Comedian Jim Gaffigan is known for being a cleaner comedian who tries to stay out of politics. However, following Donald Trump’s accepting the Republican nomination for President at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, he appeared to reach his breaking point and sounded off.

Following the President’s speech at the convention, Gaffigan, who has generally stayed away from politics in his standup routines, went on a long rant in a series of tweets, where he not only criticized the President and his supporters but also shared his belief that the country would be in danger if he was reelected.

Among his tweets were also ones where he used expletives, something that goes against his usual decorum, as he slammed those who were criticizing Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden.

“[Expletive] Lou Holt. Biden is Catholic in name only? Compared to who? How many abortions did trump pay for? How many women has he raped? How many times did he pull the [expletive] he did in Ukraine. Wake up. He’s a crook and a con man,” he wrote.

Gaffigan went on to further criticize President Trump for lies he has told throughout his term and cautioned others that danger could be around the corner if they don’t open their eyes.

“I don’t give a [expletive] if anyone thinks this is virtue signaling or whatever. We need to wake up. We need to call trump the on man and thief that he is,” he wrote.

The comedian capped off his tweetstorm with more messages detailing what he called “Trump derangement syndrome” and warning that the President also managed to run other people out of politics when they criticized him.

Following his tweets, fans took to Twitter in droves to praise the comedian for finally speaking his mind, expressing that they were bigger fans than before. As a result, Gaffigan's name was trending on the social media platform on Friday.

Others joked that President Trump and his followers should be happy since they now “broke” the comedian.

Another even noted that whatever set Gaffigan off may have been a long time coming and was a sign of something big, because the comedian hails from Illinois, and Mid-Westerners are known for generally being polite.

However, some still did feel the need to criticize Gaffigan, stating he didn’t have any business lecturing others on politics considering his status as a celebrity, while others also seemed to indicate that his tweets made them second-guess their support for his career.

As of press time, the President has not responded to Gaffigan’s tweets.

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Jim Gaffigan poses for the media before the at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 24, 2011. Reuters/Jim Urquhart
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