--- description: "Death Eaters walk among us" title: J.K. Rowling Calls Out Donald Trump's Spokesperson For 'Pure Breed' Comment image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba68d11b543890f0/69887a6ae20a87ce8fa8f328/gettyimages-4690500121.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Calls Out Donald Trump's Spokesperson for 'Pure Breed' Comment by [Lindsay Kimble / People](/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 25, 2016 5:59 AM CUT  Founder and President of Lumos and Patron of Lumos USA/ Author J.K. Rowling ceremoniously lights the Empire State Building on April 9, 2015 in New York City. Founder and President of Lumos and Patron of Lumos USA/ Author J.K. Rowling ceremoniously lights the Empire State Building on April 9, 2015 in New York City.Cindy Ord—Getty Images by [Lindsay Kimble / People](/author/people/) ## Lindsay Kimble / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 25, 2016 5:59 AM CUT [J.K. Rowling](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JKRowling,00.html "undefined") may be a British citizen but she’s still making her opinions about American politics known – with a little help from Hogwarts. The author made a quip about presidential candidate [Donald Trump](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:DonaldTrump,00.html "undefined")‘s campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson on Twitter, Sunday. Rowling re-shared a 2012 tweet from Pierson that read, “Perfect Obama’s dad born in Africa, Mitt Romney’s dad born in Mexico. Any pure breeds left? #CNNDebate.” Referencing [_Harry Potter_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:HarryPotter,00.html "undefined") the author added, simply, “Death Eaters walk among us.” > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/691193475086286849) > [](https://twitter.com/KatrinaPierson/status/160181303680040960) For _Harry Potter_ fans, the dig is obvious – Death Eaters are a group of radicals that follow the evil Lord Voldemort and wish to eliminate anyone who is not a pureblood from the magical society. Rowling previously shared her disdain for Trump, linking to a BBC story on Twitter about the candidate being likened to the series’ antagonist. “How horrible,” Rowling wrote in response. “Voldemort was nowhere near as bad.” > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/674196610683940864) Trump, one of the [Republican presidential front-runners](http://www.people.com/article/sarah-palin-endorses-donald-trump-president "undefined"), has a history of making polarizing comments himself. Just this week the businessman [joked](http://www.people.com/article/donald-trump-joke-shoot-someone-not-lose-voters "undefined") at an Iowa speech that his supporters are so loyal that he could “shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/jk-rowling-calls-out-donald-trump-spokeswoman "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4192163/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-pure-breed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4192163/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-pure-breed/"},"headline":"J.K. 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