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This childish Twitter war of words -- waged mostly in capital letters and exclamation marks -- between two prominent people was dispiriting enough, but the fact that it commanded headlines? Cher mocked his hair. Donald Trump mocked her "massive plastic surgeries that didn't work." AM NOT! ARE SO! The only shocker out of this playpen exchange was when Cher, noting that Macy's carries Trump's clothing line, Tweeted, "I'll NEVER GO TO MACY'S AGAIN!" What???? Cher shops at Macy's??? <br><br>

Above: Donald Trump arrives for the opening ceremony at the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Medinah, Ill., on Sept. 27.<br><br>

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Cher and Donald Trump's Twitter war

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This childish Twitter war of words -- waged mostly in capital letters and exclamation marks -- between two prominent people was dispiriting enough, but the fact that it commanded headlines? Cher mocked his hair. Donald Trump mocked her "massive plastic surgeries that didn't work." AM NOT! ARE SO! The only shocker out of this playpen exchange was when Cher, noting that Macy's carries Trump's clothing line, Tweeted, "I'll NEVER GO TO MACY'S AGAIN!" What???? Cher shops at Macy's???

Above: Donald Trump arrives for the opening ceremony at the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Medinah, Ill., on Sept. 27.

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