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Twitter Becomes Outraged Over Trump's Starburst Preferences

(Updated)

Rep. Kevin McCarthy shaking hands with President Donald Trump / Getty Images
January 15, 2018

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.

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

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.