Author Stephen King may be known for his writing but he earned scathing backlash for just a dozen words he penned about the Supreme Court.
The supernatural fiction and horror writer tweeted comments about Sen. Susan Collins and how the Maine Republican was “silent” on the treatment of former President Obama’s Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland in 2016.
On the unfair way Merrill Garland was treated, Susan Collins was silent.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 6, 2018
First there was the glaring problem of misspelling the nominee’s name as “Merrill Garland.”
Do you think he proofreads his books??
— steveg (@badger8350) October 8, 2018
It’s Merrick, Steve. Now, back to bizarre tales with an emphasis on child torture. #weird #Sorelosers
— Truthache (@Truthache3) October 7, 2018
Is that Merrick Garland’s brother?
— Jules of Denial (@Coolish_Breeze) October 7, 2018
*Merrick
It actually helps if you try to get the name right. It lends a tad bit more credence to your haughty indignation.
— ❌PeachyDregOfGA? (@ConservaPeach) October 7, 2018
I, too, care so much about judicial politics that I don’t know the names of the nominees. https://t.co/QmWatcarkk
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) October 8, 2018
King tweeted a follow up message blaming “autocorrcet.”
That’s MERRICK Garland. Damn you, autocorrect.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 6, 2018
Whether it was autocorrect or just ignorance, the error in Garland’s name was not the only problem. King was called out for being a “sleazy liar” as he noted Collins had allowed the Republicans to block Garland’s confirmation by effectively saying and doing nothing.
That, however was not true.
You … you… realize she met with him and wanted him to have hearings right?
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) October 7, 2018
That’s a lie…..https://t.co/obrZTTRrVc
— Ariel Kirshenbaum (@metsmavs910) October 7, 2018
Susan Collins after meeting with Merrick Garland: “The next step, in my view, should be public hearings before the Judiciary Committee so that the issues that we explored in my office can be publicly aired.” https://t.co/cE3GU4KFEH https://t.co/xypB0czKh9
— Sarah Quinlan (@sarahmquinlan) October 7, 2018
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor, Kyle Kahuv, dropped a quick lesson on the 71-year-old author.
As a fiction writer, I understand that you have an inability to write truths, but let me see if I can help:
– Collins was the one republican who called for a hearing for Garland. https://t.co/2NQ7QeMYkN
– “Merrill Garland” doesn’t exist. It’s Merrick Garland https://t.co/G81eDL14lK
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) October 8, 2018
You’re a special kind of stupid.
Republican Collins’ call for Garland hearings spurned | Article [AMP] | Reuters https://t.co/aUJlvTMBgb
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) October 8, 2018
BTW you just got schooled by a teenager. You may want to pick up a non-fiction book once in a while.https://t.co/EpQBnbi8Re
— #✞ℛⓊ Ⓜℙ Åℝℳ♆™ (@Military4Trump) October 8, 2018
Wrong name, and you should do some reading before you lie…or does it matter? You should clarify, apologize and delete this Tweet. You’re wrong. And it’s not true. #stoplying
— TheDudeAbides (@whiterussianxx1) October 8, 2018
Fiction writers are known for not letting facts get in the way.
— David Christian (@MrSisXian) October 8, 2018
And yet King still hasn’t deleted his tweet, offered a correction, or apologized.
— Mike Kelly (@ezralbntseliot) October 7, 2018
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