Anyone appearing on TV to defend Donald Trump over leaked audio of his bragging about sexual assault had a fine—if not entirely invisible—line to walk. Most everyone who tried simply tripped over their own diseased logic and faceplanted in front of the nation.
So Betsy McCaughey, former Lieutenant Governor of New York, deserves some special credit for failing harder than your average Trump surrogate. Speaking on CNN, she first maligned the “lewd and bawdy language” of hip-hop, prompting Don Lemon to point out that no rappers are currently running for president. Not content to take the L there, McCaughey pushed further, saying it was total “high-pocracy” that Hillary Clinton would express horror at Trump’s comments while exalting Beyoncé, whose lyrics once mentioned getting food at the casual dining chain Red Lobster after a particularly decent bout of marital sex.
This Trump supporter said Hillary Clinton should denounce Beyoncé because of her Red Lobster line. I'm dead. 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/fMCH3lMJUg
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) October 11, 2016
Of course, we all know what happens when you kick the Beyhive. You get stung. A lot. For hours on end.
The #BeyHive is already rolling up in her mentions. 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/QJPEoTk29G
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) October 11, 2016
In fact, McCaughey might not want to come back to Twitter… like, ever. Because nobody’s forgetting this.
https://twitter.com/bxyhive_/status/785867362859884544
@Betsy_McCaughey, You coming for @Beyonce when you look like a washed up version on @Madonna. #BeyHive 🐝 pic.twitter.com/kTl72TNI5l
— Jasmine Y. Johnson (@THEOFFICIALJASJ) October 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/ReadingVixen/status/785866759270268930
https://twitter.com/faridtcheck1/status/785861901137932289
I'm sorry @Betsy_McCaughey but you aren't sleeping at all for the next six years. #BeyHive 🐝You just started a war. https://t.co/Rzo8j0pCup
— Jasmine Y. Johnson (@THEOFFICIALJASJ) October 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/mrgaryhuang/status/785857458048729088
https://twitter.com/SailorJerry_/status/785854946226872320
@YouTube I'm late, but let me grab a seat because they finna drag yo ass! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 pic.twitter.com/wQonYMLMdF
— KP (@agyeitate) October 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/louie_cepeda/status/785883447705346048
oh, so sorry your man never took you to Red Lobster pic.twitter.com/53iu388xGf
— Michael Burke (@burke81) October 11, 2016
And as for Facebook, well, the Beyhive appears to have swarmed McCaughey’s page there as well.
https://twitter.com/youngsinick/status/785878709316100096
Oh well. It’s not like you can’t lead a rich, full life entirely disconnected from the internet—right, Betsy?