It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good old-fashioned Twitter rant from Donald Trump. But on Sunday morning, his Twitter feed got a little strange, and Twitter most definitely noticed.
Trump started the morning with a typical endorsement of a Midwest politician.
Attorney General Bill Schuette will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michigan. I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2017
But then, Trump got abstract.
I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2017
We assume “Rocket Man” is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. And then Trump went on a RT spell, including a tweet from @Team_Trump45 that showed a GIF of Hillary Clinton getting hit with a golf ball struck by Trump.
(Interestingly enough, Trump has not tweeted about Saturday’s report that his administration will return to the Paris Climate Accords.)
Keep in mind, Trump retweeted all of the following.
https://twitter.com/Team_Trump45/status/909381835083407360
https://twitter.com/Team_Trump45/status/909221938832211968
https://twitter.com/Team_Trump45/status/909222356371099648
Donald Trump's amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary pic.twitter.com/vKhxxFCBV1
— Mike (@Fuctupmind) September 14, 2017
Here was some of Twitter’s response.
Seriously, has this account been hacked? Otherwise, outright alarming about the president's mental state https://t.co/ypD9OIFniS
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 17, 2017
Trump just retweeted this—it's a GIF of him hitting a golf ball that knocks over Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/3YXx2SL5dB
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) September 17, 2017
Tweets really seem more under control… in no way. Potus just RTed this https://t.co/Z86V6uIHOi
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/RyanHoulihan/status/909397072075542528
For Trump to retweet this 48 hours before he makes his first UN speech to world leaders sets a tone. He's still out of Twitter control. https://t.co/Mc4hHAg4S9
— Robert Moore (@robertmooreitv) September 17, 2017
Users also were critical of Trump’s form—his golf swinging form.
https://twitter.com/persist_m/status/909391760417329152
https://twitter.com/dynhamohum/status/909391339971780609
All of this occurred before 8:30am ET. Who knows what the rest of the day holds in store?