Donald Trump's "Big" Obama Bombshell: Celebrities Sound Off on $5 Million Offer

Apprentice tycoon once again makes himself the butt of Tinseltown with his latest gambit challenging the president

By Josh Grossberg Oct 24, 2012 8:35 PMTags
Barack Obama, Donald TrumpAP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais; David Becker/Getty Images

Onetime presidential wannabe Donald Trump's approval rating has crashed—except in his own mind.

On the heels of the real estate mogul's announcement today promising to donate $5 million to charity if President Barack Obama accepted his challenge of transparency and released his college transcripts and passport information, a slew of celebrities took to Twitter today to bash Trump over his offer.

By the sound of these scathing tweets, they might as well have told the Donald he's fired from throwing his 2 cents into the political ring. Here's a quick roundup of the mockery:

Patton Oswalt: "Ransom needy kids for attention! Do it! DO IT!" -- @realDonaldTrump's possessed scalp-mop, which apparently controls him"

Damon Lindelof: "Donald Trump's bold gambit is kinda like Mel Gibson's in RANSOM, except incredibly f--king stupider…Mr. President, I too will write a $5 million check, but only if you can MAKE YOURSELF ACTUALLY TRANSPARENT. (a la Violet from Incredibles)."

Drew Carey: "Someone should make a Kickstarter to offer #Trump 5 million to shut up about #Obama already."

Seth Meyers: "But did you play intramurals, Mr. President? Answer the question!!!!"

Andy Cohen: "I am giving Mr. Trump a 5pm deadline to deal w/the hair…If Mitt Romney releases his tax returns by 5pm I will give him 5 million high fives."

Lizz Winstead: "BREAKING: Donald Trump replaces bed bugs as Americas #1 Pest…Lets all give 5 million to Trumps Favorite charity if he produces his Worth Certificate"

James Gunn: "Whoa. Donald Trump's shocking news is that he's a dumbs--t."

Invisible Obama: "Will trade college records and passport applications for @MittRomney's tax returns and a player to be named later. "