When the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on Donald Trump‘s immigration ban, all eyes were glued to one Twitter account: @dril.
Just kidding. Everyone was waiting to see what torrent the president would unleash, and he did not disappoint, issuing only the second all-caps utterance of his presidency.
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017
But as happens with most of the president’s actions, what was meant to be a stern admonishment delivered to nation with gravitas quickly became the butt of thousands of internet jokes.
For starters, the owns were savage.
3-0
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 10, 2017
"SEE YOU IN COURT"
"Ok cool, that is where we work, so it is very convenient for us"— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) February 10, 2017
President Trump tweets: "SEE YOU IN COURT"
WA state AG responds: "We've seen him in court twice, and we're 2 for 2" https://t.co/WJeBho0xww pic.twitter.com/Oj8QlMimAB
— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2017
But the riffs were great, too.
And then he tweeted…..
"SEE YOU IN COURT"
After just LOSING IN COURT‼️ pic.twitter.com/o759gp7hjB— TheAverageBlackMan™ (@TheAvgBlackMan) February 10, 2017
Trump tells judges who ruled against travel ban “SEE YOU IN COURT”, surprising many with his elementary understanding of where judges work.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) February 10, 2017
You do not intimidate judges, or public lawyers, by saying "See You In Court".
That is their natural habitat.
That is where they have power.— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) February 10, 2017
Bartender: OK, that will be $7
Me: SEE YOU IN COURT
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) February 10, 2017
"I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT!" is the rich man's version of this pic.twitter.com/3ZiqOgI4YS
— The Quarantine DREAM (@Vnorman007) February 10, 2017
him: I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT
america: pic.twitter.com/W8KgqPKLa8— Julia Pugachevsky (@jaypugz) February 10, 2017
I feel @RealDonaldTrump's "SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!" is so much better with some added Comic Sans. pic.twitter.com/yCxAWQviIF
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) February 9, 2017
Those were all well and good, but as is always the case, we probably should have just looked to @dril.
"im not owned! im not owned!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob
— wint (@dril) November 11, 2011