Borat Sagdiyev ― the comic alter ego of
British Actor Sacha Baron Cohen ― joined
Twitter on Friday and wasted no time in taunting President
Donald Trump.
The fake Kazakh reporter went on a Trump-worthy tweetstorm offering sarcastic praise of the president and his devastating mishandling of the
Coronavirus pandemic.
“Premiere Trump true leader - he have prove himself stronger than more than 200,000 of his
American subjects!” read one post referencing Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis, which came after he ignored safety guidelines and downplayed the virus for months.Another said, “Trump so strong he did not even need to drink bleach to stay alive!” ― a reminder of the president’s bonkers suggestion that consuming disinfectant could be a treatment for the disease.Premiere Trump true leader - he have prove himself stronger than more than 200,000 of his American subjects!— Borat (@BoratSagdiyev) October 10, 2020Trump so strong he did not even need to drink bleach to stay alive!— Borat (@BoratSagdiyev) October 10, 2020Trump would have leave hospital sooner, but he nice and did not want to hurt covid’s feelings— Borat (@BoratSagdiyev) October 10, 2020Trump very kind man! When he go on car ride outside hospital, he give driver many thanks and also some of his covids medicine— Borat (@BoratSagdiyev) October 10, 2020It’s unclear if Cohen himself is tweeting from the verified account, and representatives for the actor did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for more information.
However, the feed is most likely a publicity stunt ahead of the upcoming release of the sequel to Cohen’s 2006 mockumentary Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
The plot of the upcoming movie, reportedly titled Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, remains unclear, but the
trailer ends with Borat dressed as Trump appearing to heckle Vice President
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