David Frum, a former speechwriter for George W. Bush, suggested Sunday that Serena Williams may be on steroids and the media is flat out ignoring it.
Frum delivered his ‘theory’ in a series of tweets he then promptly deleted.
Frum, who is now the senior editor at The Atlantic, said his tweets were actually a “private Twitter conversation with a friend,” and not meant for “public domain.”
Below are tweets, screen captured by Raw Story:
Frum later added that he stands behind the tweets and deleting them was not some sort of cover-up.
He first began tweeting about Williams in response to a New York Times article about the tennis champion’s physique.
Steroids? Oh no, no, no. “Body image issues.” http://t.co/40W01g14n7
— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 11, 2015
Serena Williams’ “rivals could try to emulate her physique, but most of them choose not to.” http://t.co/40W01g14n7
— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 11, 2015
When Williams earned her sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday, Frum’s ‘private tweets’ appeared online.
The backlash to Frum’s ‘theory’ was swift:
@davidfrum Serena just won 4 majors on a row , now you want some of her limelight ? Pathetic !
— Tracy Truth (@TruthTracy) July 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/McLeemz/status/620351184801366016
https://twitter.com/AverageBro/status/620346419401093120
https://twitter.com/BryanPokerWSOP/status/620374641278726144
https://twitter.com/dd_toronto/status/620348472970092544
@davidfrum glad to see a journalist stand by baseless accusations.
— Dave Seeva (@dave_see) July 13, 2015