Anti-Brexit campaigner Femi Oluwole mocked Donald Trump on Good Morning Britain today, calling him a “snowflake” for being so offended by some unflattering leaked messages that he disinvited the British ambassador from an official dinner.
I just called Donald Trump a snowflake on GMB and @PiersMorgan did NOT like it! 🤣🤣🤣 (Trump uninvited UK Ambassador… https://t.co/rAdPyN11Er— Femi (@Femi) 1562666508
Host Piers Morgan, who is friends with Trump, tried to defend the president, saying that "we all know" he is "very thin-skinned", but that "if he's attacked, he will attack back", to which Oluwole responded: "Attack back saying 'oh he's not coming to my party anymore'?"
Morgan did not seem to take kindly to the jibe, but Twitter was living for it.
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan Piers gets owned again. Nice job.— Nick O'Donnell (@Nick O'Donnell) 1562667680
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan That was just plain awesome. Strong points, well-made and (most importantly) with a genuin… https://t.co/vaK1vzjtDd— Lee (@Lee) 1562666917
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan When is a snowflake not a snowflake? When it is Donald Trump. Seems like @PiersMorgan is… https://t.co/tM2ZeeTTNN— MrGTTO 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺🌍 (@MrGTTO 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺🌍) 1562675062
Many pointed out that Morgan's response to call Femi "the biggest snowflake" was reminiscent of a school-playground-style "no you are!" retort.
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan @PiersMorgan's swift, well crafted and devastatingly cutting comeback: "You are!" Breathtaking.— Tim H (@Tim H) 1562667112
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan And he went straight for ad hominem and deflection instead of actually engaging with your point— badly-drawn bee...🐝 (@badly-drawn bee...🐝) 1562676421
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan That bit at the end is like when kids say “I know you are!” when told, in this case, that… https://t.co/X4cwjtqeOn— Ian Staerck (@Ian Staerck) 1562668703
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan The wee @piersmorgan tyrannosaurus arm flapping about like nobody's business there 🤣 Says… https://t.co/Ho6r9CAKri— Barry McGowan Art (@Barry McGowan Art) 1562670101
Others were generally amused by Morgan grasping at straws in an attempt to defend Trump.
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan Seems @piersmorgan is just as risible a snowflake too. As ever, the more inflated the ego-… https://t.co/fqzaDmmJJA— Mark Gwilliam 🏴 (@Mark Gwilliam 🏴) 1562678290
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan "He's thin skinned and he's also thick skinned" Piers Morgan grasping at straws and not making any sense at all— Arthur Buxton (@Arthur Buxton) 1562667089
@Femi_Sorry @piersmorgan Piers the pufferfish inflates again.— David Wright (@David Wright) 1562673960
Trump announced on Twitter that he would no longer deal with Sir Kim Darroch, who has served as British ambassador to Washington since January 2016.
It came after diplomatic cables were leaked in which Sir Kim wrote: “We don’t really believe this administration is going to become substantially more normal; less dysfunctional; less unpredictable; less faction riven; less diplomatically clumsy and inept.”
A spokesperson for Downing Street said the leaks were "unfortunate" and "do not reflect the closeness of, and the esteem in which we hold, the relationship."
Meanwhile Trump tweeted in criticism of both Theresa May and Sir Kim, although he does seem to remain a fan of the Queen.