Scott Adams, in addition to achieving fame as the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, has spent the last few years crafting a new facet of his public image: a Trump supporter who spews misinformation on the internet.
In 2016, Adams publicly backed Trump's bid for presidency. In addition, he laid into Trump's 2016 opposer, Hillary Clinton, claiming she had stoked "violence against police, violence against Trump supporters, and death threats to bloggers such as me."
Those views apparently held firm all the way through Trump's presidency. And a year ago, on July 1, 2020, Adams tweeted an ominous warning to all Republicans.
With the Biden vs. Trump Presidential campaign in full swing at the time, Adams attempted to predict the horrors that would await members of the GOP if Biden, a Democrat, was elected in the fall.
We're just shy of halfway through Biden's first year as President. There have been no reports of Republicans being hunted and/or killed.
Instead, as RawStory pointed out, Biden has made a clear effort to work with people from across the aisle to hammer out solutions for vaccination rates, infrastructure policy, and economic relief.
The absurdity of Adams' incorrect prediction was not lost on Twitter users who saw his post from last year.
Are we dead yet Scott? Dramatic princess— Michael H \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Michael H \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1625155762
Well, you were wrong. Who could have possibly seen that coming?— Reese(Marquis de Lafayette) (@Reese(Marquis de Lafayette)) 1625156136
Very accurate, assuming you were talking about your career and reputation— Inigo Montoya Persists \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udf0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udf08 \u2744\ufe0f (@Inigo Montoya Persists \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udf0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udf08 \u2744\ufe0f) 1625155818
How you feeling about your prediction here, Scott-O?— David Dodson \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@David Dodson \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1625155633
Nope. He saved hundreds of thousands of lives. \n\nAny new dumb predictions for this year?— MomsThoughts\u2122 (@MomsThoughts\u2122) 1625156174
Scott! Scott! I'm from the alternative timeline where you were right! The economy is crashing, no one is vaccinated, global warming has switched to global cooling, and all the fossil fuel companies were woked into oblivion! We're having to stay warm by burning old Dilbert strips!— Sparky (@Sparky) 1625157607
I made it!!!! I feel so lucky. Also my suburb is still in tact. Wow, who would\u2019ve guessed— Kristina (@Kristina) 1625156121
Still alive and well buddy. Will check back in on Jan 20, 2022.\n\nOne would think, at your age, you would do something to redeem yourself. There is still time. Do some reflection and go for it.— Earth Watcher (@Earth Watcher) 1625174991
Please expand on how we will be dead within a year if Biden is elected. Biden was VP for 8 years and we all lived through it.\n\nYours is the dumbest tweet on my feed today.— Chris Kennedy (@Chris Kennedy) 1593607901
Of course, there is still time for Adams' tweet to come true.
But with absolutely zero signs of Democrat-lead Republican roundups, hunts and killings thus far, that feels rather unlikely.
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