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Last night during the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, moderator Chris Wallace asked the president to condemn white supremacy and associated groups in the United States. Instead, Trump replied with what some people felt was a call to action for the far-right group the Proud Boys. Dictionary Merriam-Webster called out Trump after his words by tweeting the definitions of the phrases.
“‘Stand back’: to take a few steps backwards. ‘Stand by’: to be or to get ready to act #Debates2020,” tweeted the official account.
Their expert level trolling received a lot of attention on the platform. It obtained 131,000 “likes,” 53,500 retweets, and thousands of replies. Most accounts that commented appreciated the expertise of the Merriam-Webster social media manager, and the overall tone of the majority was disapproval of Trump’s remarks.
“MERRIAM-WEBSTER COMIN’ IN HOT. Bless your social media team. From a former social media manager, you are so good at this, and I love you,” replied a Twitter user.