9 Sickest Donald Trump Burns at the Democratic Convention
Democrats at their national convention want to tell Americans that whatever they think of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is worse. They’re doing it with a barrage of sick burns. Here are some of the best.
Elizabeth Banks
“Some of you know me from The Hunger Games, in which I play Effie Trinket — a cruel, out-of-touch reality TV star who wears insane wigs while delivering long-winded speeches to a violent dystopia. So when I tuned into Cleveland last week, I was like, ‘Hey, that’s my act.'”
Sarah Silverman
“This Democratic primary was exemplary. No name calling, no comments about the size of candidates’ hands or ethnicity or how much they sweat or if they go to the bathroom. Inside secret, they do. That stuff is for third graders. … major arrested development stuff. That’s ‘I’m still emotionally four and calling people names from my gold-encrusted sandbox because I was given money instead of human touch or coping tools stuff. But I digress.”
Al Franken
“Sure, he’s scammed a lot of people. But did you know that Trump University’s School of Ripping People Off is ranked second in the nation? Right behind Bernie Madoff University?”
Michael Bloomberg
“I’ve built a business and I didn’t start it with a million-dollar check from my father. … I’m a New Yorker, and New Yorkers know a con when we see one.”
Lena Dunham and America Ferrera
Dunham: “We know what you’re all thinking. Why should you care what some television celebrity has to say about politics?”
Ferrera: “And we feel the same way. But he is the Republican nominee, so we need to talk about him.”
Tim Kaine
“He says, ‘Believe me.’ Well, his creditors, his contractors, his laid-off employees, and his ripped-off students did just that and they all got hurt. Folks, you cannot believe one word that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth.”
Retired Admiral John Hutson
“More than 120 Republicans, national security leaders–Republican national security leaders–recently warned that Donald Trump would, in their words, ‘make America less safe.’ He even mocked POWs like John McCain. I served in the same Navy as John McCain. I used to vote in the same party as John McCain. Donald, you are not fit to polish John McCain’s boots.”
