Donald Trump and Jeb Bush following the CNN debate (Photo: Screen capture via video)
Immediately after President Donald Trump promised "fire and fury" to North Korea if they threaten the United States, Twitter lost it.
"Can a Twitter war with a juvenile dictator-madman lead to a nuclear holocaust?" Huffington Post editor Howard Fineman tweeted.
"The world has seen plenty of fire and fury," Politico's Tim Alberta said, "between 60 and 80 million people died because of WWII. 100k+ from nuke bombs. Scary high bar."
Check out some of the scariest (and most hilarious) responses below.
Fire and fury > strategic patience— Katie Pavlich (@Katie Pavlich) 1502222096.0
Fire and fury? Trump is out here sounding like he's narrating a video game. Can we substitute an adult prez in times of nuclear threats?— Charles M. Blow (@Charles M. Blow) 1502221339.0
When i first saw this I thought Kim Jong Un said it - but no: Trump threatens North Korea with "fire and fury" https://t.co/uPVeebgaDs— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@(((DeanObeidallah)))) 1502223377.0
Add Fire and Fury to the list of "this would be funny if it weren't so terrifying" president Trump comments.— The Volatile Mermaid (@The Volatile Mermaid) 1502223078.0
I saw Fire and Fury open for Nuclear Winter in ‘89— Allahpundit (@Allahpundit) 1502221336.0
A Song of Fire and Fury— Chris Cillizza (@Chris Cillizza) 1502223324.0
The workd saw fire and fury at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We never need to revisit that horror on anyone.— Karen is a vet 4 Biden (@Karen is a vet 4 Biden) 1502223449.0
The two most aggressive Trump moves on foreign policy -- Syria missiles & threat of "fire and fury" -- have come at his vacation homes.— Josh Dawsey (@Josh Dawsey) 1502221200.0
I said "fire and fury" once, but I think maybe they didn't catch it, so I'll say it again and add AND FRANKLY POWER https://t.co/5iX8EqOqES— Jeremy Vine (@Jeremy Vine) 1502223368.0
Trump's "fire and fury" comment is oddly similar to one by President Ryan in Tom Clancy's Executive Orders. Speechwriter has a thesaurus?— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald) 1502222359.0
Surely some one of Trump's nut job genius advisors said say "fire and fury" (you can tell he was briefed to say it)...foolhardy.— David Rothkopf (@David Rothkopf) 1502220764.0
Nuclear war. Fire and fury. This is fine. Everything is fine. https://t.co/Z5YErV3ahz— Millennial Politics (@Millennial Politics) 1502222677.0
He's got the fire and the fury At his command Well you don't have to worry If you hold on to Jesus hand… https://t.co/To8EINCSlS— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1502223203.0
The world has seen fire and fury. https://t.co/VVsoRkKuFG— Schooley (@Schooley) 1502220685.0
Did the orange turd just threaten North Korea with fire and fury? This is chilling at it's very core😱 https://t.co/odDOfnejJC— Bonnie Blue PROUD NASTY WOMAN - BIDEN/HARRIS🌊 (@Bonnie Blue PROUD NASTY WOMAN - BIDEN/HARRIS🌊) 1502220701.0
Fire and fury! Hell and brimstone! For heavens sake republicans, someone lock up the football! @POTUS is a lunatic.… https://t.co/k9APvEcT8a— Cara HC 🌊🌊 (@Cara HC 🌊🌊) 1502222635.0
