When Trump won the presidency, someone on 4chan wrote: “We actually elected a meme as president.”
As terrifying as the idea of a meme having access to the nuclear codes is, the age of Trump has ushered in a new age of memes. Jokes on the internet often crop up in the most trying of times – and with a non-stop news cycle based around whatever the president tweets next, maybe memes are the only way to make sense of the turbulent times we live in.
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In no particular order, here are some of the memes that have cropped up in the first 100 days of the Trump presidency.
Inauguration day
It was the day no one really thought would arrive, but arrive it did. On the plus side, there were plenty jokes to be had.
There was box-gate:
jomny sun
(@jonnysun)
the only good moment of this inauguration is michelle jim-facing the camera like “why did she give me this box” pic.twitter.com/WoGAWfKS0l
January 20, 2017
George Bush’s poncho:
Max Tani
(@maxwelltani)
The George W. Bush reaction cam during Trump’s inauguration speech was lit pic.twitter.com/x33V19MLTn
January 20, 2017
Then Trump kind of quoted Bane in his inauguration speech:
Batman-News.com
(@BatmanNewsCom)
Guys… Donald Trump quoted Bane in his #Inauguration speech! pic.twitter.com/tVZQ4ppgPK
January 20, 2017
And that’s without even mentioning the crowd sizes debacle.
Rogue Whitehouse accounts
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In Trump administration’s infancy, a strange trend developed, where a bunch of accounts were set up purporting to be run by disgruntled members of government departments.
NOT ALT WORLD
(@NotAltWorld)
Can’t wait for President Trump to call us FAKE NEWS.
You can take our official twitter, but you’ll never take our free time!
January 25, 2017
It started with an “alternative” Park Services account (@AltParkSer now @NotAltWorld). Soon, around 50 “rogue” government accounts had been set up, none of which were verified. But they racked up the followers nonetheless.
SEE YOU IN COURT
There was much mirth on Twitter when judges in the ninth circuit court of appeals upheld a temporary restraining order on Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban on arrivals from seven Muslim-majority countries. Not from Trump however, who tweeted:
Donald J. Trump
(@realDonaldTrump)
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
February 9, 2017
Which people found quite funny.
Max Grossman
(@GrossmanMax)
trump: “SEE YOU IN COURT!”
court: pic.twitter.com/KKg8rtRRwS
February 10, 2017
Then Hillary Clinton got involved, either referring to the three-strong panel of judges’ unanimous verdict, or more likely the three times the travel ban has been successfully blocked:
Hillary Clinton
(@HillaryClinton)
3-0
February 10, 2017
Tiny Trump
Not much to explain here. The internet just really enjoyed making Trump look really tiny.
Huw
(@ed_son)
I may never stop laughing. #TinyTrump pic.twitter.com/ZcBCpBkBgM
February 17, 2017
Trump draws
Possibly one of the best Twitter accounts of the Trump age – though we have a while to go yet. As Trump signed executive order after executive order, @TrumpDraws had a different idea of what exactly the president was up to:
Trump Draws
(@TrumpDraws)
house pic.twitter.com/AHAjqMazJ4
January 31, 2017
Trump Draws
(@TrumpDraws)
abc pic.twitter.com/jlxclJUKi0
February 10, 2017
Trump Draws
(@TrumpDraws)
my job pic.twitter.com/H0FL6n8JP5
April 28, 2017
President Bannon
Amid reports chief strategist Steve Bannon actually held sway at the White House, mischievous tweeters began spreading the “President Bannon” meme, with the aim of annoying Trump. They even started a campaign: #PostcardstoBannon.
progressive blue
(@weprogressives)
I just wrote to the *real* Pres! Join me. He loves getting mail!#PostcardsForPresBannon #PresidentBannon #PostcardsToBannon pic.twitter.com/2vDDEo0X6K
February 7, 2017
Handshakes
The president has a weird handshake, as Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe found:
Steve Kopack
(@SteveKopack)
pic.twitter.com/OwhUaslnWJ
February 10, 2017
When Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau came to visit, one picture stood out:
Kim Kelly
(@GrimKim)
Today, we are all Justin Trudeau pic.twitter.com/woXgZshntj
February 13, 2017
Although it should be noted, Trudeau did actually shake Trump’s hand.
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Sean Spicer’s many memes
It’s hard to know where to start with the many memes relating to White House press secretary Sean Spicer. But perhaps it’s best to start with his first press conference, in which he berated journalists for not reporting that Trump’s inauguration crowd was the biggest ever. This was then turned into #SpicerFacts:
Mark Zohar
(@markzohar)
Guess the number of jelly beans.
Me: 87
Wife: 134
Sean Spicer: 1.5 million #spicerfacts pic.twitter.com/dq7MmhgG3H
January 22, 2017
Film School Rejects
(@rejectnation)
“Suicide Squad was the most critically acclaimed movie of 2016. Period.” #SpicerFacts pic.twitter.com/wvjrmH8mfj
January 22, 2017
Trump’s truck
The day the American Trucking Association arrived on the White House lawn is a day which will go down in infamy, thanks to these pictures:
Julia Reinstein
(@juliareinstein)
when you think about how much you <3 trucks pic.twitter.com/MfkdeNV0gL
March 23, 2017
D. Michael Moore
(@Kiey)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) pic.twitter.com/ONPIqXKZNJ
March 23, 2017
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