Celebs In Hot Water Over Their Reaction To Trump's Diagnosis

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump stunned the world on October 2, 2020, when he revealed on Twitter

00:06that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19.

00:11The announcement came just days after the first presidential debate, in which the president

00:14mocked Democratic nominee Joe Biden for wearing a protective mask.

00:18I don't wear masks like him.

00:20Every time you see him, he's got a mask.

00:21He could be speaking 200 feet away from me, and he shows up with the biggest mask I've

00:25ever seen.

00:26Most of the president's diagnosis was met with an immediate and swift response from

00:30social media at large, with many celebrities' reactions amplified via retweets and replies.

00:36Some of the most vocally anti-Trump celebs expressed empathy.

00:39Alyssa Milano, for example, tweeted that she,

00:41"...wouldn't wish this virus on my worst enemy."

00:44But others couldn't help but voice more controversial opinions.

00:48Several celebs said that they believed Trump's diagnosis was some sort of universal punishment

00:52for the president, who admitted to The Washington Post's Bob Woodward,

00:55he had downplayed the seriousness of the virus, which has cost more than 200,000 Americans

01:00their lives.

01:01Ice-T, for one, tweeted,

01:03"...can I say karma's a b----?"

01:05One fan took issue with the rapper's response, replying that the illness is a horrible thing

01:09to wish on anyone, quote,

01:10"...even someone you hate."

01:12Another follower retorted with their decision to no longer be an Ice-T fan.

01:16The always outspoken Chelsea Handler tweeted a photo of herself relaxing outside with a serene

01:21smile on her face.

01:22She captioned the photo simply,

01:24"...thoughts and prayers."

01:25This did not sit too well with some Twitter users.

01:28One wrote,

01:29"...Trump tests positive for COVID, the world tests negative for sympathy."

01:321990s teen heartthrob Devin Sawa frequently uses his Twitter account to share criticism

01:38of President Trump, and his reaction to the president's COVID diagnosis was no different,

01:42focusing on policy disagreements rather than personal sympathy.

01:45In a tweet, the Final Destination star wrote,

01:48"...about his racism, about his taxes, about his policy, how he's feeling.

01:52That's the order you should care."

01:54One of Sawa's followers replied,

01:55"...you people are the strangest people ever.

01:58I've never, ever seen such horrible things written by adults."

02:01Sawa responded to the backlash, replying to the criticism of his initial tweet,

02:05"...200,000 dead, but you think I'm being inappropriate for finding the irony and Trump catching

02:09it humorous?"

02:10Some celebs have raised suspicions about the timing of the diagnosis, putting forward an

02:14often shared conspiracy theory that Trump claimed to have coronavirus to gain sympathy points

02:19ahead of the next debate, or to get out of participating in it.

02:23Filmmaker Michael Moore posted a long rant on Facebook, urging his followers to think

02:27before they believed Trump's tweet about his diagnosis.

02:30The director wrote, in part,

02:31"...why on earth would we believe him today?

02:34Has he earned your trust now?

02:35No.

02:36Yet we're decent enough to not want him to be sick, to wish him well, and maybe just this

02:40once give him the benefit of the doubt because why would he lie about this?"

02:44"...it's been a very interesting journey, I learned a lot about COVID.

02:48I learned it by really going to school."

02:50Moore went on to theorize that Trump could potentially use his illness as a ploy to delay

02:54the election.

02:55While some comments praised Moore's arguments, others called the filmmaker out for wasting

02:59his time on such an idea.

03:01One said,

03:02"...oh, that's a long block of text for something as minor as a test result."

03:06Hocus Pocus star Bette Midler also touted Moore's argument that the president's coronavirus

03:10diagnosis is seemingly suspicious.

03:12She wrote on Twitter, speaking about one of Trump's closest advisors,

03:16"...just learned that Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID.

03:19Timing so interesting.

03:20I guess Trump's quarantining will mean no rallies and no more debates.

03:24Convenient.

03:25It's awful to always think the worst.

03:26But after four years of relentless lying?

03:29Can't be helped.

03:30No trust left."

03:31Like Handler, Midler also sarcastically wished Trump her thoughts and prayers.

03:36In response to a user who suggested that the president's test results should be made public,

03:40the actress replied,

03:41"...you may have something there."

03:42Midler's series of tweets did not sit well with many people, and like Ice-T, she lost

03:47at least one fan, who wrote,

03:49"...I wouldn't count on that bet.

03:50I used to enjoy watching you.

03:52You have become so unpleasant lately.

03:54Disappointed in you."

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