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.”
who r u again
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Oswalt took the challenge and shots were fired fairly quickly.
why r u ever https://t.co/yERoMuOxDk
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
da best
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
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
lol he does voices?
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
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
this pathetic loser would never be able to go toe-to-toe with me in a discussion about anything. comedian idiot! https://t.co/wlCS83U3e4
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
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
same w/colbert. u guys can deliver a joke but that doesn't make you smart. plus i'm funnier. @StephenAtHome @pattonoswalt its called talent
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Dude, 12 year-olds on a Skittles rush can troll better than you. https://t.co/j0uLn9zrRl
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
They say laughter is the best medicine but I've never seen you run a clinical trial! @pattonoswalt liberal trash bag limousine liberal
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
You got me there, Transdermal Patch Adams! https://t.co/ysMCVxiUb3
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
anyone especially me could do what u do plz stop pretending u matter
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
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
not enough $ in that waste of a time and GUESS WHAT I HELP PEOPLE WITH MY DRUGS STOOPID MORON u just line ur pockets https://t.co/u31RSFxHTX
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
Then keep chasing those $$$s, dreamer! A life well spent. https://t.co/wUfLSxJvfT
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2016
ur the king of queens im the KING OF BROOKLYN now step off @pattonoswalt
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
(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.
show business is for loser idiot morons. a couple of lucky morons who made it big. they probably do drugs, too. liberal trash!
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) September 6, 2016
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
Suck a dick? https://t.co/yA7DPvnRC4
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@MartinShkreli) August 27, 2016
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