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Author Stephen King’s latest post mocking President Donald Trump’s face went viral on social media platform X this week.
Why It Matters
King, the famed horror writer, has emerged as a staunch Trump critic and frequently speaks out against the president on social media. He posts regularly go viral, attracting support from fellow Democrats and rebuke from Republicans.
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What To Know
“George Orwell said the face you show the world at 50 is the face you deserve," King wrote in Wedesday's post. "Take a good look at Donald Trump’s. It’s the puffy, pouch-eyed face of an aging satyr,” King wrote.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded to King in a statement to Newsweek.
“Since Stephen has spent so long writing fiction, it’s understandable that he’d have no grasp on reality,” she wrote.
The post was viewed more than 4.5 million times and received more than 3,500 comments from other users on X. Many of those comments appeared to be from conservatives who took issue with the post. Others posted photographs of Trump, who is 79, from when he was 50.
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Ethan Nicolle, the former creative director at The Babylon Bee, a conservative satire website, responded, writing: “I mean if there was a Rushmore of odd faced 80’s celebrities you’d probably both be on it.”
X user Steve Doyle wrote: “For a supposed legendary writer, he neither posts anything clever, nor even writes the drivel very well.”
King, who did not respond to critiques of his post, regularly trolls Trump and has been outspoken about his left-leaning political views in the past. He supported then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race.
On November 4, he wrote: “Trump’s approval rating is down to 37%. Hope the poor guy has a scuba tank because he’s UNDERWATER. He wrote on November 8: “Trump wants the DC stadium named after himself. How about Felony Field?” In April, King condemned Trump’s tariffs in a post viewed more than 1.4 million times.
What People Are Saying
Steven Cheung, spokesperson for President Donald Trump, previously told Newsweek: "Stephen King is a dumba**."
Stephen King told The Guardian in August what his ending would be for “Trumpian America”: “I think it would be impeachment, which, in my view, would be a good ending. I would love to see him retired, let’s put it that way. The bad ending would be that he gets a third term and takes things over completely. It’s a horror story either way. Trump is a horror story, isn’t he?”
What Happens Next
King has already followed up with more posts about the Trump administration, responding to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi suing California over the state’s congressional map amid a redistricting arms race between Republicans and Democrats. King responded: “But you're OK when Texas does it?”
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