Neil deGrasse Tyson took a time off from science on Sunday to blast Donald Trump in a raging tweetstorm.
Specifically, Tyson targeted Trump’s proposed cutting down of federal funding for programs that support the arts, education, and the EPA, which has long been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.
The fastest way to Make a America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to Make America Sick Again: Cut funding to the National Institutes of Health
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to Make America Stupid: Cut funds to programs that support education.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to melt glaciers & flood the World's coastal cities: Ignore scientists and do nothing to stem the rise of CO2
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
We can all imagine a land that provides no support for Art. But is that a place you’d want to Live? To Visit? To Play?
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
We all want to Make America Great Again. But that won't happen until we first Make America Smart Again.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
As you can expect, Twitter users flooded Neil’s mentions with hundreds of replies, some supporting him, others calling him a precious snowflake. But there was one response that too perfectly summed it all up.
@neiltyson pic.twitter.com/j6R4SVIyVR
— Frank In Las Vegas (@PapiElGuapo) March 19, 2017