Tom Hanks' Son Colin's Tweets About Donald Trump and Coronavirus Are Riling up Onlookers
Tom Hanks' son, Colin Hanks has been firing off an angry tweets about President Donald Trump all [...]
Well-Wishes
Wishing you & your folks well, Colin.💞
— Kathy😷(#WashYourFuckingHands)😷 (@everybodyzzmama) March 12, 2020
All of Colin Hanks' posts in the last few days have prompted thoughts, prayers and well-wishes from others on Twitter, who say that his family is in their thoughts. Many are thinking of Colin and his siblings as well, worried about how they are handling the anxiety.
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Infuriating
— stephanie 🌊 (@nikrals) March 11, 2020
Others were angry with Colin, and on his behalf. They posted about how "infuriating" it was to see the coronavirus handled in this way, with no actionable way to change it.
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Your parents getting great care and treatment here on the Gold Coast Colin. Along with abundant good wishes and prayers from fans and friends here & around the world.
— Peter Ford (@mrpford) March 12, 2020
Some fans from Australia posted reassuring messages for Colin, promising that his parents would be well-cared for in the land down under. They tried to soothe his fears at least that far.
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Glad we can make you laugh in this crazy time! Hope everything gets better with your family man!
— Mark Phillips (@SupremeDreams_1) March 13, 2020
Even when Hanks paused for a moment of levity on Twitter this week, fans commented on his parents' health status and his presumably complicated feelings about it.
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who friggin cares? hes living life and not dwelling on the virus, but he is doing something about it
— Stephanie Camello (@StephCamello) March 8, 2020
Of course, Colin's posts also drew detractors to his Twitter account, including some who defended President Trump from Colin's criticisms. Others tried to warn them that they were being disrespectful given the personal stakes of this crisis for Colin's family.
prevnext'Fear-Mongering'
Stop it, you're just playing into the fear mongering....
— Big Lou (@bowhuntli) March 9, 2020
Others accused Colin of contributing to "the fear-mongering," saying that it was irresponsible to make commentary about the virus on a big platform. This is an issue many public figures have been struggling with — even late night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers debated with themselves about whether it was right to talk about the virus in their nightly monologues this week.
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And now your Father has tested positive. I’m done with it! Not Tom! NNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/xwItWKpf60
— Claudine ☕️ (@ClaudineU) March 12, 2020
Finally, many users online this week were issuing disbelieving cries on behalf of Tom Hanks, calling him a national treasure and an unflappable icon. They shared their sadness with Colin, in many cases.
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