Twitter Freaks Out About the ‘Coming Arms Race’ Teased By Trump in Tweet: ‘Wait, What?’
Executive time apparently bled into the afternoon on Wednesday — as President Donald Trump fired off a pair of Tweets defending his congratulatory call to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also). The Fake News Media is crazed because they wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad thing…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
…..They can help solve problems with North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, ISIS, Iran and even the coming Arms Race. Bush tried to get along, but didn’t have the “smarts.” Obama and Clinton tried, but didn’t have the energy or chemistry (remember RESET). PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
Three words seemed to capture many people’s attention on social media: Coming arms race.
Twitter freaked out at the mention of an arms race. Here’s a sampling of the reaction.
Arms Race!https://t.co/z1HlGTbojI
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) March 21, 2018
THE BURIED LEDE IS THE COMING ARMS RACE https://t.co/1tkKzRNt9y
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) March 21, 2018
This ain't a tweet
It's a coming arms race— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) March 21, 2018
Wait wait wait, what coming arms race? https://t.co/nTGqj682PA
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 21, 2018
Is Arms Race the sequel to Trade War?
— Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) March 21, 2018
Advisers: Maybe you should tweet about something other than Russia and Putin, Mr. President.
TRUMP: You’re right. I’ll tweet about the coming arms race.
Advisers: Wait, what? NOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/aGzXXsaoXh— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) March 21, 2018
He's been mentioning the "coming arms race" a lot lately, apropos of nothing, and it's super cool. Can't wait for the thing that will only exist because he wants it to. https://t.co/sziXLALxTp
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) March 21, 2018
Trump said yesterday he hoped to talk Putin out of an "arms race." I though he was having another flashback to the late 80s. NOPE! He's' *planning* on a new one. https://t.co/e5ahqyLdtM
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 21, 2018
Wait what was that about a coming arms race https://t.co/M18NkQmC68
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) March 21, 2018
Trump sees Russia as solving problems in Syria, Ukraine and beyond. Unclear who the coming Arms Race is with pic.twitter.com/Dt4zDNQ63N
— Ian Bateson (@ianbateson) March 21, 2018
"the coming arms race" https://t.co/mz7MwazqZC
— bryson (@Bryson_M) March 21, 2018
Though the arms race comment did make me think of this Elkin comic pic.twitter.com/BkkGUHY8fA
— Ian Bateson (@ianbateson) March 21, 2018
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