The multi-tweet rant was met with both delight and despair in the extended Twitterverse, but one community on the platform was especially pleased with Norton's work due to a subtle reference to the Canadian comedy series Letterkenny.
"I will allow that [Trump is] also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying," Norton wrote in part of the thread.
The hook for fans, of course, was Norton dropping the rural Ontario show's devastatingly succinct chirp, "10-ply-super-soft," against Trump, an insult hurled between characters on a regular basis in the show.
One user responded: "In addition to this incredibly astute and eloquent summation of the situation, I'm here for what might be a Letterkenny reference in this section."
Norton's replies have since blown up with Letterkenny .gifs and memes from jeering, opportunistic Canadians who finally get to be in on the joke.
The actor's timing couldn't be better, as the beloved Crave show announced its Season 9 premiere date earlier this week.
See Norton's thread below, and revisit the Letterkenny Season 9 trailer here.
...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding. But he doesn't have the cards. His bluff after 'the flop' has been called in court...
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) November 20, 2020
His 'turn card' bluff will be an escalation & his 'River card' bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called. We cannot let this mobster bully the USA into a deal to save his ass by threatening our democracy. THAT is his play. But he's got junk in his hand. So call him.
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) November 20, 2020
I will allow that he's also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) November 20, 2020
But his contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of our political compact isn't about 2024, personal enrichment or anything else other than trying to use chaos & threat to the foundation of the system as leverage to trade for a safe exit. Call. His. Bluff.
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) November 20, 2020
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold. They will. He's leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we'll be vulnerable to his return. We can't flinch.
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) November 20, 2020