WASHINGTON (JTA) — Michael Bloomberg didn’t make the cut for the Democratic debate this week, so his social media team dined out on a meatball. With the mayor’s face on it.
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Over the course of Tuesday night’s debate, broadcast by CNN from Iowa, the former New York mayor’s Twitter feed sent out a series of “facts” suggesting that Bloomberg’s campaign was not taking the debate very seriously.
“Mike’s not in tonight’s @CNN #DemDebate,” Team Bloomberg said as an opener. “But, to get to know him better, here are some interesting facts about Mike. #BloombergFacts.”
A source close to the campaign confirmed that Bloomberg’s team was behind the feed. It was not hacked.
The team started out with what appeared to be genuine facts — which Boston hospital Bloomberg was born in (St. Elizabeth’s), where he attended university (Johns Hopkins), and how many terms he served as mayor (three). But soon they transitioned to facts that were, well, truthy.
The first was a photo of Bloomberg’s face appearing on a meatball. “Test your political knowledge: SPOT THE MEATBALL THAT LOOKS LIKE MIKE.”
“Everyone around the office calls him ‘Mike,’ except for one weird intern who calls him ‘Mitch,’” read another.
Test your political knowledge:
SPOT THE MEATBALL THAT LOOKS LIKE MIKE. pic.twitter.com/CkzdgwpzdI— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) January 15, 2020
A few poked fun at Bloomberg, including his efforts to regulate junk food.
“Mike advised people to eat less salt, because it leads to hypertension,” said a tweet. “He also advised people to stop eating pineapple on pizza, because it’s disgusting.”
Bloomberg met the polling minimum for the debate, but not its fund-raising requirement because he is using his own money to finance his presidential bid. The founder of the Bloomberg News empire, Bloomberg is estimated to be worth over $50 billion.
Calories 284
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13 g 20%
Saturated fat 2.1 g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 7 g
Monounsaturated fat 3.2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Sodium 792 mg 33%
Consuming meat balls is a lot more dangerous than drinking out of a styrofoam cup.
I don’t know if there’s a method to his madness, but we’ve learned from the past that one can win the presidency on madness alone.
Meatball head is not winning go back to your old job !!!
That’s who he is, alright. He chows on gourmet and flies personal climate controlled jets, while ordering us muzhiks and chooches how to walk, drink and swallow. As soon as downtown Oklahoma and ilk learn about this little tyrant, it’s over .