Parkland survivor David Hogg has been clapping back at politicians so hard and so perfectly on Twitter

By Olivia harvey

March 28, 2018

By Olivia harvey

March 28, 2018

Having survived the February 14th mass shooting at Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — an attack that took 17 lives — 17-year-old David Hogg and an outspoken group of his fellow classmates have since led a nationwide movement calling for stricter gun laws. The student team has shown they are unafraid of NRA-funded and complacent lawmakers. And personally, Hogg has been calling politicians out on Twitter who are questioning the validity of the students and their movement.

After the Parkland survivors led the March for Our Lives protest in Washington D.C. on March 24th, Iowa Republican Steve King critiqued the protester’s ideology via Twitter. He wrote, “If you are a teenager & believe you won’t be responsible enough to own a gun until 21, why should you vote before 21?”

Hogg was quick to react and penned a hard-hitting response. "Maybe because so many of us are gunned down before we even become 21," Hogg wrote. "@SteveKingIA you prove exactly why so many American's are done with politicians like you who only have the goal of dividing America to make us weaker."

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first time Hogg had to respond to King’s backlash against the teen activists via social media.

Maybe because so many of us are gunned down before we even become 21 @SteveKingIA you prove exactly why so many American's are done with politicians like you who only have the goal of dividing America to make us weaker. https://t.co/uInfoCNLlb

— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) March 27, 2018

On Sunday, the day after the March for Our Lives, King’s camp shared an attack meme that drew attention to Hogg’s fellow student leader Emma González and the Cuban flag patch she has stitched to her jacket. The meme draws a connection between the current American gun control fight and Cuba’s tumultuous political history.

Hogg wasn’t going to let King personally attack González and belittle the group’s message. He even brought Cuban-American Senator Marco Rubio into the equation.

Hey @marcorubio @Emma4Change s family fled Cuba to escape totalitarianism and live in freedom just like your family could you please respond to @SteveKingIA

— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) March 26, 2018

Rubio has previously faltered on his response to the Parkland shootings and the student outcry, and Hogg isn’t afraid to remind him of that.

You can too Rubio, by denouncing the NRA or resigning. I'll gladly pay the $1.05 for you to do so. Denounce them and join the revolution, for you know how these people at the NRA scare and manipulate politicians far more than anyone. https://t.co/FLclbOgtDm

— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) March 25, 2018

Hogg has also recently called out former Republican Senator Rick Santorum after Santorum stated on CNN that students should learn how to better handle active shooter situations — like take CPR classes — rather than “looking to someone else to solve their problem.”