Donald Trump Gives Steve Bannon Insulting New Nickname, Sends Tweeters Into Meltdown

President Donald Trump’s feud with ex-chief strategist Steve Bannon escalated late Thursday when the president bestowed a disparaging nickname upon his former staffer.

Trump heightened his fierce criticism of Bannon for derogatory remarks about the administration reported in Michael Wolff’s new book Fire and Fury , by calling him “Sloppy Steve” via Twitter:

The presidential insult predictably sent people on Twitter into overdrive as the term “Sloppy Steve” trended around the world.

Some chided Trump for childish name-calling, while others compared the smear with other offensive nicknames Trump has dished out to political enemies.

A sampling of the responses are below: