Michael Bloomberg Tried To Make A Joke About 'Jeopardy!' Champ Ken Jennings, And Jennings Roasted Him For It
It seems Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire who decided to buy his way into the Democratic Presidential Primary long after all the other candidates began running, was watching the Democratic Debate on January 14 and decided to send a joking tweet.
The subject of the tweet, recent winner of Jeopardy!'s "Greatest of All Time" competition Ken Jennings, made it clear how he felt being used by Bloomberg to gain support.
Remember, tonight’s winner goes on to face defending champion Ken Jennings. #DemDebate— Team Bloomberg (@Team Bloomberg) 1579057832.0
Remember, defending champion Ken Jennings wants you to vote for Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. https://t.co/aTwXK85iym— Ken Jennings (@Ken Jennings) 1579066013.0
Twitter is a fan of shade in all its forms, and Jennings's tweet was no exception.
@KenJennings @chrislhayes https://t.co/ArWPiPhrrX— FireDonaldTrump 🆘 🇺🇸 (@FireDonaldTrump 🆘 🇺🇸) 1579066186.0
Ken Jennings dunking on Michael Bloomberg could just as easily be something out of a strange dream from my childhoo… https://t.co/IshOhrodVl— K. Rambo (@K. Rambo) 1579075187.0
@KenJennings @MikeBloomberg Well great googly moogly, you have just won twitter, today. Again. https://t.co/rEeuGnAYmD— IrishGoddess (@IrishGoddess) 1577753369.0
People used the opportunity to speak out in favor of their candidates of choice.
@KenJennings https://t.co/Zt7dkXmSn4— Adam Koenig (@Adam Koenig) 1579066536.0
@KenJennings Ken, you nailed it exactly! And I want those two on the same ticket. This fighting between the… https://t.co/LPO9DoiwRt— Joe Calexit (@Joe Calexit) 1579068425.0
@KenJennings I promise to vote blue no matter who gets the nomination. @ewarren has my primary vote.— Timmy Dreamer (@Timmy Dreamer) 1579066852.0
@KenJennings Ken, you surprise me. I had you pegged as a Klobuchar guy.— M. Tullius Cicero (@M. Tullius Cicero) 1579066184.0
Others wished Jennings would keep his political opinions to himself.
@KenJennings Please don’t mix politics and @Jeopardy!!— Shelly (@Shelly) 1579069051.0
@KenJennings @BeckyIB Note to the GOAT ... we don’t care one iota who you want us to vote for!! Seriously!?— Patticosh (@Patticosh) 1579067525.0
@KenJennings Well, at least we know Ken has a limit to his intelligence. :)— Greg (@Greg) 1579067003.0
This isn't the first time Jennings has used Twitter to poke fun at the Bloomberg campaign.
As president, I'll turn the East Room into an open office plan, where I’ll sit with our team. I’ll use the Oval O… https://t.co/typEL2XC39— Mike Bloomberg (@Mike Bloomberg) 1577746142.0
hey @MikeBloomberg Shane in accounting is clipping his nails at his desk AGAIN— Ken Jennings (@Ken Jennings) 1577753176.0
running against bloomberg on the anti-open office slate https://t.co/LBiiIxwfyF— 🦉 kate woodpecker 🦉 (@🦉 kate woodpecker 🦉) 1577747943.0
Know your audience, Mr. Bloomberg. It seems Ken Jennings is not a huge fan.