Trump insults Buttigieg's look, Buttigieg calls him old

[jpak]

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/05/11/trump-insults-buttigiegs-look-buttigieg-calls-him-old/23724719/

President Donald Trump came up with a nickname Friday for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg: Alfred E. Neuman — the freckle-faced, gap-toothed nerdy cover boy of Mad Magazine.

But Buttigieg came back with his own zinger, slying dinging the 72-year-old president’s age, saying the outdated reference was a “generational thing.”

Trump told Politico Friday that “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” when he was asked in a phone interview what he thought of the mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

Asked later about his new moniker, Buttigieg, 37, said he had “to Google” the reference to the mascot of a humor magazine launched in 1952.

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[msongs]

1. its clickbait unless mayor pete actually used the word old nt

[defacto7]

14. He didn't, and in context he said he thought the president

should be more focused on the China issues. (paraphrased)

[CatMor]

2. The last person who should comment on anyone's looks ..

is the hideous trump. trump is one of the ugliest, funny looking cretins around. Beside the fact Buttigieg is a real cutie.

[George II]

3. Indeed:

[CatMor]

8. Lol ... separated at birth.

[tclambert]

18. Toads all think Trump is ugly.

Walruses think he smells bad.

[George II]

20. Bazinga!

[PatrickforO]

21. Trump's long-lost twin!

Nice pic.

[Blue Owl]

4. And MAD magazine is no friend of Trump

He's been lampooned by them many times...

[Thomas Hurt]

10. Odds are that is the only reason he knows what Mad is.

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. Has he ever taken a good look at Eric? n/t

[forgotmylogin]

15. Someone on Twitter said "Donald Trump is the Eric of his family."

I spit tea so far across the room...

[keithbvadu2]

6. Trump made comments about Hillary's age and stamina.

Trump made comments about Hillary's age and stamina.

Yet Trump needs lots of 'executive time'.

[Demovictory9]

13. yep.

[dhol82]

7. I LOVED his reply.

And I know who Alfred E. Neuman was.

[Skittles]

11. heh, we know damn well Pete knows who AEN is

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*SLAM!!!!!*

[dhol82]

16. Totally!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. This calls for this picture

:large

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. I noticed something interesting about the mikes.......

Of the 5, 3 are suspect: (l to r) Breitbart news, Fox News, Russia Today!

I'm sure that was intentional.

[George II]

22. What me worry?

[Roy Rolling]

12. Stop it

I am old, and don't need anyone to run interference for me, and I don't need anyone to tell me to be offended.

I read Mad Magazine in the 1960s, and know Alfred E Neuman as a kid icon. And people of my age who also enjoyed Mad magazine are not at all offended by Mayor Pete's comeback.

It was witty, irreverent, and certainly not mean-spirited to old people.

[patphil]

17. At least Alfred E. Neuman was an honest, partriotic cartoon guy

You wouldn't see him sucking up to a Russian leader.