In an epic Twitter war occurring in the late hours of Sept. 5, comedian and Ratatouille voice actor Patton Oswalt destroyed Martin Shkreli, the pharmacy tycoon criticized for skyrocketing the price of potentially life-saving medication.
It all started when #TrumpCantSwim, a hashtag poking fun at Donald Trump‘s butterfly stroke abilities, rose to Twitter-trending fame after Oswalt’s hilarious tweets:
This #TrumpCantSwim hashtag thing is ridiculous. He can swim, right?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 5, 2016
Why would people be Tweeting #TrumpCantSwim? Do they think that hashtag is gonna take off or something?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 5, 2016
i just don't see the #TrumpCantSwim hashtag having ANY legs, y'know? By tomorrow no one'll remember #TrumpCantSwim.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 5, 2016
Soon the tweets caught Shkreli’s attention, and he took no time to clap back at the comedian with a poorly spelled and punctuated “who r u again.”
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/772980840569634816
Oswalt took the challenge and shots were fired fairly quickly.
why r u ever https://t.co/yERoMuOxDk
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/772988661159763968
Though Shkreli thought he was “da best,” Oswalt didn’t necessarily agree, and his opinion gained support quickly. Shkreli ruthlessly refused to back down, and the fire kept on burning:
Nope. Now run along, live your life & die wealthy yet confused by how empty you feel in those last seconds. https://t.co/hPRn9J9hms
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/deadeverything/status/772989365974958080
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/772990630523961344
Not like the ones in your head telling you that acquiring yet never creating is eating your soul but yeah, voices. https://t.co/tkNdqzfmYn
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/772999947402809344
Never said I was smarter than you, dummy. Just said you're boring and soulless. https://t.co/dWYVdQ4VXH
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/773000158388903936
Dude, 12 year-olds on a Skittles rush can troll better than you. https://t.co/j0uLn9zrRl
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/773000551239913472
You got me there, Transdermal Patch Adams! https://t.co/ysMCVxiUb3
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/773000869411430400
If I don't matter then what's stopping you from crushing the comedy landscape? Have at it, champ! https://t.co/KM9A8K0y2G
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/773003503275020288
Then keep chasing those $$$s, dreamer! A life well spent. https://t.co/wUfLSxJvfT
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/773003688512253952
(Oswalt was on the CBS show King of Queens, but he didn’t play Kevin James’s lead-man role… smooth one, Shkreli.)
.@pattonoswalt LOL he thinks you're @KevinJames ????
— (((Unibrowser))) (@madfoot) September 6, 2016
Eh, let's let him have that one. Don't wanna embarrass the little fella any further. https://t.co/lp3CtE7NgW
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
Well, @MartinShkreli, this was…enervating. Tell the people you pay to tell you you're funny to ALSO assure you that you won. G'night.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
This was where Martin lost, BTW. https://t.co/jBB2cUOG4R
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
And just when we thought Shkreli had tasted enough defeat, he, of course, came back for the last strike.
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/773000386638643201
This isn’t the first time Shkreli has used the internet to troll other celebrities. Back in August, Stephen Colbert and Shkreli had their own feud, with Shkreli boldly asking Colbert to “suck his dick?” after The Late Show tweeted a mocking meme.
Douche allergies are no joke, y’all. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/CBGwNOAfKg
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/MartinShkreli/status/769382112411648000
Colbert took to his own, personal Twitter account to burn Shkreli straight to the ground:
Depends, how much are you marking them up? https://t.co/tWMc3aRvVy
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) August 27, 2016
For now, at least, Shkreli has lost another Twitter feud.
https://twitter.com/coachryan82/status/772994911675101184
H/T Uproxx