On Friday, after 23 years in publication, The Weekly Standard announced they were closing up shop.
One of the contributing editors for the magazine, John Podhoretz, tweeted out the news on Friday.
People at the Weekly Standard have been told to clear out their offices by 5 pm today, in case you were wondering what Clarity Media is like.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 14, 2018
Clarity Media said everybody had to leave Standard by 5, and didn't provide boxes for people to put their stuff in.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 14, 2018
The conservative publication has often criticized President Trump and his administration. One of the publication’s most vocal critics has been conservative commentator and writer Bill Kristol, who was The Weekly Standard’s editor at large.
On Saturday morning, after announcing the departure of yet another person at The White House, President Trump sent out a tweet about the closure of The Weekly Standard and Bill Kristol.
The pathetic and dishonest Weekly Standard, run by failed prognosticator Bill Kristol (who, like many others, never had a clue), is flat broke and out of business. Too bad. May it rest in peace!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2018
Following the tweet, Bill Kristol responded and simply asked the President to tag him next time.
@ me next time https://t.co/jIid2PgyLU
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 15, 2018
I get it, Trump is a “counterpuncher,” and retaliates against those who attack him. But to have the President of the United States tweet out something so petty about a business that is shutting down, simply because they didn’t agree with every single thing that he did isn’t a good look.
Disagreements on policies and other important topics are good, even healthy, especially when they lead to an open and honest discussion. However, this tweet is just an example of kicking people when they are down and to have it come from the President of the United States is unbelievable.
People lost their jobs yesterday, a little more than a week before Christmas and this is how the President of the United States acts? Trump is the president of everyone, not only those who agree with him 100 percent of the time and mocking a company for going under isn’t very presidential.