The satirical website 'Babylon Bee' faced criticism for a parody story involving Vivek Ramaswamy and a 'White House 7-Eleven.' The controversy stemmed from a satirical take on a comment made by Joe Biden about 7-Eleven and Dunkin Donuts. Ramaswamy responded to the slur directed at him by the Bee, turning it around and giving permission to laugh along. The story also involved a joke about Trump giving Vivek a position at 7-Eleven, which was well-received.
See, this is what would make Trump more likable. The Babylon Bee made a joke about Trump giving Vivek a position at 7-Eleven and he runs with it. Make fun of yourself! https://t.co/patKgUhgqM
👏 Amazing thing about @VivekGRamaswamy is that he took this slur directed at him by the Bee - a DeSantis surrogate and which performs a Saturday Night Live’ish function to ridicule its enemies, and Vivek turned it around, giving everyone permission to laugh along https://t.co/VizM1lqrP5
Senator Joe Biden comments on the recent Babylon Bee-Vivek Ramaswamy controversy: "You cannot go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent." "I'm not joking." @JoeBiden @TheBabylonBee @VivekGRamaswamy https://t.co/pJIHGYBUSU
The outrage over the @TheBabylonBee satirizing @VivekGRamaswamy (and arguably poking fun at conservatives) is funnier in the context of Biden actually saying it: “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not jokin’.” https://t.co/o5J8N4W4Zj https://t.co/TsavqZYqaa
‘Babylon Bee’ under fire for Vivek Ramaswamy ‘White House 7-Eleven’ parody story https://t.co/xKM2PhSQXI https://t.co/YJQl2YjmqW