‘Immigrants, They Get the Job Done’: Twitter Mocks Trump’s Pledge of Allegiance Lapse

If you’ve spent even a second on Twitter today, you’ve seen this moment from today’s White House Easter Egg Roll:

The subtle nudge from Melania reminding Trump to put his hand over his heart for the National Anthem pic.twitter.com/iswL9YMVWv

— Lis Power (@LisPower1) April 17, 2017

nudge, nudge https://t.co/dozurOLHRU pic.twitter.com/WqqhWzRCPz

— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) April 17, 2017

Everyone is posting that clip of what sure looks like First Lady Melania Trump nudging husband Donald Trump to remind him that our hands go over our hearts during the National Anthem.

It didn’t take long for people to point out that she is an immigrant and the President himself grew up here in the States.

Immigrants, they get the job done. https://t.co/6NHBGrAYNf

— Schooley (@Rschooley) April 17, 2017

Leave it to an immigrant to remind Trump about patriotism. https://t.co/mWK2wDL5zK

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 17, 2017

I have mixed feelings about this woman. https://t.co/5lgnhrbLlc

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) April 17, 2017

Just another immigrant doing a job Americans wont do. https://t.co/j3FNaxCtO2

— Nunca Trump (@EveryTrumpFan) April 17, 2017

Makes her more likable. She knows what to do. https://t.co/a58dtWWuOI

— Rick Newman (@rickjnewman) April 17, 2017

The overall feeling was one of disappointment and embarrassment.

If this is how much Trump can screw up an Easter Egg Roll, I’ve got a bad feeling about the turkey pardon.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) April 17, 2017

@CNN ??‍♀️

— Jamie Chung (@jamiechung1) April 17, 2017

“Nobody knew politicianing was this difficult!” https://t.co/Pguopx16Wn

— enamoramiento (@enamoramiento1) April 17, 2017

@BraddJaffy I’d laugh if I wasn’t crying – this is the actual president

— MK (@jeahmarsbars) April 17, 2017

Remember how Trump supporters so concerned Hillary not physically or mentally fit….? I betcha Hillary would remember right hand over ❤. https://t.co/yvhAUHTi9K

— Don’t Boo. VOTE!!!!! (@OccupyDemocrat1) April 17, 2017

@smguy57 @CNN We’re sure to see a tweet today stating this was the largest Easter Egg Roll ever. Even if the number is always the same.

— Steven Chavez (@Six99Million) April 17, 2017

Some noted that when public figures — though, of course, not the president — did this in the past, they were skewered for it, like Olympian Gabby Douglas was…

@onlyintheozarks @NowThisGIF Exactly a 15/16 year old girl. Now standards for this POTUS are even lower than those for a child

— Sonya (@Monique_Sonya) April 17, 2017

…while others wondered what would have happened to Barack Obama if he’d done this.

if obama delayed putting his hand over his heart during the national anthem in his first 90 days we would still be hearing about it today https://t.co/WMbaZ3kxCq

— darth:™ (@darth) April 17, 2017

We’ll never know.

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