--- title: J K Rowling Answered a Magical Question With a Trump Burn description: 'Harry Potter' author J. K. Rowling had an anti-Trump quip ready to respond to a magic-related question posed on Twitter. canonical: https://time.com/5388869/j-k-rowling-trump-burn/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-06T17:17:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:42.783Z og:title: J. K. 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Rowling Answered a Magical Question With a Trump Burn  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 6, 2018 5:17 PM UTC  J. K. Rowling attends the Broadway Opening Day performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two' at The Lyric Theatre on April 22, 2018 in New York City. J. K. Rowling attends the Broadway Opening Day performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two' at The Lyric Theatre on April 22, 2018 in New York City.Walter McBride—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 6, 2018 5:17 PM UTC Need [J. K. Rowling](http://time.com/5371492/j-k-rowling-trump-tweet/) to appear? Now we know how to summon the famous [Harry Potter](http://time.com/5387204/harry-potter-quiz/) author at will — all it takes is the [right Donald Trump comment](http://time.com/5100641/j-k-rowling-roasted-donald-trump-with-chicken-emoji/) and a combination of cute animals, snacks and writing supplies. In a response to a magic-related question posed by a Twitter user, Rowling’s [well-documented](http://time.com/5329971/jk-rowling-laughs-at-trump-error/) [distaste for](http://time.com/4838916/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-abraham-lincoln-quote/) the U.S. president once again came out to play. The original query, innocent enough, asked the Twitterverse “What 5 items would someone put in a salt circle to summon you?” (In many versions of [witchcraft lore](http://time.com/3879390/real-witches-photos-of-english-pagans/), salt circles are drawn in a ritual manner to as a protected space for casting spells.) Although Rowling’s magical universe in the Harry Potter books never specifically identifies salt circles as a common practice, the author was still ready to jump into the conversation with her own response. “A mug of tea, a black ink pen, Big Red chewing gum, a West Highland Terrier and something stupid Trump said,” Rowling offered up as the five items that would draw her in. Based on her past behavior and ongoing takedowns of Trump’s tweets, this definitely checks out. > [](https://twitter.com/hwhittenwrites/status/1037169127226593280) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/1037613915612631040) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5388869/j-k-rowling-trump-burn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5388869/j-k-rowling-trump-burn/"},"headline":"J. K. 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