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Both pro-life and pro-choice advocates came together Monday after "The Daily Show" tweeted a "vile" response to the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion, striking down Texas' highly-replicated abortion clinic regulations.
"Celebrate the #SCOTUS ruling! Go knock someone up in Texas!" the Comedy Central show's account tweeted.
Celebrate the #SCOTUS ruling! Go knock someone up in Texas!
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 27, 2016
Within minutes, Twitter users of all political and ideological stripes blasted the tweet. Here is just a small sampling of the responses:
@TheDailyShow the single worst tweet of all time
— alec bushman (@alecbushman) June 27, 2016
.@TheDailyShow This tweet is so vile.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 27, 2016
@MeghanMcCain@TheDailyShow yeah I'm pro choice and that's too much.
— (((Steve Golden))) (@NatsBankruptcy) June 27, 2016
It's a shame what's happened to the Daily Show. https://t.co/LtnCImkhAJ
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow get a conscience.
— Jackie Paige (@JPaigeWWJ) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow how terribly unfunny.
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow Exceptionally poor taste.
— Andrea (@nonsequiteuse) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow ...so they can have an abortion. UGH! Delete this. U aren't doing #prochoice any favors w/ this "joke" pic.twitter.com/MpXrJDTBZt
— MercurialMiss (@MercurialMiss) June 27, 2016
Texan women have guns. Bring it. @TheDailyShow
— Ex-GOP TangoFoxtrot (@TFinn82) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow Just wow. Abortion is not a laughing matter. BTW I'm pro choice.
— Natoria Strum (@bamaredsoxchick) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow How the hell do you think this joke is OK?
— Matt Wagner (@bzarcher) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow Pure sickness. Absolutely disgusting.
— Benjamin Williams (@NCBenWilliams) June 27, 2016
@TheDailyShow under the scotus ruling it's not too late to abort this tweet
— Tyler Huckabee (@TylerHuckabee) June 27, 2016
After seeing all of the backlash from the tweet, which was still on "The Daily Show" Twitter account at press time, the show's social media handler offered this response:
Friends, we’re certainly not promoting abortions. Just excited about #SCOTUS reaffirming right to choose.— The Daily Show (@The Daily Show) 1467060004.0
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