Turns out, people on opposite ends of the political spectrum CAN put their differences aside and help one another… as long as one of them has been suffering from life-threatening health conditions.
That was proven on Thursday when Patton Oswalt turned a Twitter argument with a Donald Trump-supporter into a major donation effort after discovering that the Vietnam vet picking a fight with him was very ill.
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Encouraging his followers to make a donation to Michael Beatty’s staggering medical bills, the AP Bio actor shared a link to the man’s GoFundMe page and wrote:
Aw, man. This dude just attacked me on Twitter and I joked back but then I looked at his timeline and he’s in a LOT of trouble health-wise. I’d be pissed off too. He’s been dealt some shitty cards — let’s deal him some good ones. Click and donate — just like I’m about to. https://t.co/6zRdZ430WG
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 24, 2019
Healing him with kindness! Literally!
Not only did the spotlight lead to an outpouring of donations — with over $11,000 raised as of this writing — it actually got Liberal and MAGA Twitter to very briefly join forces for the greater good!
Beatty, for his part, thanked his nemesis-turned-benefactor and everyone who helped pay the “massive medical costs” he racked up after being hospitalized for sepsis and diabetic ketoacidosis, tweeting:
I want to thank everyone who came to my aid with generous outpourings- and also to @pattonoswalt without whom I would not be the recipient of so much love and support. I'm not a man who ever cries but I had to wait to send this. And to quote Stuart on Big Bang "meat tonight"! pic.twitter.com/r4Kc9zYk7E
— Michael Beatty (@MichaelBeatty) January 24, 2019
Making America WELL again.
[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]
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