Top 20 Tweets Ripping Donald Trump for Bad Behavior in Colorado Springs

Michael Roberts August 1, 2016 6:51AM

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A month ago today, when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visited Colorado to attend the Western Conservative Summit, Ana Campbell wrote that he had a no good, very bad day.

But if anything, his latest trip to our fair state was even worse.

The Donald was almost an hour late to his scheduled 2 p.m. appearance at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs's Gallogly Events Center because he was among a group of people trapped in a malfunctioning elevator at the Mining Exchange Hotel that had to be extricated by firefighters. But instead of praising the department whose personnel had rescued him, he blasted fire marshal Brett Lacey for not letting more people into his town hall, declaring, "They don't know what the hell they're doing."

When word of this very Trumpian move was made public, Twitter went BOOM, with regular folks and the better-known kind (including Arianna Huffington and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper) blasting DT for the incident in alternately angry and hilarious ways.

Here are our picks for the twenty most memorable tweets about the incident. Count them down below.

Number 20:

Hey Colorado Springs Fire Department, next time, just leave him in the elevator. https://t.co/YWxGA1JkNr
— Jamie Mason (@JamieMason_) July 31, 2016

Number 19:

The Colorado Springs Fire Department should've left Trump in that elevator.
— WynD (@wendyofrva) July 31, 2016

Number 18:

@CNN Colorado Springs fire department should receive a cash donation from Mr Trump as a thank you for rescuing him from that elevator!
— david aitcheson (@davidaitcheson1) August 1, 2016

Number 17:

Traitor Trump attacks Colorado Springs Fire department after they rescue him. Always gracious and poised!!!!!!!
— Michael DeFalco (@mickeythemitt) July 31, 2016

Number 16:

Within 24 hours
Donald Trump Lied About the NFL, the Kochs, and the Colorado Springs Fire Department#neverTrump #TrumpSacrificies
— Nora (@NoraBarre1) July 31, 2016

Number 15:

Trump blasts fire marshal for capping rally attendance https://t.co/gFMDX0rIjV BORN LOSER
— Freedomwarrior (@Freedomwarrior) August 1, 2016

Number 14:

@realDonaldTrump You're out of your mind & so disrespectful
Trump blasts fire marshal for capping rally attendance https://t.co/7f2hIvaBFJ
— Allen Kendall (@ARKendall) July 31, 2016

Number 13:

"I alone can fix the elevator." - (#DonaldTrump moments before the fire department freed him)https://t.co/Ad8Dp3LLQz
— Eric Harthen (@ericharthen) July 31, 2016

Number 12:

Insane #DonaldTrump blasts "Citizen of Year" Fire Marshal #BrettLacey for trying to keep Trump supporters safe! https://t.co/K4nARBwzXj
— Bay Area Horndog (@BayAreaHorndog) July 30, 2016

Number 11:

Fire Marshall Lacey in Colorado should have thrown trump under the elevator after rescuing the SS.
— Alabama Cajun (@AlabamaCajun) July 31, 2016

Continue to keep counting down our top twenty favorite tweets about Donald Trump's bad behavior in Colorado Springs.

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Michael Roberts has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.

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