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(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a queston during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered remarks and answered questions from the audience during a town hall event with CEO's on the American business climate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Jeff Spicer & Win McNamee—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:00 AM UTCPublished: Apr 24, 2017 3:19 PM UTC Long before [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4722655/donald-trump-barack-obama-policies/) was elected as the [45th president](http://time.com/4726924/donald-trump-north-korea-syria-foreign-policy/) of the United States, [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/4722787/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-writing-advice/) made her feelings about him abundantly clear. Back in December 2015 — when Trump was [still considered by many to be a long shot](http://time.com/4563946/election-2016-donald-trump-victory-how/) for the Republican nomination — the _Harry Potter_ author took to Twitter to compare him to Voldemort, declaring him worse than the wizarding world’s most evil villain. “How horrible,” [she wrote](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/674196610683940864?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F4140185%2Fj-k-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort%2F), referencing [the candidate’s call](http://time.com/4730219/syria-missile-attack-donald-trump-tweets/) to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. “Voldemort was nowhere near as bad.” Since then, she has kept up a stream of biting commentary on Trump, criticizing him both on social media and while speaking at events like the [2016 PEN Literary Gala](http://time.com/4338170/jk-rowling-donald-trump-harry-potter-bigot-offensive/). While this has created a [divide between Rowling and some _Harry Potter_ readers](http://time.com/4657055/j-k-rowling-twitter-harry-potter-book-burning/) who support Trump, many of Trump’s detractors consider her words an extension of themes — such as tolerance and acceptance — emphasized in the famed series. Fans have long looked to Rowling for [inspiration](http://time.com/4217718/jk-rowling-depression-harry-potter/) so much so that it’s not surprising that her opinions on important world affairs matter to those who view her as a [role model](http://time.com/3087567/another-inspiring-reason-we-should-all-be-more-like-j-k-rowling/). Recently, she has even become something of a [viral hit](http://mashable.com/2017/02/15/spencer-morgan-j-k-rowling-piers-morgan-twitter-feud/#u5lX30bydgq8) for her willingness to publicly express her opinions. See the evolution of Rowling’s clapbacks below. ## Trump’s leaked Access Hollywood tape Following the [leak of a 2005 tape](http://time.com/4523972/donald-trumps-comment-root-sexual-violence/) in which Trump suggested that his fame allowed him to sexually assault women without consequences, Rowling called out not only his words, but his defense of them: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/785299813223002112) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/785288074657923072) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/785113577489309696) ## Trump’s debate performance Less than two weeks later, she slammed Trump’s performance in the final presidential debate with Hillary Clinton: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/788920387400765440) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/788932873671811072) And when election night rolled around, Rowling had an inspirational message for those who were feeling discouraged by the outcome: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/796252371739430913) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/796249899289477120) ## Trump’s typos Of course, the writer in her couldn’t help but take note when the president misspelled “unprecedented” in a tweet: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/810104932330303488) The then president-elect deleted this tweet and [reissued the message](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/81012170328841011) with the corrected spelling. ## Trump’s dig at Meryl Streep After [Trump criticized Meryl Streep](http://time.com/4628378/golden-globes-2017-donald-trump-meryl-streep/) following her now-infamous [Golden Globes speech](http://time.com/4628147/read-meryl-streeps-powerful-golden-globes-speech/), Rowling made it clear she was hoping for the same fate: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/818463509998608385) ## Trump’s relationship with the media Days later, she snarkily weighed in on the president’s tweet [denying and denouncing](http://time.com/4631349/donald-trump-news-conference-russia/) the unsubstantiated report that Russia had [compromising information](http://time.com/4631012/donald-trump-russia-report/?xid=homepage) about him: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/819161795139084288) And on another when he argued that the media was biased against him: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/819586701446225920) ## Trump’s heroes A widely circulated quote from the president’s interview with [_The Times of London_](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/full-transcript-of-interview-with-donald-trump-5d39sr09d) on who he considers his heroes also garnered a reaction from Rowling: > [](https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/821012282872307712) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/821274712131112960) ## Trump’s thoughts on leadership As well as British Prime Minister Theresa May’s initial reluctance to condemn the first travel ban Trump enacted: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/825412564188270595) ## How Trump feels about polls Rowling followed that up with a [quip about a tweet](http://time.com/4661497/j-k-rowling-ricky-gervais-donald-trump-tweets/) in which Trump stated that any polls showing Americans were not in favor of the ban were inaccurate: > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/828574430800539648) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/828644891878158341) ## A Trump will never ride the Hogwarts Express She even called on the fictional wizarding world for inspiration, dealing a fatal blow to the Trump family’s chances of making it into Hogwarts: > [](https://twitter.com/owillis/status/846336901057523712) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/846339432152215552) ## Trump in the third person And when Trump tweeted criticism of FBI Director James Comey’s treatment of both himself and Hillary Clinton in the third person, Rowling had a snappy retort. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/859601184285491201) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/859604996236742656) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/859699812668764161) ## Trump’s “childlike” behavior An op-ed by _New York Times_ columnist David Brooks on what he characterized as Trump’s tendency to act like a “7-year-old boy who is bouncing around the classroom,” prompted a quick repost by Rowling. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/864430685083381760) ## The media’s treatment of Trump After Trump stated that “[no politician in history](http://time.com/4782530/donald-trump-coast-guard-commencement-speech/)” has ever been treated as unfairly as he while speaking at the Coast Guard Academy, Rowling shared her own take on the matter. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/864883667516231680) ## Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet When Trump’s use of the word [“covfefe”](http://time.com/4799145/donald-trump-covfefe-meme/) in a late-night tweet [baffled](http://time.com/4799171/merriam-webster-donald-trump-covfefe/) the Internet, Rowling joined the masses in poking fun at the apparent typo. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/869808302275923968) ## **Trump’s response to the London Bridge terror attack** Following a series of [terrorist attacks](http://time.com/4804391/london-bridge-borough-market-pedestrians-major-incident/?xid=homepage) on and around the London Bridge that left seven people dead in June, Trump criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s response to the tragedy — a reaction that Rowling took exception to. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/871342122984759297) ## Welcoming Trump to the United Kingdom And leading up to Trump’s planned state visit to the U.K., the author suggested a [creative show](http://time.com/4806977/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-london-visit/) of opposition involving the aforementioned London Bridge tweets. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/871963809132531712) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/871996334865342465) ## The investigation of Trump for obstruction of justice In the wake of [special counsel Robert Mueller](http://time.com/4817758/donald-trump-russia-robert-mueller/) expanding the [the investigation into Russian meddling](http://time.com/4790880/donald-trump-russia-investigation-michael-flynn-james-comey/) in the 2016 election to include an investigation of the President to [examine if he attempted to obstruct justice](http://time.com/4821334/president-trump-confirmed-investigation-comey/), Rowling reached out to fellow writer Stephen King for his take on Trump’s state of mind. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/875322411012550656) > [](https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/875447898309132289) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4723729/j-k-rowling-trump-tweets/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4723729/j-k-rowling-trump-tweets/"},"headline":"Here Are All the Times J.K. 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