A former Obama administration adviser referenced the death of Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a tweet Thursday.
Ben Rhodes, who worked under former President Barack Obama as a deputy national security advisor, posted this tweet shortly after midnight Thursday:
He was responding to Daniel Pfeiffer, another Obama White House adviser, who referenced a future indictment of President Donald Trump based on a photo that was posted to Trump's Instagram account:
Rhodes' tweet garnered a huge response, with more than 4,000 messages to the tweet being posted as of Thursday afternoon. Among the respondents was House Majority Whip Steve Scalise:
Other high-profile responses to the tweet included a pair from Ryan's press secretary AshLee Strong:
Former adviser to President Donald Trump, Sebastian Gorka:
Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla.:
Author and former Fox News host Eric Bolling:
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