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A recent Twitter post by Donald Trump Jr. was met with a resounding round of support- from the left.
It all began when the oldest son of former President Donald Trump retweeted a tweet from Republican Author Ryan James Girdusky, claiming hypocrisy from the left for saying you should need proof of vaccination to go out in public, but you shouldn't need ID to vote.
The left: you should have to carry a vaccine card to go anywhere in public Also the left: you shouldn’t have to have an ID to vote— Ryan James Girdusky (@Ryan James Girdusky) 1627675420.0
When the former President's first-born retweeted Girdusky's tweet, he suggested something of a combination of the two, that everyone should be required to show proof of vaccination in order to vote.
Someone should introduce a bill mandating that you have to show your vaccination card to vote and watch everyone on… https://t.co/gvWhqbyKC1— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1627678709.0
The younger Trump predicted that the brains of the Democrats would "malfunction and explode" at this concept.
He wasn't exactly wrong, as there was indeed an explosion on his Twitter feed, only it was an explosion of support from his left-wing adversaries, expressing their approval of the concept.
@DonaldJTrumpJr The irony of antivaxers saying "they don't want to be part of an experiment" is they don't realize… https://t.co/afEjwkIFWE— Bert Gilfoyle (@Bert Gilfoyle) 1627678772.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr The right wouldn't be happy about that one because larger numbers of them refused the vaccine. Do… https://t.co/4EMqGANdWj— Frank Wears A Mask (@Frank Wears A Mask) 1627678819.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Explode with joy you mean? Not only will your people not be able to vote but lots more of them are dying now.— That Vaccinated Karen (@That Vaccinated Karen) 1627751239.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Actually, that would work for the left Junior. That would work just fine.— 〽️♥️Mommy Q♥️〽️ (@〽️♥️Mommy Q♥️〽️) 1627678865.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Ok..sounds good. Now let's see who gets to vote! Do you ever check yourself? 😂— Jan202021 (@Jan202021) 1627750821.0
@tazcj @DonaldJTrumpJr Yeah, wouldn't bother me at all. I don't think he's making the point he thinks he is. 🤷♀️— Bluejay 🐝💙💛🚂 ✈🚗🖖🤓 (@Bluejay 🐝💙💛🚂 ✈🚗🖖🤓) 1627753991.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr LOL! Ok Genius! Great idea Jr. Democrats would win every single seat in the house and senate then… https://t.co/gLXYh7m467— Human (@Human) 1627678871.0
The Tweet comes while much of the country has seen considerable spikes in new cases of Covid-19, owing to the highly contagious delta variant, with the majority of new cases being unvaccinated individuals.
The states that have shown the most significant increase in new cases are predominantly red states, with Florida, Missouri and Texas responsible for 40% of new covid cases in the united states.
A recent poll by CBS News has shown that 71% of Democrats have already have or intend to have the Covid-19 vaccine, considerably higher than the 47% of Republicans who either have or will.
Trump Jr. made an attempt at damage control, mocking everyone who supported his earlier idea for now apparently showing support for voter suppression.
Libs with a hilarious self-own trending #VaxToVote. After years of crying about voter ID as a supposedly "racist"… https://t.co/n5MgrGgjc8— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1627767203.0
He replied to his own tweet saying:
"I make a joke about an obviously crazy idea to highlight the hypocrisy of the left, but these authoritarian libs are so unhinged and braindead, that they of course think #VaxToVote is a good idea. You can't make this s**t up!
Though, once again, it was the left who were eager to respond to his tweet, be it to continue to show support in what they believe was a good idea, or just to make fun of the former First Child.
@DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/0vxd0nXACw— Steve🇨🇦TrustNo1 (@Steve🇨🇦TrustNo1) 1627767255.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr I don’t think you fully thought this one through.— Tweeter Reprise 🇨🇦🍺🏒 ⭕️ (@Tweeter Reprise 🇨🇦🍺🏒 ⭕️) 1627767283.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Anyone can get a vax card! Right, jr. ?— Gary R. 🃏 (@Gary R. 🃏) 1627767305.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr This was actually your idea Jr.— Esavage10124 (@Esavage10124) 1627767459.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/zKXAQ2c0R2— Vaxxed AND Masked (@Vaxxed AND Masked) 1627767512.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Hey man, you had a good idea for once. Don’t blame us for jumping on this and running with it and… https://t.co/K9zRMPwcpS— Ricki Bevil (@Ricki Bevil) 1627767523.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Did you forget it was your suggestion? You’re loosing it Jr . https://t.co/i2ZVSgYkBE— Youngatheart (@Youngatheart) 1627767556.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr You got it Junior, the vaccinated are starting to get angry over the anti vaxxers, I don't count yo… https://t.co/rbLD0Gw6zp— Yankee Doodle Dandy (@Yankee Doodle Dandy) 1627767539.0
Two astute followers on both threads pointed out the key difference in requiring proof of vaccination as opposed to a photo ID.
@DonaldJTrumpJr This entire Twitter thread is progressives agreeing with you. FYI - the Voter ID Laws are adjacent… https://t.co/RjX4looBkN— Walter Masterson (@Walter Masterson) 1627767414.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Awesome. I'd be able to vote, while my MAGA anti-vaxxer neighbors won't. My selections for local, s… https://t.co/nkiCTzkh9v— The Fish in a Barrel (@The Fish in a Barrel) 1627767843.0
Receiving a Covid-19 vaccination is completely free and available to anyone, whereas asking someone to show proof of identification as opposed to a voter registration card has widely been viewed as racist and discriminatory of poor communities.
While Don Jr.'s father remains banned from Twitter, it's not hard to imagine the Democratic party now hopes the younger Trump remains active on Twitter, as he may only continue to help their cause.