighted her failure to comment on the Capitol riots back in January where five people died.
Pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol earlier this year Getty Images
The tweet pointed out: “Yet, you said nothing about this! So, we know exactly who you are too!”
@TomiLahren Yet, you said nothing about this! So, we know exactly who you are too! https://t.co/vcdz8S2ogs— Liberal Lisa in Oklahoma (@Liberal Lisa in Oklahoma) 1624245153
Lahren’s tweet boomeranged and saw people - rightly - encouraging the opposite line of thinking, as one tweet responded: “If you fly a pride flag we know exactly who you voted for and it’s fabulous”
@TomiLahren If you fly a pride flag we know exactly who you voted for, and it’s fabulous...— RagnorKnox (@RagnorKnox) 1624239633
@TomiLahren Happy Pride Month Tomi! Let your rainbow colors fly! https://t.co/0ZmfhCR2Hn— Barb (@Barb) 1624238385
Another added: “You just convinced me to go buy a pride flag and fly it. Thanks!”
@TomiLahren You just convinced me to go buy a pride flag and fly it. Thanks!— Jordan (@Jordan) 1624293937
@TomiLahren The founders would have placed human rights over a national flag.— Bring Donald Trump to Justice (@Bring Donald Trump to Justice) 1624237720
This isn’t the first time Lahren’s right-wing vitriol has been flipped by the web. In 2018, she was owned by an 11-year-old activist, @LittleMissFlint, who challenged Lahren’s assertion that building a wall was the best use of the taxpayer's money.
She savagely responded: “$5 billion for water infrastructure upgrades and testing in schools seems like a much better way to spend that much money... but what do I know... I’m just a kid from Flint who was forced to learn all things water after the government poisoned us”
@TomiLahren @foxandfriends $5 billion for water infrastructure upgrades and testing in schools seems like a much be… https://t.co/IGIen56hTf— Mari Copeny (@Mari Copeny) 1544617557
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