This dictionary perfectly trolled Donald Trump over his spelling of ‘Scott Free’
Donald Trump has been ranting on Twitter about his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who he’s not been overly keen on since he pleaded guilty to taking part in negotiations with Russian officials during the 2016 election.
The detail need not bother us too much right now. What caught most people’s attention was the so-called president’s spelling, in particular his reference to ‘Scott Free’.
“Michael Cohen asks judge for no Prison Time.” You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term? He makes up stories to get a GREAT & ALREADY reduced deal for himself, and get…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2018
….his wife and father-in-law (who has the money?) off Scott Free. He lied for this outcome and should, in my opinion, serve a full and complete sentence.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2018
There was no shortage of wonderful replies.
Who is Scott Free? https://t.co/8rsCamdZeH
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 3, 2018
Who is this "Scott Free"? Is he a new figure in the Russia investigation?
And any connection to World B. Free? https://t.co/axMGasWlRU
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 3, 2018
I have an inkling that Scott Free is the mastermind behind all of this. https://t.co/kLyMT3lAhy
— Robyn Urback (@RobynUrback) December 3, 2018
ARE YOU SCOTT FREE? pic.twitter.com/o9elsy8lhr
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) December 3, 2018
But no-one did it quite so well as the Merriam Webster dictionary, which – you might remember – is no stranger to calling out Trump.
https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/1069624230701092864
Beautiful. Or, if you want to REALLY cut to the chase …
fucking dumbass thinks Scott Free is a person
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) 3 December 2018
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