As we awoke on this fine Thursday morning, United States President Donald Trump had fired off one heck of a tweet. “TREASON?” it read in capital letters, nothing more, nothing less. What could evoke such a reaction from President Trump? Probably an anonymously written op-ed in the New York Times – claiming to be written by “a senior White House official – painting the president in a not so great way.
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The article titled ‘I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration‘, really guts the president and reveals how “many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.”
“I would know. I am one of them.”
OOOOFT.
The anonymous official goes on to tear through the president’s leadership describing it as “impetuous” and “petty” and how meetings see the president “engage in repetitive rants”.
Naturally, Trump is PISSED and just a tad paranoid. The president has since attacked the “Failing New York Times” on his Twitter account.
TREASON?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018
Countless hours of the day have been spent trying to figure out who this anti-Trump figure is. Already, tens of articles have hit the internet all filled with conspiracy theories and guesses as to who this senior White House official could be.
But on Twitter, others really got to work. And by work I mean memes – so many memes.
First and foremost:
TREASON? pic.twitter.com/FjOI3OW5Wp
— Jason (@longwall26) September 5, 2018
tfw you tweet something instead of googling it 🙁 https://t.co/pZuCaDtYmW
— mah ree nah (@marinarachael) September 5, 2018
IT’S TREASON THEN? pic.twitter.com/HAowdoYwOj
— Emperor Trumpatine (@RealTrumpatine) September 6, 2018
when u think someone might have committed treason https://t.co/a4eo7VQCLj
— James (@CaucasianJames) September 6, 2018
When my sister agreed to see Crazy Rich Asians with me but watched it with others and sent snaps https://t.co/jlAldMBWuF
— Jennine (@jennineak) September 6, 2018
*sees Instagram pics from a party i wasn’t invited to* https://t.co/8dWN1l7cmw
— 🎃Maggie Serota (@maggieserota) September 5, 2018
When you’re waiting for Uber but on the map it’s driving in the wrong direction. https://t.co/nMWWUc54Yn
— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) September 5, 2018
when i meet a seinfeld fan who also likes Friendshttps://t.co/Mjwh2Fd6z9
— time crisis with ezra koenig (@timecrisis2000) September 5, 2018
TREASON? pic.twitter.com/IqKTnPkC94
— Isaac Fitzgerald (@IsaacFitzgerald) September 5, 2018
TREE SON? pic.twitter.com/jninBWKpHd
— Darren M. A. Calvert 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@DMACalvert) September 5, 2018
No, just the check please. https://t.co/Px4f3yrvwe
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 6, 2018
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) September 5, 2018
As for the mystery White House official, people genuinely believe it’s Vice President Mike Pence. Why? ‘Cos the author of op-ed used the word ‘lodestar’, which is now a very popular hashtag on Twitter. Word around the block is this particular word has popped up a lot in Pence’s public vocabulary.
For example:
“TREASON?” pic.twitter.com/FGhvckXbdd
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) September 6, 2018
In response to the op-ed piece, Trump shat on the New York Times, CNN, and the “gutless” anonymous senior official before talking about how good his administration has been for the United States.
The Failing New York Times! pic.twitter.com/SHsXvYKpBf
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018
In other thrilling news… this Twitter account is absolutely elite:
Does the so-called “Jedi Council Official” really exist, or is it just the Failing Light Side with another clouded vision? If the GUTLESS anonymous Jedi does indeed exist, the Jedi must, for Safety and Security purposes, turn him over to the First Galactic Empire at once!
— Emperor Trumpatine (@RealTrumpatine) September 6, 2018
Does the so-called “Senior Administration Official” really exist, or is it just the Failing New York Times with another phony source? If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to government at once!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018
