Legendary CBS newsman Dan Rather led a parade of critics of Donald Trump by ridiculing the former president and his wingman , MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, as the waning hours of the August 13th "Reinstatement Day" -- when Trump would take back the presidency -- failed to materialize.
Among pro-Trump conspiracy theorists, it had become an article of faith that Donald Trump would once again become president on Friday and that current President Joe Biden would be arrested for election fraud.
Late Friday, newsman Rather checked in on his Twitter account and wrote -- with tongue firmly in cheek: My bad. I completely forgot to mark #reinstatementday on my calendar. What did I miss?"
That only encouraged his followers who were willing to play along as you can see below:
You should've seen the speech. It was great, the greatest he's ever given. Huge. Believe me.— Connor Bible (@Connor Bible) 1628901601
MyPillow guy is the new VP— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1628906671
I heard it was the biggest crowd in non-inauguration history!— Sandra \ud83c\udf3b (@Sandra \ud83c\udf3b) 1628902181
Not much.pic.twitter.com/qjcJnXTZMl— \u03b1\u03b7\u0442\u043d\u03c3\u03b7\u04af's s\u03c1\u03b9\u03b7\u03b7\u03b9\u03b7g c\u03b9\u044fc\u2113\u03b5s \u00b3\u00b3\u00ba\u00b9\ud83c\udd98\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a (@\u03b1\u03b7\u0442\u043d\u03c3\u03b7\u04af's s\u03c1\u03b9\u03b7\u03b7\u03b9\u03b7g c\u03b9\u044fc\u2113\u03b5s \u00b3\u00b3\u00ba\u00b9\ud83c\udd98\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a) 1628901639
Well, that explains it then, Dan Rather.\nThe whole country was supposed to cover themselves in self tanner & cake makeup, sit down in front of the tv with a bucket of KFC, a bottle of Diet Coke, a pile of crushed Addy & a beautiful piece of chocolate cake.\nYou didn\u2019t do that?\nUgh— Jo (@Jo) 1628908148
It is always good to know your history.— Ted Meyer (@Ted Meyer) 1628902769
pic.twitter.com/wvlpcicZjc— Dr. Strange \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@Dr. Strange \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1628902612
It\u2019s been pushed back to the 32nd of Neverbember.— Erie Siobhan is Vaxxed to the Max \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Erie Siobhan is Vaxxed to the Max \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1628901748
pic.twitter.com/DVZ5fxlaV9— Wendy Darling #MeidasMighty OG\ud83e\uddda\ud83c\udf0a (@Wendy Darling #MeidasMighty OG\ud83e\uddda\ud83c\udf0a) 1628905821
The pillow guy finally shut up and went back to selling pillows and such.— Ray Arnold (@Ray Arnold) 1628902032
Absolutely nothing.pic.twitter.com/tkdpXoH3HC— Gigi\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f (@Gigi\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f) 1628901682
Snarky Dan Rather is my favorite Dan Rather— Londonfangirl62 (@Londonfangirl62) 1628907620
