Donald Tusk implied we should remain in the EU – the only 13 reactions you need to read
After Theresa May’s deal suffered the worst defeat in modern history, the European Council President, Donald Tusk, made a not-very-veiled comment about the next step.
If a deal is impossible, and no one wants no deal, then who will finally have the courage to say what the only positive solution is?
— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) January 15, 2019
His comment unleashed some fury from the usual suspects.
Oh do fuck off, Donald https://t.co/6K8Gu30BLK
— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) January 15, 2019
We may not have covered ourselves in glory, but there’s one thing we can tell you very clearly: the positive solution of which you speak is not staying in the EU. https://t.co/3LFPckMb50
— Isabel Oakeshott (@IsabelOakeshott) January 15, 2019
In its quaint way, Twitter decided to play a little game of Guess What He Meant, and it was really very funny.
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https://twitter.com/mutablejoe/status/1085307365543632901
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Shaft! https://t.co/J8P3dHQFBn
— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) January 15, 2019
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I’m going to suggest Maggie Philbin. https://t.co/A5SPyNwlvO
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) January 16, 2019
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https://twitter.com/SheRa_Marley/status/1085266225658236928
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ooh i know this one: not Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/pCCYsUpyKg
— Louis Staples (@LouisStaples) January 15, 2019
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https://twitter.com/MissPotkin/status/1085478032016576517
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DO THE BARTMAN https://t.co/qRxr5WPdf2
— Dr. Songo (@songo_doc) January 16, 2019
There were other reactions to his comment.
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"Who will have the courage to say…"
And then you don't say it? Please spell out what you mean by this, Mr Tusk. https://t.co/W7zeBDJq5X— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) January 16, 2019
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Donald Tusk hardly being cryptic…. https://t.co/LTOozeI0Oj
— Shehab Khan ITV (@ShehabKhan) January 15, 2019
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Tusk Trolling Theresa https://t.co/SVrMe6tqqh
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) January 15, 2019
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This feels like the riddle you have to answer to get over the magic bridge to the fairy kingdom.
And in a way, it is. https://t.co/QCAqfi3lPj
— Ben Stanley (@BDStanley) January 15, 2019
A couple of politicians were prepared to say it.
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A People's Vote with the option to remain in the EU. https://t.co/XoCxjc6hgC
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) January 16, 2019
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The government has no Plan B. We do. It must be a #PeoplesVote https://t.co/8w33je6D1i
— Vince Cable (@vincecable) January 15, 2019
Buzzfeed News editor Alan White really appreciated Twitter’s clarification. [Narrator: he didn’t.]
Replies to this have really cleared things up https://t.co/tNmxllRsYD
— Alan White (@aljwhite) January 15, 2019