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In a now-deleted tweet, #NeverTrump member Tom Nichols posted this topless photo to promote his recent op-ed for USA Today titled, “US adversaries are watching us self-destruct as Trump foreign policy spins into chaos.”

Well, someone is the “laughingstock” but we’re not sure it’s Trump:

Yes, he freed the nipple:

Before deleting the tweet, he defended the photo as perfectly acceptable because he was at the pool:

As you are all concerned about my decorum, here are my rules:

You *may* show moobs by a pool.

You may *not* return through the casino showing said moobs. (Note shirt)

You may *never* show moobs or bare feet on an airplane. pic.twitter.com/o4WqMROmBW — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 14, 2019

And for some reason, people mocked the photo:

Tom should be deplatformed for this. https://t.co/CoZRNrEu5O — Andrea Ruth (@AndreaNRuth) May 15, 2019

I now understand why men wear t-shirts in the pool. — Ashley Rae Goldenberg (@Communism_Kills) May 15, 2019

Was this just to show us that it could be worse? — Adam Trahan (@AdamTrahan) May 15, 2019

You know, gym memberships are not that expensive these days — Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) May 15, 2019

Nichols, aside from his #NeverTrump commentary, is known for his fierce criticism of people who take off their shoes and socks on airplanes:

You don't get to complain about flip flops on planes anymore. https://t.co/oceBIIERuM — prop op (@ProperOpinion) May 15, 2019

Yeah, he’s doesn’t get to complain about that any longer.

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Related:

‘Your Trump hate blinds you’: Jay Caruso causes Kavanaugh-deranged Tom Nichols to ‘shrink into a corncob’ https://t.co/vMQzNsVJaT — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 4, 2019

Tom Nichols can’t cancel his subscription to the Washington Examiner, also has trouble comprehending it https://t.co/Xcpwx5YDrA — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 23, 2019