As wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, President Trump has been quick to dismiss climate change as one of the root causes, stating that countries in Europe like Austria don't suffer from wildfires because Europeans live in "forest cities" that are "managed better" yet are "more explosive" than the trees in California.
We're not entirely sure what any of that means, and apparently neither do memers, so please enjoy the following memes about "forest cities" in Austria.
On July 28th, Axios reporter Jonathan Swan interviewed President Donald Trump on HBO about several topics including the staggering number of COVID-19 cases in the United States. His reactions to some of Trump's remarks are priceless, and needless to say, the memes have been top-tier. You can watch the interview here and garner your own reactions. Now on with the memes!
Less than a week after Goya's CEO made a controversial appearance at the White House, and amid calls to boycott the Latin food brand, Ivanka Trump has caused yet another Goya-related shit show. The President's daughter (and advisor) took to Twitter to post a photo of herself holding a can of Goya black beans - with the caption "If it's Goya, it has to be good," and a translation: "Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno."
The photo is goofy at best, and a violation of federal ethics rules at worst. Employees of the Executive Branch are not permitted to endorse products in this manner. And people on Twitter were quick to call Ivanka out. While we enjoy watching people chide the eldest Trump sister, we believe that the best thing to come out of the tweet has been the sheer volume of photoshops and memes it's inspired. We've put together our favorite responses, but we're willing to bet we'll be seeing a whole lot more over the next few days. And we can't wait.
It seems that in moments of global crisis - and especially during mass lockdown - the crazies and logic-deprived come out in full force. The subreddit r/facepalm is an incredible archive of these types of people and their woefully stupid posts on social media. This particularly gallery (sourced from r/facepalm) displays the utter genius of Karens, anti-mask folks, and our President, Donald Trump. Happy scrolling, try not to let your eyes roll out of their sockets.
Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that schools reopen in the fall despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and predictably, people are not happy about it, citing the obvious concerns of another massive spread of the virus. Here are some of our favorite reaction memes and tweets about it.
Can 2020 get any weirder? Clearly, the answer is continuously yes. Kanye West announced via Twitter on the Fourth of July that he is running for president of the United States in this year's election. While everyone's favorite cringey billionaire memelord Elon Musk has endorsed Yeezy, the announcement has been met with a whole boatload of criticism from pretty much everyone else on the internet. Some are even saying that the move is a ploy to take black voters away from Biden, ultimately giving Trump a better chance of winning. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, we're pretty sure you'll thoroughly enjoy these memes and tweets.
All we have left to say is, at this point absolutely nothing surprises us about 2020.
Social media has a lot of drawbacks, but the fact that we are able to witness insane public freakouts in real time is an absolute win. And with this absurd video, this QAnon-believing Karen has outdone most of her peers. She begins her aggressive attack against masks in Target, destroying a display and screaming "This shit is f*cking over." When the employees ask her to leave, she thinks she's being discriminated against because she's blonde and wears a Rolex.
The insanity doesn't stop there. Once she's outside the store she starts "baa"-ing at shoppers wearing masks, calling them sheep. Things go even further when she starts ranting to police about how she is a QAnon spokesperson and has a personal relationship with Donald Trump. She also says she has millions of viewers - but on the live feed it's very clear that she's broadcasting to just 83 people. We hope she gets the help she sorely needs.
Trump responds to previous criticism of his graduation speech at the U.S. Military Academy in quite a unique way.
When we first reported on the Swole Doge Vs. Cheems memes we'd be seeing around, we had no idea they'd have such an impressive longevity. The format gained popularity in mid-May, and almost a month later it's still going strong. It definitely helps that the template is so versatile. We've seen examples that cover everything from gamers and bronies to the police brutality issues that protesters are fighting against today. That versatility makes them super fun to peruse, and this gallery promises a ton of excellent iterations. Happy scrolling!
Twitter's a veritable sea of marvelously bad takes, and many of these quickly posted sentiments end up aging like milk. Many of these takes are political, but beyond the predictable Trump impeachment tweets, there are scads of published magazines and even childish doodles whose creators must be kicking themselves bloody over. From a weird crush on Bill Cosby, to naming Adolf Hitler Time person of the year, these gaffes will not be forgotten any time soon. But we'll keep cringing and having chuckles over 'em.
The internet is reacting to comments made by Donald Trump during a COVID-19-related press briefing held yesterday. Trump claimed that the virus could be treated by bringing "light inside the body" or injecting a disinfectant. Thankfully medical professionals were quick to denounce these claims, and people on the internet have since been creating some excellent memes on the matter.
This should go without saying, but please don't inject yourself with disinfectant, y'all.
