Piers Morgan compared Brexit to World War and got thoroughly owned – the best 18 reactions

In a completely departure from his usual sensible and balanced rhetoric*, TV presenter Piers Morgan used an unwise analogy for Brexit in reply to a tweet by his arch-Nemesis, Gary Lineker.

*sarcasm

Britain prevailed over two World Wars during the last century.
I'm sure we can prevail over Brexit, however it unravels. https://t.co/6GWPiSMTma

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 20, 2018

This direct hit on his own foot didn’t escape the notice of Twitter. These are the 18 most beautifully disdainful replies.

1.

This exceeds even your customary tenuous levels of whataboutery. https://t.co/l6gHSk8NsG

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 20, 2018

2.

https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1020618874000113666

3.

World War 2 was to stop Hitler from taking over the continent and murdering millions of people. Brexit is about making passports blue.

Not really sure the projects are of equal merit to be honest. Just because we can survive something unnecessary doesn’t mean we should do it. https://t.co/K1BkvPSnEF

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 21, 2018

4.

yeah, what's a couple of million dead, a few decades of rationing and a geo/political presence that was quite literally wiped off the map when it's next to Barry from Bognor and his belief in brexit https://t.co/QOjbM5EZZJ

— Katie (@supermathskid) July 21, 2018

5.

I can *probably* survive an attack by a couple of timber wolves but it doesn’t mean I’m buttering my knackers with meat paste and heading to Alaska, you utter staple gun. https://t.co/J3ldM7bbeS

— bobby nuisance (@bobbynuance) July 21, 2018

6.

I'd probably have Voted Leave if they'd written on the side of the bus:

"Won't be as bad as either World War – Piers Morgan" https://t.co/cTdXm4a9ih

— John Shafthauer (@hourlyterrier) July 21, 2018

7.

Never forget the wars. The wars and The Beatles and Pickles the dog. https://t.co/zouxnmS6TG

— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) July 21, 2018

8.

And we’d also survive self-flagellation. The point is we don’t need to do it -if we no longer want to. https://t.co/HqKW16RzHf

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) July 20, 2018