“Comedian” Kathy Griffin Holds Bloody Severed Trump “Head” in Repulsive Photo Shoot, Internet is Outraged

It isn’t often that I am at a loss for words, but I just opened Twitter and saw this:

NOT FUNNY: Kathy Griffin 'Beheads' Trump… https://t.co/xYbfT4wvfX

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) May 30, 2017

Now, no matter what you think of President Trump, isn’t this going just a bit too far?

Gossip site TMZ posted an article about Griffin’s photo shoot with controversial photographer Tyler Shields titled Kathy Griffin Beheads President Trump: I Support Gore.

Griffin joked with Shields on set they would need to move to Mexico after the photos were released or fear imprisonment, the article states.

The people of Twitter responded to the photo.

@DRUDGE_REPORT @kathygriffin should expect a visit from the @SecretService. This is not only not funny but clearly a threat to @POTUS.

— Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) May 30, 2017

@JoeTalkShow @DRUDGE_REPORT @kathygriffin @SecretService @POTUS The leftist mentality is on the level of insanity

— Steven Flowers (@Storm195324) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT Parading beheading of POTUS makes @kathygriffin a terrorist and an enemy of the state. She needs to be treated as such.

— nancygolliday ?? (@nancygolliday) May 30, 2017

@Brantlotrios @charles90266 @DRUDGE_REPORT @Twitter I'm sure they would take it down of an unknown Twitter user had done this. But this D-Lister Kathy Griffin we're talking about here.

— Arjay King (@king_arjay) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT Kathy Griffin is a disgrace to humanity.
People who laugh at this stunt need to take a look in the mirror and see what they have become.

— SIDS exposed ?? (@SIDSexposed) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT I'm a libertarian but #KathyGriffin beheading of the #potus in effigy is not free speech it is borderline treason and a threat.

— Marion Spears Karr (@karrcomedy) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT What Kathy Griffin did is symptomatic of the larger democrat party issue. The behavior post election of liberals is unhinged @DNC

— Col. Ben Bannister (@ColBannister) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT Once again a perfect example of the left preaching "tolerance"

— Matt Cardella (@CardellaMatt) May 30, 2017

Even people who don’t like Trump spoke up…

@DRUDGE_REPORT agreed, I hate Trump but this is not acceptable in my book…. but then again Kathy Griffin has always been annoying at best

— Ahmad Fakhri (@afakhri77) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT Trump is far from being in my top 1000000 of most admired ppl, but this is just not right! What if it were a nonamerican who did this? JS

— DHS (@Mistang64Dana) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT I Can't stand Trump, but this is tasteless&crosses a HUGE line. Just as bad as when they burn effigies overseas,IMO.Terrorists do that shit.

— Laurie (@auntymuddy) May 30, 2017

Kathy Griffin was foolish, talk about playing into the hands of Dumph's supporters. What was she thinking?

— Susan (@lillylane) May 30, 2017

Who would've thought our collective disgust at Kathy Griffin would unite our nation?

— Susie Meister (@susie_meister) May 30, 2017

Nope. Too much. By a very long distance, way too much. https://t.co/I9977nKEAP

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 30, 2017

Wow… when _Keith f***ing Olbermann_ is telling you to dial it back on your anti-Trump statement… https://t.co/VrfL6C2ifr

— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 30, 2017

This is vile and wrong. It is never funny to joke about killing a president. https://t.co/zIiuKoMyFw

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 30, 2017

"No one can create sympathy for this traitorous monster of a president at this point."

Kathy Griffin: "Here, hold my Botox."

— Fun_Beard (@Fun_Beard) May 30, 2017

Some pointed out that people did similar things to Obama, but since when do two wrongs make a right?

@DRUDGE_REPORT How is this worse than what they did to Obama?

— Samantha (@Jr_Woodchuck) May 30, 2017

Many made comparisons to ISIS…

@DRUDGE_REPORT Is she part of ISIS? Unimaginable.

— Margaret Williams (@marge93) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT She supports beheading, I guess she is OK with ISIS doing just that.

— Zulfia Z (@zzarabekova) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT Oh God help us! We're becoming as vile as the terrorists. Not a bit funny

— carol sanford (@CarolSannana) May 30, 2017

I see no difference Kathy Griffin. pic.twitter.com/G5tY4lKnax

— nd.mauri (@LloydIsOnFire) May 30, 2017

Kathy Griffin beheads President Trump vs. ISIS terrorist beheading man.

Can you spot the difference?#KathyGriffin #TuesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/6KolGQ0nT7

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 30, 2017

.@CNN, why are you not covering the story of your employee, Kathy Griffin, copying ISIS with our President's head?

— KAP (@kap_chan) May 30, 2017

@DRUDGE_REPORT Not only is it a threat, but there's families whose loved ones have been beheaded including journalists. Can't think anything more horrific.

— Nanda (@frangiaq) May 30, 2017

Some said that Griffin has the right to express herself, even though they disagree with how she did it…

I don't approve of the photoshoot Kathy Griffin did, but I'll defend her right to lawfully express herself in that way.

— AltHomelandSecurity (@AltHomelandSec) May 30, 2017

@AltHomelandSec I hate that photo shoot and I'll defend her right to go there

— Ducky Lipton (@Duckytoday) May 30, 2017

Kathy Griffin has gone way too far.I respect 1st amendment rights, but this kind of disrespect should have a free market price
BOYCOTT HER!

— Mike Cannon (@mcannon3828) May 30, 2017

Speaking of boycotting, this is a good question…

Will the @dccc disavow Kathy Griffin, who visited their offices and who will disavow her endorsement? pic.twitter.com/IZWQ5LnQ73

— Eric Demamp (@ericdemamp) May 30, 2017

Griffin defended the photo on Twitter, and people responded…

@kathygriffin You're morally bankrupt. I would take the same stand if a Conservative Celebrity did this to a Dem. @CNN should fire you ASAP.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 30, 2017

@kathygriffin This isn't about Party, Trump or anything except for what's right. This isn't right. It's beyond "too far". Grow up.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 30, 2017

@kathygriffin Acts like this set a precedent for what's acceptable future discourse. Dems and GOP need to unite in disavowing this.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 30, 2017

@kathygriffin @tylershields I am as anti-trump as they come but this is disgusting & vile. You do not represent liberals or the resistance with this trash.

— Mandy Hale (@MissMandyHale) May 30, 2017

@kathygriffin @tylershields Be aware that I'm as anti-Trump as it gets. However, I'm also anti-idiot.

— Reverend Matty (@reverendmatty) May 30, 2017

@kathygriffin @tylershields I condemn the right when they put pictures of Obama on a noose just like I now condemn YOU & the left for promoting this type of HATE!

— Rachel Rodriguez (@Rae_in_SA) May 30, 2017

@Rae_in_SA @kathygriffin @tylershields This is NOT the left. We are disgusted too. This is all Kathy Griffin

— Heath Hon (@realheathon) May 30, 2017

@kathygriffin @tylershields Can't do this. Sorry. We may not like the guy's politics, or him as a corrupt human, but this takes it too far. Nope. pic.twitter.com/uvz1eGIOUl

— ALT? Immigration (@ALT_uscis) May 30, 2017

I think this Tweet sums things up perfectly…

@kathygriffin @tylershields Are you really this desperate for attention. People on both sides of the aisle agree: nothing about this is funny. pic.twitter.com/UmKJciSEl7

— Esquire, Esq. (@cowgirl_bebop) May 30, 2017