Internet Melts Down Over Trump’s Game of Thrones Announcement of Iran Sanctions: ‘This is F*cking Weird’
The Twitterverse did a collective spit-take on Friday when they found out about the really…unusual tweet President Donald Trump put out teasing his administration’s next steps relating to Iran.
The White House is preparing to reimpose sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, and Trump tweeted out a very Game of Thrones / movie poster-ish picture of himself declaring that “sanctions are coming” to stir up interest in the formal announcement on Monday
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2018
To reassure you that this is NOT a parody account, here’s the White House’s official Twitter page endorsing the picture as well.
The United States has launched a campaign of economic pressure to deny the regime the funds it needs to advance its bloody agenda! https://t.co/0yuYgpvq5i
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 2, 2018
Now, with most Trump tweets, online political observers have a few things to say. But on this one, the reactions ranged from outright befuddlement to reflections on just how strange things have become in the current political era. Here is a sampling:
Trump’s treatment of economic sanctions like they’re an episode of Game of Thrones is pretty revealing.
This is all a game for him. https://t.co/J35scyBBZA
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) November 2, 2018
It appears the governing of the United States has changed from a reality TV show into a fantasy TV show. https://t.co/bUoNRwJoqu
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 2, 2018
Joffrey grew up. https://t.co/hpL8fjze0j
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) November 2, 2018
there is literally a character called “the mad king” but ok https://t.co/jOe8Pv5CuI
— David Mack (@davidmackau) November 2, 2018
It’s just straight up reality tv marketing techniques at this point. https://t.co/tNA9P1u0t2
— Ben (@BenHowe) November 2, 2018
How long until people start rewriting the text over this image, like those gifs of sheets of paper he holds up in the Oval Office? https://t.co/9xprtwhGz6
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) November 2, 2018
This is weird, right? https://t.co/cOZVfw4LLi
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) November 2, 2018
The most powerful nation on Earth is now reduced to conducting nation state deterrence through internet memes. It’d be funny if it wasn’t so scary and pathetic. https://t.co/MyyVLfrDYD
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) November 2, 2018
Trump is casting himself as the White Walkers? https://t.co/r2PeavE1Bu
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) November 2, 2018
If the @realDonaldTrump administration spent as much brain power and material resources into conceiving its “new” #Iran policy as they have in its marketing campaign, then America’s in trouble. https://t.co/Sknovv0M0v
— Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) November 2, 2018
The US president announcing foreign policy that impacts the lives of millions of Iranians… with a meme. https://t.co/VIMj5FTNqq
— Sanam Shantyaei (@SanamF24) November 2, 2018
i quit. https://t.co/ej1WBxjHCW
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) November 2, 2018
This is fucking weird. https://t.co/O0DtrbUcM9
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) November 2, 2018
i’m starting to question whether we are a grown-up, adult country https://t.co/vsnJjev3d2
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 2, 2018
Dan Scavino makes $178,000/yr for this bullshit. https://t.co/HcOe5Ml7ct
— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) November 2, 2018
I had to check three times to make sure this was real & really tweeted from the President’s verified account. https://t.co/TPxx3ctDsV
— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) November 2, 2018
Wonder how this will perform at the box office https://t.co/ieAL08Y0sN
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) November 2, 2018
“A Lannister always pays his debts.” https://t.co/lhMYPShC3s
— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 2, 2018
Who is the West Wing’s Game of Thrones fan? https://t.co/i9lSPUOaFu
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 2, 2018
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