Piers Morgan's 'Application' To Become Trump's Chief Of Staff Goes Awry
British media personality Piers Morgan has laid out in meticulous detail why he thinks he’d be the perfect person to replace John Kelly as President Donald Trump’s new White House chief of staff.
Morgan ― who won “The Celebrity Apprentice” in 2008 and has previously said he considers Trump to be a “good friend” ― listed 10 reasons why he should be handed “the toughest job in world politics” in his Tuesday column for the Daily Mail newspaper.
“I don’t need the salary and in fact, I’d literally pay to work for you,” he wrote.
However, Morgan’s application letter provoked ire on social media.
Exactly.
Here's my application, Mr President: https://t.co/PsCdCAKXMI https://t.co/p2gXdF9bBI— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 11, 2018
Morgan is one of only 46 people that Trump follows Twitter, and has called out the president in the past without suffering the wrath of an early-morning Trump tweetstorm.
He was more than likely being tongue-in-cheek with the missive, in which he told Trump he needed someone like him to “look you in the eye and tell you when you’re being an idiot.”
But many people on Trump’s favorite social media platform didn’t think Morgan’s application was such a great idea.
You'd break the @Scaramucci in-out record, trust me.
— Yekoz (@Yekoz) December 11, 2018
Seriously, it’s made my ovaries cringe.
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) December 11, 2018
— Manny Goalie Dad Panning (@underdog1965) December 11, 2018
With respect Lord Piers, the @realDonaldTrump does not appear to be responding to your constant requests. Would you like us to have a word on your behalf, he did once have an honourary membership of our party after all!
— OFfiCIAL mONstER rAVIng LOOnY PARTy (@Official_MRLP) December 11, 2018
The US has enough problems.
— Andy (@Andy_P_Rees) December 11, 2018
— Jules (@xx_julesxx) December 11, 2018
I thought you had to be employed by FOX NEWS to qualify for any of Trump's vacancies
— christine savill (@christinesavil1) December 11, 2018
‘Oooh Mr President please team my application ‘
— jack redmond (@jackredmond02) December 11, 2018
...and you used the word 'sycophant' to describe other people who worked for him...
— Josh Taylor (@joshtaylor122) December 11, 2018
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