It’s no secret that our current president, ’45,’ uses Twitter to share his agenda, comment on “pop” topics, sing praises about his accomplishments as president, lob insults and call out “fake news.”
Well, this new book, “He Started It! My Twitter War With Trump” from Danny Zuker, a writer and Emmy Winner from “Modern Family,” is not fake news. All of the tweets (some are savage… Danny slays 45 in this battle of “wits”) are real and posted in the book along with commentary that makes a quick read and one that is both enlightening and frightening.
The exchange on Twitter is hysterical and reminds us of a Sun Tzu quote, “If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”
― The Art of War
Yes, this first battle was before 45 was installed as president, but it does reveal what we are seeing every day, tweets that are not becoming to the office of President of the United States…
In a time where there are many issues both domestic and foreign are “tweeted”
about, there is more to this story and one that doesn’t profit from this “war” on Twitter.
Fun facts about the book:
- Learn how Zuker used Twitter to Test Jokes and ended up in a Twitter War With Trump (Danny discusses using Twitter to test jokes in his Tedx Talk)
- Learn how Zuker is one of the Key Influencers Still Blocked by Trump (despite a court order for Trump to unblock people)
- Guess who has more Emmys (Danny has 5 and Trump has 0) so Trump fires back “you’ll never be in front of the camera.”
In fact, Zuker, is donating all revenue from the sale of his book to these important (and marginalized) organizations: Planned Parenthood, the World Wildlife Fund and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services.
You can get the book on Kindle and in print from Amazon. Read it, share it, tell us what you think.
About DANNY ZUKER @DannyZuker is a five-time Emmy Award Winner, Comedy Writer/Producer, Podcast Host, TEDx Talk Speaker and AUTHOR of He Started It!: My Twitter War With Trump. Zuker is currently an Executive Producer/Writer for ABC’s hit comedy TV show, Modern Family, where he’s worked for the past nine years. Previously, Zuker worked on more than a dozen TV shows, including Evening Shade, Roseanne, Just Shoot Me, and, as Trump so cleverly tweeted at him, “so many flops.” As a regular at The Hollywood Improv Comedy Club, Zuker is part of the Smash Story show team. Zuker started out as an intern on The Howard Stern Show. His work has appeared in many media, including CNN, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Deadline, Mashable, The Hill, IFC and more. Zuker delights his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers daily by trolling the leader of the free world. http://hestartedit.com
