Former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill, the American badass credited with killing Osama bin Laden, made a debut appearance at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and it proved to be a bit too much for one social media user.
The BORDER911 Gala was held at the resort last Thursday, April 4, featuring a special appearance by former President Donald Trump and former ICE Director Tom Homan. O’Neill is a member of the host committee, along with Sebastian Gorka, Matt Whitaker, Monica Crowley, and Mark Green.
“First time at Mar-A-Lago. Beautiful view from up here,” O’Neill tweeted while sharing a photograph of himself up on a stage taken from the ballroom.
First time at Mar-A-Lago. Beautiful view from up here. pic.twitter.com/4xvJoPJp9r
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) April 7, 2024
A social media user under the name Dave Russell ended up with a twist in his panties over the post, tweeting: “All the way from national hero to national disgrace. Mar-A- F*ckin-Lago.”
Well, the slight caught our hero’s eye and he responded with his typical acerbic wit: “Damn, Dave… So we can’t count on your vote? #MAGA”
Damn, Dave… So we can’t count on your vote? #MAGA https://t.co/WwlV6G8sEW
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) April 7, 2024
O’Neill frequently describes himself as an independent on his popular podcast The Operator, though he can be a harsh critic of President Biden — especially when it comes to the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The former SEAL Team Six member did include a MAGA hashtag in his reply, but it’s hard to say if that’s an official endorsement of Trump or just a dig at poor ol’ Dave, who got lit up online over his anti-Trump stance.
As seen below, O’Neill did impress some with his remarks:
Your speech made me cry, thank you for your service & thank you for stopping to sign the book for my incarcerated J6er fiance Barry Ramey. God Bless you. pic.twitter.com/akJ0EQa3gz
— Osprey Sensei (@Osprey_Sensei) April 7, 2024
As for the other guy, well, don’t be like Dave… here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
Don’t be like Dave lol
— Nate (@NRmNate) April 7, 2024
Dave Russell seems like the kind of guy that would respond to the famous ‘A Few Good Men’ speech “you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall…” by saying “walls are racist.”
— Nice Guy P (@RealPJPaul) April 7, 2024
Another display of disrespect to our nation’s military heroes! Goes right along with backing an admin that has a Goldstar greiving father arrested for wanting his son remembered! It’s just gross & evil!
— Lainie (@LainieEKC) April 7, 2024
So he was your hero at what time and now you moved on to Biden the Big Guy.
— Don Hodge (@DonHodge2) April 7, 2024
He retweets Ted Lieu.
— Alex (@Rabidcow1) April 7, 2024
All the trolls are having a hard time since @TheRock rolled away from them.
— lynn sweat (@lynnsweat1) April 7, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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