British GQ writer asks if Obama could kill Trump (but don't worry — it was just 'a joke')

Replace "Obama" with "Bush" and "Trump & Pence" with "Obama & Biden", and this gentleman loses his job.

— Dan Ornelas (@DanielMOrnelas) January 11, 2017

This election cycle has shown an unflattering light on a lot of people, but the media may very well have come out looking worse than anyone. And that’s thanks in no small part to people like Rupert Myers.

Myers, political correspondent for British GQ and the Telegraph, decided it would be a good idea to tweet this out earlier today:

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/819292718354616320

Myers’ tweet didn’t stay up for long.

Why did you delete this tweet, @RupertMyers?

Imagine a conservative said this in '08 about Obama. pic.twitter.com/4E7HhFYAKQ

— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) January 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/RupertMyers/status/819242088151785472

Ah. So it’s readers’ fault for failing to get his crappy “joke.” Myers didn’t delete the tweet because he felt bad about it; he did it because he didn’t like being called out for his jackassery.

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https://twitter.com/RupertMyers/status/819249910277144582

Except that’s not what he asked. And now, he’s paying for it:

https://twitter.com/RupertMyers/status/819289994074484736

What a shame.

poor you

— Scills Matthews (@scillsygirl) January 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/819293570909827072

https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/819307121384849408

https://twitter.com/AppFlyer/status/819301873467408392

Maybe.

https://twitter.com/HolyMackerel72/status/819305112933957632