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Donald Trump taken down in transgender activist's epic Twitter rant

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Donald Trump thanked voters in Ohio for his election victory Thursday night as part of his cross-country "thank you tour."

When Donald Trump complained about Saturday Night Live, he opened himself up to a take-down of epic proportions.

Trump took offence at a segment on the popular comedy show in which Alec Baldwin delivered an impersonation of the President-elect that did not go down well.

"Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable!" he tweeted on December 4.

Saturday Night Live's Trump skits have been popular. Photo / via SNL
Saturday Night Live's Trump skits have been popular. Photo / via SNL

"Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad."

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It's not the first time Trump has taken offence at SNL. Baldwin himself fired back, but so did Danielle Muscato, whose tweets went viral.

The transgender activist who describes herself as an atheist, civil rights activist, musician and trans woman, posted 30 tweets in succession. She advised the new leader of the free world to consider focusing on the important issues.

Each tweet was retweeted thousands of times. This is what she wrote.

Baldwin's impression isn't "Sad." You know what's sad? In 7 wks you'll be responsible for 330m lives & you can't think of

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

(cont) anything better to do than tweet abt a comedy show. You know that actual lives are at stake, right? You're pathetic.

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

This is not a joke, Donald. Don't you have anything better to do? Are you so narcissistic that a PARODY is your priority?

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

Do you know how many trans people were murdered since Election Day? Do you know how many veterans killed themselves?

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

Do you know how many children went to bed tonight without enough food to eat? Do you even care? What is *wrong* with you?!

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

No, of course you don't know those things. You don't even know what a "blind trust," and you call yourself a businessman.

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

You're pathetic. You ran for prez for attention. You are a fake,a fraud. You never wanted to win anyway; we can all see it.

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

You are not fooling anyone. You're scared, and overwhelmed, and you have absolutely no idea what you're doing. And it shows

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

You think we're all too polite, too aghast, to call you out. I see through you, Donny. I'm calling you out. You're a joke.

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

With every fiber of my being, I am disgusted by you. And you know what the real secret is? You're disgusted by you, too.

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

That's why you surround yourself with gold, and beautiful women that you objectify. You know you're a loser, so you try to

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

make yourself feel better, feel successful, authoritative, with things, and money. You are an impostor. You are a fraud.

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

I'm ashamed of you. The world is ashamed. You spout NONSENSE, millions of illegal voters?! Even you don't believe it—absurd

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

We will not allow you to trample our civil rights! We will not allow you to destroy the progress we've made! WE WILL RESIST

— Danielle Muscato (@DanielleMuscato) December 4, 2016

The tweets continued. You can read them all here. But she ended with a promise.

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"We will fight you every step, so be ready. You can't stop progress, no matter how hard you try."

In an interview with The Huffington Post, Muscato said she was "hardly alone" in feeling "terribly angry" at the election result.

"But amazingly, things are turning out to be worse than I imagined. Trump ran for the wrong reasons, namely, enriching himself," she said.

"He never wanted this job, and now that he has it, he's hoping a 'fake-it-til-you-make-it' approach will be sufficient for the most powerful office in the world. He's wrong, and it's repulsive."

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It's yet to be seen how Trump will perform as president. One thing is almost certain - the running commentary will continue play out on Twitter, from both the President-elect and the public.

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