If you’re down to the wire on a reading assignment for an English class, Clif’s Notes, SparkNotes, and others will all be there for you in a pinch. But whatever you do, don’t rely on Trump Notes.
As Donald Trump stumbled through his answers to foreign policy questions in last night’s third and final presidential debate, one Twitter user noticed that it sounded an awful lot like a student who maybe, you know, skimmed the source materials.
Trump's foreign policy answers sound like a book report from a teenager who hasn't read the book. "Oh, the grapes! They had so much wrath!"
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) October 20, 2016
Twitter immediately latched on to the concept of Trump book reports—the man is fluent in 140-character rants, after all—and followed the formula of a Trump catchphrase (bigly!) or tweet to misconstrue or otherwise bastardize a familiar plot. The most successful tweets recognized and capitalized on relevant topics and controversies as well, from election rigging to the wall. All your high school classics were quickly accounted for:
To Kill a Mockingbird:
.@AntonioFrench You want to kill a mockingbird, I can kill a mockingbird, i’m the only person who can handle ISIS #TrumpBookReport
— Ken (@TCBullfrog) October 20, 2016
Of Mice and Men:
https://twitter.com/JohnRossBowie/status/789123973552349184
The Scarlet Letter:
#trumpbookreport I wouldn't give Scarlet an A,maybe a C at best.I like a D…cup.she'd want me,I'm a star.but I could do better,believe me.
— Maggie Grace (@MaggieGrace) October 20, 2016
The Great Gatsby:
Gatsby? He says he was great. I don't know. People are saying maybe not so great. I'll make Gatsby great again. #trumpbookreport
— Brian Francis (@briandfrancis) October 20, 2016
A Tale of Two Cities:
https://twitter.com/noonanjo/status/789112909897076736
Realizing perhaps they’d overshot the Republican nominee’s preferred reading level with classic literature, many users trotted out reports for children’s stories like Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Where’s Waldo?, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (which, you know, he probably just watched the movie of instead).
https://twitter.com/rwinter2/status/789103580036886528
I've never had a problem finding Waldo, Never. Ask anyone. I always find Waldo. #TrumpBookReport
— BillOnFryer (@BillOnFryer) October 20, 2016
You know if Charlie had just worked harder he could have bought his own chocolate factory! Lazy! #trumpbookreport
— gendertotenlieder (@topgallantry) October 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/jack_gllghr/status/789050296467062784
A few even took the joke one step further:
https://twitter.com/nick_lindquist/status/789118163707363328
And if you’re wondering what Hillary Clinton’s reports would look like?
https://twitter.com/kamerontyler/status/789118485096005632
H/T Huffington Post