Mitt Romney’s trash-talking at last night’s Utah Jazz game went viral. Here are the best Twitter responses.
(Courtesy TNT) Utah U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney taunts Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook at Monday night's playoff game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. Romney's appearance on TV inspired a raft of Twitter comments and jokes.
What does it take to go viral? For Mitt Romney, all you need is a button-down shirt, a Utah Jazz jersey over it, and a little trash-talking.
The former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate, now running in Utah for the U.S. Senate seat held by Orrin Hatch, had courtside seats at Monday night’s Jazz playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the TV cameras caught him taunting Thunder star Russell Westbrook.
That moment has gone viral online and inspired a lot of snarky comments on Twitter. Here is a sample of the funniest tweets:
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