Early on in his presidency, President Trump’s tweets were delivered in a format that was perfectly exploited as memes. Who among us could forget, “I call my own shots, largely on the accumulation of data?”
That’s calmed down in the past couple months, which is wonderful for the people whose lives are directly affected by the president’s online dictums, but kind of a bummer for those of use who like to laugh at POTUS.
Thankfully, he came roaring back today, declaring himself “a very active president” as part of a morning tweetstorm.
As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017
The reasons for LOLs abounded.
Primarily, there’s the fact that instead of president-ing, he’s often seen golfing.
https://twitter.com/nathannorrgran/status/863026025894105089
https://twitter.com/MikeAE35/status/863023324301066241
Much like the fine-tuned machine meme, people contrasted the absurdity of the statement with equally absurd GIFs and pictures.
https://twitter.com/symptomatic/status/863025977001226240
"As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!" pic.twitter.com/9cUqpODFGK
— Ian W. Hill (@geminicollision) May 12, 2017
It also read like the beginning of a commercial, and with Trump of an advanced age, there was no shortage of what people imagined him hawking as a “very active president.”
As a very active President with lots of things happening I need an anti-perspirant that will work for me.
— AllFlickering Against the Dying of the Light (@allflicker) May 12, 2017
As a very active President with lots of things happening, I'm always in a rush to feed my hungry guys! pic.twitter.com/YnjhpE7mKH
— Mike Smith (@MSmithFilmBlog) May 12, 2017
"As a very active President with lots of things happening…I don't have time for bladder leakage to slow me down! That's why I take…" https://t.co/GP0JHG5EgX
— Ben Grinspan (@BennyGrin) May 12, 2017
"As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible to get through my day without Flomax. Hi, I'm Donald Trump…" https://t.co/cnTXi50rcK
— Steve Lichtman (@stevel3000) May 12, 2017
But best of all was the use of this week’s Spongebob meme, which throws a person’s own words right back at them while also laughing in their face.
aS A veRy acTiVe pResIDenT wITh loTs oF THinGs hAPpeNinG pic.twitter.com/m23rN1MKHJ
— Louisa 🌈👭 (@LouisatheLast) May 12, 2017
aS a VeRy AcTiVe PrEsIdEnT wITh LoTs Of ThInGs HaPpEnINg pic.twitter.com/uRxo2wNS0t
— B Larsen | Arsenal + Celtics (@BLarsenAFC1886) May 12, 2017
That’s just perfect.