Women rally against MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough after tweet gone awry

Internet jabs can sting. Although many public figures exhibit thick skin during an election, one TV personality took serious heat for “offering advice” to Hillary Clinton.

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After primary victories in Illinois and Florida, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton received this tweet:

Smile. You just had a big night. #PrimaryDay

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 16, 2016

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough aired his grievances with the presidential hopeful for not showing the amount of elation that he felt a person in her situation should.

Twitter users—especially women—jumped all over his comment:

.@JoeNBC pic.twitter.com/YZHVIKxE8O

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) March 16, 2016

Me when @JoeNBC tells women to “smile” pic.twitter.com/VvLu8SDUpC

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