Former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy is receiving criticism after seeming to mock Republicans over their response to President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.
Over the weekend, Van Gundy posted a biblical meme to mock Republicans, saying, “Republican logic.”
The meme says, “Jesus’s miracle of the loaves and fishes was a slap in the face to all the people who brought their own lunch.”
Republican logic. pic.twitter.com/9DAPWgvMLm
— Stan Van Gundy (@realStanVG) August 27, 2022
Twitter users were quick to teach Van Gundy a lesson about the Bible story that he was referring to.
One user tweeted, “Now we know how the woke, dopey left thinks. In their twisted minds they believe the student loan bailout is the same as being Jesus.”
The tweet continues, “Hey [Stan Van Gundy]: our Lord and Savior also didn’t force the people who did not eat to cover the cost of the meal for the 5,000 that did chow down.”
Now we know how the woke, dopey left thinks. In their twisted minds they believe the student loan bailout is the same as being Jesus. Hey @realStanVG: our Lord and Savior also didn’t force the people who did not eat to cover the cost of the meal for the 5,000 that did chow down. https://t.co/iO5QcqzcEb
— Stefan Mychajliw (@StefanMychajliw) August 29, 2022
Another tweeted, “Right you imbecile. Because working class Americans paying for the graduate degrees of the middle class is EXACTLY the same as the Son of God performing a miracle.”
Right you imbecile.
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) August 28, 2022
Because working class Americans paying for the graduate degrees of the middle class is EXACTLY the same as the Son of God performing a miracle. #DemocratsRCultists https://t.co/vbeYSyCgm3
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Bad memes from fat guys who bow down to the CCP never fed a hungry child. @realStanVG https://t.co/HjKdd7NsXw
— Nick Searcy, INSURRECTIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) August 27, 2022
I imagine this guy and some of his idiot friends think this is stunningly clever. https://t.co/WMKAlsW53W
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) August 27, 2022
Love this.
— Ron Bassilian (@Ron4California) August 27, 2022
1. The left thinks government is God
2. The left thinks social programs are miracles and don’t obey the laws of thermodynamics https://t.co/UGjtJoZi1V
What is it about people, who don't follow Jesus, think they can tell people who follow Jesus what Jesus is teaching? https://t.co/3SPzHViUwA
— American Life League (@AmerLifeLeague) August 27, 2022
I don’t think some basketball coaches have a fully formed understanding of political science or the Bible. https://t.co/1cy4ge0cJZ
— Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) August 27, 2022
Last week, Biden unveiled his student loan forgiveness plan, as IJR reported.
According to the plan, $20,000 of debt would be forgiven for students who received Pell Grants while $10,000 in student loan debt would be forgiven for borrowers who did not benefit from the grants.
Several Republicans spoke out against the program.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tweeted, “Democrats’ student loan socialism is a slap in the face to working Americans who sacrificed to pay their debt or made different career choices to avoid debt. A wildly unfair redistribution of wealth toward higher-earning people.”
Democrats' student loan socialism is a slap in the face to working Americans who sacrificed to pay their debt or made different career choices to avoid debt. A wildly unfair redistribution of wealth toward higher-earning people. pic.twitter.com/ntyOafgklh
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) August 24, 2022
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked, “Why should a machinist in Ohio pay for the student loans of a jobless philosophy major in Los Angeles?”
Why should a machinist in Ohio pay for the student loans of a jobless philosophy major in Los Angeles?
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) August 25, 2022
In response to the criticism, the White House Twitter account posted a lengthy thread on Republican lawmakers that have had loans forgiven.
