A grandstanding liberal reporter has come under heavy fire for his overreaction and treatment of a manager at Target who was doing her job.

David Leavitt, who describes himself as an “award-winning multimedia journalist,” had a meltdown Friday, venting on social media, calling the police and threatening a lawsuit against the Target store after a young manager refuse d to sell him an electric toothbrush for a penny.

The two genders. David – doesn’t know real work, wants free stuff, doesn’t care about consequences, and abuses people who create value. Tori – Works an honest day, wants to be left alone. Probably wants to keep her paycheck, which she earns fair and square. pic.twitter.com/aGgq2KRiCq — Joey S (@JoeySFromCO) January 17, 2020

The reporter, with bylines at CBS and Yahoo News, took to Twitter to alert his more than 212,000 followers that the young woman was “not honoring the price” of the item, citing Massachusetts law.

This @target manager Tori is not honoring the price of their items per massachusetts law pic.twitter.com/7IYMjCcutZ — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020

He not only posted a photo of the manager, he went on to call the police, emphasizing that he did not call the emergency 911 number.

I did not call 911. I called the business number for the police and told them it was not an emergency and they could take their time and explained the situation. — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020

“Corporations like @target are not above the law,” Leavitt declared in another tweet, announcing he would be taking the issue to court.

Corporations like @target are not above the law. The police officer told me they’d testify that they saw the price and that the manager wouldn’t sell me the item for the price listed. — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020

The anti-Trump reporter shared that he has “not been able to afford to go to a dentist,” though he didn’t explain how he could afford a lawsuit.

I have not been able to afford to go to a dentist in over three years. So yes I wanted a good toothbrush and was thrilled to see such an amazing prize on an @OralB but @target refused to honor it and now I have to take them to court — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020

Leavitt’s ridiculous meltdown was quickly slammed on social media.

The definition of a LIBERAL! — Stephanie MAGA Mom ????? (@SShungite) January 18, 2020

So you decided to publicly shame a random Target worker because you’re mad about a toothbrush — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 17, 2020

The incident and tweets naming the manager led to the hashtag #TargetTori being launched as well as a GoFundMe page to help “send her on a vacation.”

This lady was bullied by a verified journalist on Twitter for not selling him a toothbrush that had a wrong price tag (a mistake by floor workers). Trying to ruin a hardworking citizen’s life like this is very wrong. She doesn’t own Target. #TargetTori https://t.co/HnorAvemUO — Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) January 18, 2020

Pro-Trump meme-maker Carpe Donktum, a.k.a. Logan Cook, started the fundraiser which has raised over $15,000 as of this writing, far exceeding the $5,000 goal.

Also, well done to @CarpeDonktum for starting this GoFundMe. If she was a Muslim in a Hijab, that clown wouldn’t have bullied her this way and spread her image all over the internet. Tell #TargetTori that she now has many friends. — Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) January 18, 2020

UPDATE: I believe I have made contact with THE TORI and I am working to confirm, will speak to her tomorrow. Until then, THANK YOU! — Carpe Donktum? (@CarpeDonktum) January 18, 2020

Apparently Leavitt’s need to create drama was not limited to Target.

Hey @Walmart your Hanover, MA manager Ronald C Carbone is refusing to honor a price match on @NintendoAmerica #NintendoSwitch #games as advertised pic.twitter.com/nYcPzgYIJw — David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) December 6, 2018

He also likes mocking terrorist victims pic.twitter.com/aD5eo93OQU — A Voice From The North (@northernip) January 18, 2020

The scathing rebukes of Leavitt continued to pour in on Twitter.

I have never been more ashamed of a fellow Dem, journalist, and gamer than I have of @David_Leavitt . You’re an embaerassment to the profession, and a paragon of class culture. Shame, shame, shame #TargetTori — Trevor Curtis (@trevorcurtis23) January 18, 2020

@David_Leavitt is the perfect example of the entitled, hypocritical Left. Bullying a @Target employee who is working, in an attempt prove a nonsensical political point. The Left has no decency, zero integrity and apparently bad teeth. He should be ashamed of himself. #TargetTori — Claire Fairmount (@ClaireFairmount) January 18, 2020

Dude, please take her photo down. In what universe do you think it’s ok to shame a woman working at @Target because she didn’t sell you a toothbrush for 1cent? Calling the cops was bizarre, too. It’s an obvious labelling error, she did her job. — Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) January 17, 2020

Leave the girl out of this and take down her picture. You’re a bad person for doing this to her. — Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) January 17, 2020

And many celebrated the support for #Target Tori.

Retail people barely make a living and usuallydont have benefits. So Glad that Twitterverse could come together and help her out!!#TargetTori pic.twitter.com/g30SAUyGII — ?RN/Veteran?️‍?Always Resist (@glhavlin) January 18, 2020

Who would’ve though that some middle aged white dude getting angry about a toothbrush would provide us with the greatest ratio of all time. 2020 already wild. #TargetTori pic.twitter.com/65A38Xndo4 — Captain Black America (@BlerdHumor) January 18, 2020