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Joshua Zitser
Nov 16, 2020
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On Sunday, Trump bizarrely tagged a Leeds United fan in a tweet and the club’s response was iconic.
In an attempted dig at Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the president accidentally tagged a football fan with just 132 followers.
Trump wrote: “This is why @FoxNews daytime and weekend daytime have lost their ratings. They are abysmal having @alfredenewman1 (Mayor Pete of Indiana’s most unsuccessful city, by far!) on more than Republicans”.
He was trying to mock Buttigieg for his supposed likeness to Mad magazine’s mascot Alfred E Neuman.
The only problem is that he misspelt the name and tagged a random account.
The account that he tagged, @alfredenewman1, describes himself in his bio as a “lifelong Leeds Utd fan”.
The user’s profile is protected so we can’t be sure if he replied or not.
But Leeds United made sure not to miss out on an opportunity to roast the president.
Capitalising on this hilarious mistake, the club responded with a GIF and a sassy comment.
He thought the election was bad, then he went after an #LUFC fan 🤦♂️ https://t.co/BkgDNsDLnt https://t.co/TSTNL2jKaM— Leeds United (@Leeds United) 1605452231
They wrote: “He thought the election was bad, then he went after an#LUFC fan”.
People thought it was a genius response.
C'mon, no matter your side, you have to laugh. https://t.co/7VPqtmM2XI— ChicagoWhites (@ChicagoWhites) 1605515616
Leeds Twitter vs. Donald Trump is exactly what 2020 needed https://t.co/vh20cJkT7J— Adam Hutchison (@Adam Hutchison) 1605495340
This is so brilliant! I mean, this just couldn't be any better #lufc https://t.co/A7UcWt0S6x— Antony Calvert (@Antony Calvert) 1605456855
Drag him, Leeds United. Drag him. https://t.co/UgblBP8Wkp— Tim (@Tim) 1605452650
Nobody could have expected the president to have beef with a British football club but we're so glad it happened.
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