George Takei reality-checked President Donald Trump’s congressional speech on Twitter.
As Trump addressed Congress for the first time as president on Tuesday, the “Star Trek” actor and activist went online to call him out on his claims.
For example, when Trump said America “stands united in condemning hate,” Takei retorted that wasn’t possible “when your AG is a racist, your VP attacks LGBTs, and your top advisor is a White Nationalist.”
You can't be "a country united against hate" when your AG is a racist, your VP attacks LGBTs, and your top advisor is a White Nationalist.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
Similarly, when Trump said he was going to make “communities safer for everyone,” Takei blasted him for “doing the NRA’s bidding and making it easier for mentally ill folks to buy guns.”
And on Trump’s claims that he would “drain the swamp,” Takei fired back that he couldn’t possibly be doing so “by appointing a billionaire dimwit as head of Education and an oilman CEO as head of state.”
Check out Takei’s other tweets below:
You're not making "communities safer for everyone" by doing the NRA's bidding and making it easier for mentally ill folks to buy guns.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
You're not "draining the swamp" by appointing a billionaire dimwit as head of Education and an oilman CEO as head of State.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
They say repeal and replace. You know what I want to see replaced? The GOP Congress.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
Pay attention: "Access to healthcare" is not healthcare. I have "access" to Ryan Reynolds. But he's not covering me.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
Rebuke and Replace. #2018Midterms
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
"We cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism form inside America." Yes. And let's start by putting a stop to Radical White Supremacist Terror.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
Sorry, just had to get up to go throw up.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
Since education is the "civil rights issue of our time," Betsy DeVos will be handing out vouchers for the back of the bus.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
After this first Joint Session, I worry about what the SOTUs will be like. Maybe we'll just call them STFUs.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
The Democrats cleared out like someone had just passed some nasty gas in Congress. Oh wait...
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 1, 2017
Takei wasn’t the only celebrity to have their say on the speech:
Lincoln is rolling over in his grave right now.
— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) March 1, 2017
The Democrats probably aren't standing because their feet are so sore from all the marching. #DontGetTrumped #JointAddress
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) March 1, 2017
Getting ready to watch Trump's address to a JOINT session of congress. There’s a clue in this tweet about how we’re going to get through it.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) March 1, 2017
I groaned. And then drank. And then ate chocolate. https://t.co/NZhx9k7Mg0
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) March 1, 2017
A Great Great Wall? What the hell?
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) March 1, 2017
Boy DOES Trump stress THE wrong words. #JointAddress
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 1, 2017
Who's the boob reading #PresidentBannon's speech?
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) March 1, 2017
In an act of joyful #RESISTANCE I will not watch Trump's latest car crash of a speech tonight as I will be at a drag show. Thank you.
— Alan Cumming (@Alancumming) March 1, 2017
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