Hurricane Dorianmay be set to soak the East Coast and Texas may be reeling from itssecond mass shootingin a month, but PresidentDonald Trumpstill found time to focus on something else this weekend: actressDebra Messing.
Trump, 73, made theWill & Gracestar a Twitter target on Sunday after Messing, 51, pushed for the release of names from a Trump fundraiser in Beverly Hills, California.
One day earlier, Messing hadretweeted an articlefromThe Hollywood Reporterabout Trump’s upcoming appearance at the event.
“Please print a list of all attendees please. The public has a right to know,” she wrote.
Within 24 hours, Trumphit back, recalling an instance in the early 2000s in which, he said, Messing had called him “Sir” and thanked him for revitalizing the lineup of NBC, whereWill & Gracewas airing.
“I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC’s failed lineup greatly, @DebraMessing came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me ‘Sir.’ How times have changed!” wrote Trump, who is no stranger topersonally calling out celebrities.
Messing, whoregularly shares her political viewsonline, took his attack in stride and instead used her platform not to throw digs back but to try and turn the focus toward Dorian’s approach and gun violence prevention.
“I’d rather you bring attention to the Category 5 Hurricane #Dorian threatening our south eastern coast, and the tragic & preventable shooting that occurred yesterday in Texas,”she tweetedon Sunday.
Shecontinued: “Now that I know I have your attention @realDonaldTrump, please read this thread- a PARTIAL list of souls lost to preventable, devastating gun violence. America wants universal background checks. The majority of Americans want assault weapons bans. Take Action and I’ll call you Sir.”
Messingalso explainedher reasoning as to why she’d requested the attendance for the fundraiser be made public, writing that when she donates, she’s “proud” to do so and would assume anyone who donates to Trump would feel the same.
She later shared a list of campaigns she had donated to.
Amid his more typical tweets attacking his political opponents and criticizing the media, Trump has also repeatedly tweeted about Dorian and the Texas shooting. Though he canceled a trip to Europe in advance of Dorian, he has reportedly played golf during prep for the storm.
Celebrities such asPatricia Arquette,Mia Farrow,Bette MidlerandBradley Whitfordall chimed in in response to the president’s “Sir” tweet, expressing umbrage similar to Messing.
“Dear @realDonaldTrump, When one has manners (i.e. @DebraMessing), it says more about the quality of the person using them than it does about upon whom they are bestowed. Until you are willing to use your Bully Pulpit to force #MoscowMitch to a vote, you will never #beBest sir!” Midler wrote on Twitter.
source: people.com
