Fans show love for JK Rowling and #ReasonsTrumpHangsUp

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Fans praise JK Rowling's stand against critics, Twitter offers list of things that might prompt Trump to put the phone down, "legendary" Egyptian goalkeeper and wonky vegetables.

Go JK Rowling!

JK Rowling fans have been applauding her witty if unsparing response to a supporter of President Donald Trump who said she burnt her copies of Harry Potter books and DVDs after being a fan for 17 years in protest at the best-selling author's political views.

Rowling tweeted: "Guess it's true what they say: you can lead a girl to books about the rise and fall of an autocrat, but you still can't make her think."

It's not the first time her books have come under fire, literally - she has always used Twitter to have the last word. When someone else said they would burn her work, she offered them her lighter.

And the reaction couldn't be more supportive.

Comic book writer Dan Slott's "Thank you for not backing down," echoed the views of many.

Others took the opportunity to praise Rowling's books and point out their resemblance between her fiction and the reality of the current political climate.

"How can she have read all these books and not see the parallels," wondered onepost.

And some warned that the choice of burning Rowling's books due to disagreeing with her carried a lot of historical symbolism, a worrying one.

Overwhelmed by the positive vibes, Rowling thanked her fans, before leaving them with another witty comment: "I'm now off to produce more kindling...," she said.

How to make Trump hang up on you, 101

A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has been called the "worst by far". And it's left people guessing on social media what else might make Trump hang up.

#ReasonsTrumpHangsUp began trending on Twitter after it was reported that Mr Trump abruptly ended the conversation when Mr Turnbull sought clarification on a refugee resettlement deal struck with the Obama administration.

Mr Turnbull later said the call had "ended courteously" but that did not stop people offering their take.

An Australian radio host was reported to have said "I won't hang up on you" during a phone-in with Mr Turnbull.

The most popular joke described an imaginary phone call between Mr Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin: