The hashtag #FireKushner became the top trending topic on Twitter Friday night, thanks to outraged Donald Trump supporters who blamed Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and top adviser, for the decision to strike Syria.
According to the outraged Trump supporters, the Syrian strike was a betrayal of Trump’s “America First” platform. They blame that policy change on Kushner.
We must #KeepBannon & #FireKushner, we voted for America First, not nation building in the Middle East. Period.
— Baked Alaska™ (@bakedalaska) April 7, 2017
Make @POTUS Great Again#FireKushner
— Lee Stranahan (@stranahan) April 8, 2017
No war. No cucks. #FireKushner
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) April 7, 2017
Exactly zero people voted for Trump because they wanted his liberal daughter's globalist husband running shit. #FireKushner pic.twitter.com/HbmxTb0YzM
— The Swog Blog (@TheSwogBlog) April 7, 2017
Irate Trump supporters also tweeted out #KeepBannon Friday night in addition to #FireKushner, in reference to reports that White House chief strategist Steve Bannon may be dismissed soon. Bannon is considered to be the Trump adviser who represents populist-nationalism in the West Wing.
Bannon supporters, on the other hand, see Kushner as a “globalist” who’s undermining Trump’s populist message.
According to several reports this week, Kushner and Bannon locked in battle with each other over Trump’s agenda and disagreed over whether the president should launch a missile strike against Syria. (RELATED: Bannon Lost To Kushner In Syria Strike Debate)
Editor’s note: A tweet from an account suspended by Twitter has been removed from this article.