As South Carolina voters went to the polls on Saturday, Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio was hit with a wave of attacks from critics.

Chief among them was right-of-center author and pundit Ann Coulter, who unleashed an intense rant on social media.

Rubio came in second to front-runner Donald Trump, which apparently didn’t sit well with Coulter, who celebrated her candidate’s win by joking about the Florida senator’s deceased father:

Could someone please have Marco's bartender dad make me a mojito? I'd like to toast Trump's amazing victory!

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 21, 2016

Twitter users jumped on the “classless” joke. Here’s a sample:

@un9901 @AnnCoulter Nope. If you want to keep up that story over
& over & over & over, then you've opened yourself up to the criticism.

— Rich DeOnofrio (@RDeOnofrio) February 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/Americasgarden/status/701247169806757889

@AnnCoulter You do realize his father passed away a while ago, right?

— Andrew Schwartz (@AndrewRSchwartz) February 21, 2016

Marco's father died six years ago. Keep it classy, Ann. @AnnCoulter @JeniferStevens

— David B (@hoyadave) February 21, 2016

The conservative bomb thrower’s earlier twitter rant centered around comments Rubio made three days ago at a CNN town hall about experiencing racism first hand as a child in Nevada and for saying the country should recognize that others have had a similar experience.

Coulter said Rubio runs an “anti-white men campaign” and suggested that this somehow links to white men committing suicide.

But that wasn’t the half of it, as seen here:

On CNN townhall, Rubio claims he’s been the victim of “racism” in the U.S. then talks about the blemishes on “our” country.

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

Rubio supports Black Lives Matter at SC townhall after Q from pajama boy, then they both go to a foam party – https://t.co/GP7BCE6IVU

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

The only law enforcement officers Rubio likes are in the Village People. – https://t.co/GP7BCE6IVU

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

Rubio’s “improvement” 4 U.S.: Indian & Af-Am endorse a Cuban! Replace ALL whites w/ immigts & it’ll be EVEN BETTER! https://t.co/GP7BCE6IVU

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

Rubio: “Look at how far we’ve come as a country since the 1960’s!” Cold War?Computers? Cancer? NO! Cubans! Indians! https://t.co/GP7BCE6IVU

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

No wonder white men are committing suicide.Rubio runs anti-white men campaign & their wives & daughters support him! https://t.co/GP7BCE6IVU

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

“Diversity” = nonwhite; “White supremacist” = Not anti-white. https://t.co/baZl6rb8Ey

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

Rubio says US is better bc we have more Cubans & Indians. I didn’t say U.S. is better w more whites. Who’s racist? https://t.co/baZl6rb8Ey

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 20, 2016

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