Nobody’s surprised at Quentin Letts’ bad take on Robert Mugabe – 17 favourite slapdowns

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I'm sure Quentin Letts – one of Johnson's chief cheerleaders – regrets many of his tweets. This one he may regret more than others. https://t.co/ZWIns2Bs9F

— Tom Watson (@tom_watson) September 6, 2019

10.

Hitler was a bad man but he helped create a style of moustache, as we have learned this week Quentin Letts is a bit of a tit.

— Kieran Carville (@TheBelfastRed) September 6, 2019

11.

you wouldn't steal a handbag, you wouldn't steal a car, why on earth would you share quentin letts before breakfast

— joe (@mutablejoe) September 6, 2019

12.

The mass murderer was a bad man [takes a big old sniff of morning paint] yet we sure do have a lot in common

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 6, 2019

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I see the sketch writer who wants to be buddies with the prime minister has logged on pic.twitter.com/cFi0bQFLuX

— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) September 6, 2019

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In a strong field, I think this is the worst take I've ever seen on Twitter https://t.co/4OSVFhSvcH

— Kate Bevan (@katebevan) September 6, 2019

15.

*stares at everyone*

*coughs*

*Stares again*

Sorry? “bad man YET” Murders, rapes, assaults, abductions, thousands displaced, rigged elections.

Oh Quentin. https://t.co/ASA8Xlhg7g

— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) September 6, 2019

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Woah there. pic.twitter.com/LzX74kLqk0

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) September 6, 2019

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I do not want to speak ill of the dead, I really do not, but if we are in the territory of defending our government by comparing them to Mugabe then I fear we may have jumped the proverbial shark. https://t.co/3YYND0CVVL

— (@LordManley) September 6, 2019

Journalist Hannah Jane Parkinson had a simple yet eloquent response.

Letts not https://t.co/6VBLHdSpiM

— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) September 6, 2019

Source: Twitter Image: YouTube, screengrab

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