Canadian journalist Doug Saunders could not contain his disgust of President Donald Trump Friday when he compared the New York businessman becoming the leader of the free world with the 9/11 terrorist attacks that murdered 3,000 Americans.

“If you thought you’d never see anything on TV as frightening as 9/11, this was it. But the consequences of this are far more damaging,” Saunders tweeted.

If you thought you’d never see anything on TV as frightening as 9/11, this was it. But the consequences of this are far more damaging — Doug Saunders (@DougSaunders) January 20, 2017

The breathless declaration was greeted with agreement by a fellow Canadian journalist, Scott Deveau, who writes for Bloomberg Canada.

As expected, there was also a lot of pushback.

Hmm…let me think. Nope. Watching people jump from skyscrapers, stampede from collapsing buildings still most terrifying I’ve seen. Jackass. pic.twitter.com/NVai4Rjc33 — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) January 20, 2017

@DougSaunders so um like 3000 bodies are strewn across the landscape. I missed that. What channel is that on? — Laureen Harper (@LaureenHarper) January 20, 2017

@DougSaunders You’re comparing innocent lives lost bc of terrorist to the peaceful swearing in of a democratically elected president? — Rosa Taggart (@RosaTaggart) January 20, 2017

@Bioben78 @DougSaunders He works in Canadian media, so he’s more than a *little* out of touch with reality @ezralevant @SheilaGunnReid — Typing Panda (@TypingPanda) January 20, 2017

@DougSaunders @GlobeandMail I am all for Freedom of Speech, but idiotic comments like this reflect poorly on your Organization. — Bruno Bets (@BrunoBets) January 20, 2017

@DougSaunders Yep. 3,000 people murdered in a single day is nothing compared to a speech. — Clive Packer (@clivepacker) January 20, 2017

Undeterred, Saunders continued:

Seizing control of a powerful state is, by definition, more potentially damaging than a criminal act on any scale. And harder to reverse — Doug Saunders (@DougSaunders) January 20, 2017