As Twitchy reported Wednesday night, Chelsea Handler is not returning for another season of her Netflix show and will instead focus on becoming an “engaged citizen” and becoming better informed, in part by visiting areas of the country she doesn’t know much about.
That was her big announcement Wednesday, and by Thursday night, Handler had announced quite publicly that she had donated $1 million to hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Not bad for her first day as an activist.
I just gave 1,000,000 dollars to Unidos Por Puerto Rico. Where r ur donations, Koch Bros. Mercers, @realDonaldTrump? Day 1 of activism.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 19, 2017
Gee, for someone who had just made a statement about bridging the political divide, she certainly was specific about whom she called out over donations. What was she tweeting about when Trump pledged Aug. 31 to donate $1 million of his own money to hurricane relief efforts in Houston?
Melania taking off for Houston on AF1…in stilettos.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) August 29, 2017
Um…she put the shoes on after all the comments on twitter en route to Houston. Prob spun them out of potus' wig. https://t.co/g3cY7TCgvz
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) August 30, 2017
My prayers and my money are both headed in your direction. Texas and Louisiana. Please don't lose hope. We care, & we will help you rebuild.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) August 30, 2017
That mention of Trump’s own donation was nice. Yeah, this bridging of the political divide is going to go well. A million to charity is nice until it becomes a $1 million cheap shot at your political opponents.
Good lord, the comments on this. The woman just gave A MILLION DOLLARS to Puerto Rico. Maybe a simple "thank you!" is in order. ?♂️ https://t.co/o1qFX0ChyD
— red like scully ?? spooky like mulder ? (@kaelaishere) October 20, 2017
Again, we searched for her simple “thank you” tweet when Trump announced his donation, but most progressives were just ticked that the money wasn’t enough considering his wealth, and it mostly was going to Christian charities — that’s not going to pay for abortions or left-wing activism.
She really has no idea how much money the Koch Bros give to charity, does she. Take that $1M? Now multiply it by 1,500. Over $1.5 BILLION. https://t.co/qBiE6pRDNM
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) October 19, 2017
FYI, the Kochs have given more money to charity than you’ve ever made in your entire life. https://t.co/yFmcgr5J0y
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 20, 2017
LOL good luck matching the Koch Brothers on charitable works.
Can't speak for the others. https://t.co/ccuj4B2iuA
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) October 19, 2017
When you fund the construction of entire hospital wing, maybe then you can criticize the Kochs on charitable giving. https://t.co/2ANSgMVodq
— N. Bourbaki (@d08890) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/armlessphelan/status/921131452812677123
Make no mistake — it’s wonderful that the money is going to disaster relief. We’re just curious now what Day 2 and beyond of being an activist will look like after the million-dollar donations dry up and she starts traveling across a red state or two.
https://twitter.com/OnTheFix/status/921164510693679104
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Chelsea Handler to drop Netflix show to spend more time among the great unwashed, raise her voice https://t.co/7CfNHIRJz2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 19, 2017
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