GOP strategist-turned-prominent-anti-Trumper Rick Wilson suggested Tuesday morning that former First Lady Melania Trump is “months away” from doing online pornography.
After Mrs. Trump announced her “Head of State” auction, of which a portion of the proceeds go toward charity, Wilson mocked her as being “a few months from an OnlyFans” account.
OnlyFans is best known for selling pornographic and sexually explicit content.
“She’s a few months from an OnlyFans,” mocked Wilson.
She's a few months from an OnlyFans. https://t.co/Iwrv7q1gGt
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 4, 2022
The former Republican similarly mocked Melania back in March 2020, seemingly suggesting she “be infected” with COVID-19. The Daily Wire reported at the time:
[P]rominent anti-Trump pundit and frequent CNN guest Rick Wilson posted a tweet directed at First Lady Melania Trump with the hashtag “Be Infected,” a riff on Mrs. Trump’s anti-bullying “Be Best” campaign.
Reacting to a CNN report on Mrs. Trump being set to appear in coronavirus-related public service announcements, Wilson wrote, “#BeInfected.”
#BeInfected https://t.co/TZD35uaEvq
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 19, 2020
Wilson was swiftly hit with backlash over the tweet:
“People are really angry. I get that. But to actually wish this virus on someone because of your hatred of them or who they’re related to is beyond the pale,” Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean reacted to Wilson’s post. “It’s not funny. It’s cruel and disgusting.”
“This is the most insidious & hateful rhetoric of anyone who exists in political punditry,” The Hill’s Joe Concha wrote.
“Rick Wilson is wishing Coronavirus on Melania Trump,” the media reporter added. “It doesn’t matter if the wish is aimed at a First Lady, or a doctor, a teacher, a policewoman. It is despicable. He deserves no platform.”
Independent conservative Kimberly Ross addressed Wilson: “You should never wish that your political opponents get sick. This is obvious to most people. But others are so poisoned by hate…”
“Rick – did you write ‘be infected’ in regards to Melania?” asked producer and actress Jaime Primak. “No matter how much we don’t like them, we can’t wish this virus on people. We just can’t. Or at the very least we shouldn’t.”
Two hours after posting the “be infected” tweet, Wilson called anyone who believed he wished the virus on Mrs. Trump a “f***wit.”
“ANYONE who thought I was wishing COVID on Melania is f***wit,” Wilson wrote.
“You know full well it was a riff on ‘BeBest’ and it’s utter failure in the face of her husband’s continued role as Global Troll in Chief and National Bully,” the pundit continued.
“That said, fap to your fake-a** outrage all you like,” Wilson added. “Fap” is a vulgar slang term for masturbation.
Mrs. Trump has been generally quiet since leaving the White House, though she did unveil her NFT, last month.
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