Former Trump-era State Department official Gabriel Noronha was swiftly mocked on X, formerly Twitter, after he tried to accuse The Washington Post of supporting Palestine with their red, white and green Christmas light display.
Noronha, who has since deleted his messages on X, formerly Twitter, at one point polled social media users if the noted publication was more likely “paying homage” to “Christmas or Hamas?”
He also posted an image of the display, writing:
"On the last night of Hanukkah, the Washington Post building appears to be lit up in the colors of the Palestinian flag."
You can see Noronha's post below.
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Philip Lewis, a senior editor at The Huffington Post, was quick to point out that Noronha's fury was directed at a standard Christmas display.
Another X user posted a poll of their own asking the online community if Noronha "is an imbecil [sic]"—with the overwhelming majority voting "yes."
Others were quick to mock Noronha's faux outrage.
Noronha's performative anger comes as the GOP cycles through another year of "War on Christmas" hot takes. The manufactured notion that the holiday is under attack has long mobilized conservatives.
Late last month, Wisconsin Republican Representative Mike Gallagher expressed dismay about a Christmas event in Wisconsin that featured numerous uniquely adorned Christmas trees, one of which bore a Satan-themed decoration.
Speaking on Fox News regarding the Festival of Trees at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Gallagher stated his reluctance to take his children to the event due to the presence of what he referred to as "satanic trees."
Contrary to the perceived notion, the Satan-themed tree did not symbolize worship or veneration of Satan.
The Satanic Temple’s Wisconsin chapter clarified that they don't believe in Satan as an actual entity to be worshipped. Their tree decoration was a nod to their own winter holiday, Sol Invictus, in the spirit of embracing religious diversity during the holiday season, aligning with other faiths celebrating around the same time.
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