National Review, a major conservative publication, released a major story in which 22 conservative voices denounced Donald Trump.
National Review, a major voice in the conservative movement, released its “Against Trump” cover story Thursday, in which 22 leading conservative voices submitted essays against Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Twitter reaction of the move, aggregated on the hashtag #AgainstTrump, was very active, with a lot of support and a little skepticism.
These are the tweets you need to read:
Our #AgainstTrump symposium will be live on the website at 10pmET
National Review tweeted the cover of its print edition, and the publication and its supporters shared graphics containing snippets of the essays contained within.
Important paragraph from @bdomenech
in @NRO #AgainstTrump t.co/QB0YQJTyUd
Michael Medved #AgainstTrump t.co/beXjdd3GCH
A lot of tweets were supportive, with some even thanking National Review for taking a stand.
Always said I’m conservative first and GOP second. Props to @NRO for coming out in defense of conservatism. #AgainstTrump
Trump supporters, of course, tweeted their own reactions:
@NRO #AgainstTrump and #cuckservative are literally mirror images of themselves. You are officially parodies of yourselves.
Some among the anti-Trump camp however, were skeptical of National Review’s intentions, and the effectiveness of the appeal.
From 2008… National Review hasn’t always been that conservative itself. #AgainstTrump
Trump himself commented on the National Review piece:
The late, great, William F. Buckley would be ashamed of what had happened to his prize, the dying National Review!
And finally, National Review’s publisher Jack Fowler announced that they had been disinvited from the February 25 debate in Houston.
Just got a call from top GOP official. @NRO disivinited from Houston debate on Feb. 25th becasue of #AgainstTrump. t.co/KrPECb1Mwz