Twitter expressed outrage on Monday after the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump only eats two different flavors of Starbursts, the box-shaped, fruit-flavored chewy candies.
In an interview with the Post, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) mentioned how, when the two were having dessert in October, Trump picked out and only ate the red and pink Starbursts.
"We're there, having a little dessert, and he offers me some," McCarthy said. "Just the red and the pink. A bit later, a couple of his aides saw me with those colors and told me, 'Those are the president’s favorites.'"
The Twitterverse, including mainstream media journalists, was quick to respond with a flurry of thoughts on Trump's candy preferences.
WaPo: Kevin McCarthy had a staffer sort through Starbursts and pull out the cherry and strawberry flavors for a gift to Trump: https://t.co/qO42WEK1tE pic.twitter.com/Ks4axaTRUI
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 15, 2018
'Just the red and the pink." How Kevin McCarthy woos Trump with @starburst. @costareports & @jdawsey1 report: https://t.co/j5hMMEbY5z
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) January 15, 2018
Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend - and Starburst supplier, by @jdawsey1 @costareportshttps://t.co/B8CRnOkGZ8
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) January 15, 2018
Some Twitter users quickly turned the conversation from candy to politics, castigating Trump for his Starburst preferences.
https://twitter.com/Clancy_Dew/status/952979118873772032
https://twitter.com/jlhatty/status/952981852658155520
Using candy and picture-books, House Majority Leader McCarthy is becoming Trump's new best buddy https://t.co/706DhYEN3Z
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) January 15, 2018
The GOP sold whatever souls they had for tax cuts for the wealthy & dismantling the social safety network. Their sycophancy has reduced them to picking out strawberry and cherry flavored Starburst candies for a white supremacist. They have no spine, self-respect, or pride. #Shame
— RozieK (@kenner3616) January 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/SolidGoldRobot/status/952985822726447110
https://twitter.com/toasterposey/status/952986670516731904
https://twitter.com/stefsstuff/status/952992481775374337
Others argued that the Post was wasting its time by writing an article that focuses so much on Trump's favorite candy flavors.
https://twitter.com/reallyo1/status/952988057367711744
https://twitter.com/RebekahWorsham/status/952992218381471744
https://twitter.com/PaleFacedDemon/status/952991610949660672
UPDATE: 4:26 P.M.: This article previously had tweets that suggested the writers were calling for Trump to eat Starburst-flavored Tide pods. They were removed.