Hollywood celebrities gleefully licked their chops Friday morning after news broke that Steve Bannon would be leaving his post as White House chief strategist.
Numerous stars — including many who had been calling for Bannon’s ouster since he was appointed CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last year — took to Twitter to celebrate the occasion of his resignation, which was reportedly delivered to the White House on August 7.
Longtime Trump nemesis Rosie O’Donnell was one of the first to tweet about the news, telling Bannon: “Shove a tiki torch up your ass.”
hey bannon – shove a tiki torch up ur ass #FIRED
— ROSIE (@Rosie) August 18, 2017
nothing can vindicate that slimy moral free slug trump #fuckUdon https://t.co/myAY9dBVPw
— ROSIE (@Rosie) August 18, 2017
Others, including actors Kumail Nanjiani and Don Cheadle, wished Bannon a hearty goodbye on his way out.
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/898588587079245825
https://twitter.com/DonCheadle/status/898597724068601856
Filmmaker Michael Moore, one of the most vocal celebrity critics of Trump and his administration, wrote that Bannon saw Trump was “able to defend white power all on his own,” and so was able to leave his position.
BANNON GONE! When Bannon saw Trump able to defend white power all on his own, he said 2 himself, "My job here is done. Mission accomplished"
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 18, 2017
Below, find a roundup of celebrity reaction to Bannon’s White House exit. Some tweets contain explicit language.
Administration Nazis -1.
— (((Joshua Malina))) (@JoshMalina) August 18, 2017
🎶Get it on
Bannon gone
Get in on 🎶— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 18, 2017
Bannon is out. Beware! He can do the exact same thing without an official title in the Administration. Nothing changes until Trump is out.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 18, 2017
bannon / briebart will continue on outside Oval Office —great he’s gone but monster in Oval Office will keep him on speed dial
— John Cusack (@johncusack) August 18, 2017
Trumps inner circle is diminishing fast. All he has left is Stephen Miller, his daughter and the devil.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) August 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/898590280596602881
Getting Bannon out of the White House won't solve the problem. Neither will one sip of water in the desert but thank you yes I'll drink that
— Joss Whedon (@joss) August 18, 2017
It is a delicious irony that the white supremacist rally has led to the ouster of the most visible white supremacist from the White House.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 18, 2017
did Trump just fire Potus?
— Questlove (In E flat) (@questlove) August 18, 2017
A shame Bannon won't even have his weekend gig as a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic anymore.
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) August 18, 2017
On REPEAT: NA NA HEY HEY GOODBYE #FireBannon pic.twitter.com/nGn4CZ7WkX
— Jamie Chung (@jamiechung1) August 18, 2017
Um what kind of sociopath hires Steve Bannon in the first place?
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) August 18, 2017
Good for you, Mr. President, for your ongoing efforts to keep herpes out of the White House. And here we thought you stood for nothing.
— BD WONG (@BD_WONG) August 18, 2017
Sources say Bannon & Trump just couldn't agree on whether some Nazis are good people or all Nazis are good people
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) August 18, 2017
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