Donald Trump and Mark Cuban Are Fighting On Twitter Right Now

Today, from the annals of meaningless, social-media ephemera, we'd like to direct you to the bitchy little TwitterFight between Mark Cuban and Donald Trump. It is, we assure you, the kind of TwitterFight that can only exist between insanely wealthy, Type-A megalomaniacs. No matter how far removed some of these...

By Brantley Hargrove

November 5, 2012

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Today, from the annals of meaningless, social-media ephemera, we'd like to direct you to the bitchy little TwitterFight between Mark Cuban and Donald Trump. It is, we assure you, the kind of TwitterFight that can only exist between insanely wealthy, Type-A megalomaniacs. No matter how far removed some of these rich guys get from primary school, they never truly leave the playground.

If you'll recall, Cuban offered Trump $1 million to shave the complex, architectural marvel of engineering that is his iconic coif. Guess that didn't sit well. Best we can tell, this dust-up began when Cuban challenged trump to put up $1 million for Superstorm Sandy relief instead:

. @realdonaldtrump Ok DJT, Im already in 1mm for #Sandy victims, if it all is dedicated to #Sandy rebuild , here is what i will do...
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 5, 2012

. @realdonaldtrump This is about charity. Im ready to make you a better offer.But to hear it you have to commit $ 1mm to #Sandy relief first
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 5, 2012

Nobody, but nobody, pushes The Donald around, and so Trump responded by delivering some low blows:

.@mcuban Baseball commissioner and owners were smart when they didn't want you to buy a team--- but I don't think you have the money anyway.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012

.@mcuban Your team owners are tired of losing so much money with the @dallasmavs. I love the fact that they are (cont) tl.gd/jtcvvg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012

He is, of course, referring to the suit filed by Ross Perot Jr., a minority partner in the Mavs club and Cuban's MLB team ownership aspirations. It gets ridiculous from here.

Come on@realdonaldtrump ,you need to do better with the insults.This reminds me of when I used to pick on you when we were kids in Kenya
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 5, 2012

In Trump's responses, he may as well have produced his penis for the measuring:

.@mcuban, Shark Tank was shoved to Friday evening-- Friday is considered "dead television." Besides, you are not the star (& never will be).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012

After 13 seasons, @apprenticenbc easily beat Shark Tank in ratings last year-- better demos as well.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012

.@mcuban Letterman @late_show had his best ratings with me--and you bombed. People don't care about Mark Cuban.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2012

. @realdonaldtrump Your command of TV facts is right up there with your command of political facts....#EVERYONESHOULDVOTE
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 5, 2012

That, we guess, is the moral of this story: Vote, y'all.

Update: Apparently, they'll both be on The Ticket Tuesday morning.

We have confirmed @realdonaldtrump and @mcuban will be on the show tomorrow at 8:40am to discuss bitter twitter feud. Tune in.
— Gordon Keith (@gordonkeith) November 5, 2012

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