Trump Shares His Favorite Greenland Meme And It Backfires Spectacularly
President Donald Trump made an unusual promise to Greenland on Monday: He won’t erect a giant gold tower with his name atop the edifice there.
Trump shared a meme that had been passed around on social media since the news broke that he had asked aides to look into purchasing the territory:
I promise not to do this to Greenland! pic.twitter.com/03DdyVU6HA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019
Greenland, for the record, is not for sale. And Twitter users weren’t amused, with more than a few offering a warning of what had happened to some of Trump’s other buildings over the years:
It’d actually be more like... pic.twitter.com/OHcitqYyiV
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) August 20, 2019
Since you work for me and represent me (yes, you are MY president too & you are a public servant), can I ask you to please stop with this Greenland purchase nonsense. So insulting to those who live there. So embarrassing to me. So disrespectful of the office you hold. https://t.co/SxTgdCzzL2
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 20, 2019
.@realDonaldTrump promises not to put one of his gaudy, poorly built, bankrupt casinos in Greenland! pic.twitter.com/VmYtUKC6CM
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) August 20, 2019
Good. Nobody wants to saddled with another one of your bankruptcies. You did enough damage to AC.
— Parabolicarc.com (@spacecom) August 20, 2019
When you hit that 'Tweet' button other people can see what you wrote. You know that ... don't you?
— Alien T 💫👽 (@alienmagicman) August 20, 2019
You did it to Atlantic City, you planetary punchline.https://t.co/R1MWRGwpAB
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) August 20, 2019
Is this the "after" shot from Atlantic City? https://t.co/lTa31hxZRq
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 20, 2019
Naw, this is... pic.twitter.com/OKde59Sxga
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 20, 2019
Meanwhile, over at the former Trump Plaza Casino... pic.twitter.com/9bPE0XpmRd
— Moseedoates 🌊 (@Moseedoates) August 20, 2019
Sir this is Walter ,,, they do not need a sign to tell them it is green land because it will be America soon !! Thank you for considering this suggestion ,,, very nice tower also
— Walter(Owen's Grandp (@walterowensgrpa) August 20, 2019
President Trump right now: pic.twitter.com/y4ZroWS2yW
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) August 20, 2019
Why not, you did this to Washington DC 😏 pic.twitter.com/9cWyNcM5br
— Jesse Banks (@jaybee51) August 20, 2019
The glamor, the flowing lines, the easy grace: Who could resist? pic.twitter.com/ny0VRvXWc8
— Dan Murphy (@bungdan) August 20, 2019
Reminds me of Trump trying to take Baja https://t.co/hxO9YQ9Czr
— Krissy ✌ (@KrissySD) August 20, 2019
Could you remove the one in Las Vegas, please? Or are we not as important or as beautiful as Greenland?
— steven (@Fwizzuzu) August 20, 2019
Dear Greenland,
We're sorry the current President of the United States is an idiot and offered to buy your country. We're embarrassed and apologize. Sorry again. Thank you.
America— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 20, 2019
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