Mike Huckabee’s attempt to zing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Twitter this weekend was a spectacularly offensive fail. In a Saturday tweet, the former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful appeared to liken Schumer to Brandon Teena, the transgender man whose tragic life inspired Hilary Swank’s Oscar-winning role in the 1999 film, “Boys Don’t Cry.” Huckabee’s remark was a nod to President Donald Trump, who claimed that his Jan. 27 executive order prompted Schumer to shed “fake tears” while delivering an impassioned speech against the Muslim travel ban at a subsequent press conference.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2017 18:55 UTC