Another day, another Trump tweet.
On Thursday, judges in the ninth circuit court of appeals upheld a temporary restraining order on Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban on arrivals from seven Muslim-majority countries. In response, almost immediately after the ruling was announced, the president tweeted (with caps lock engaged):
SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017
And because we live in the darkest timeline, there was even a special Instagram version of “see you in court” on Trump’s official account. In caps too, obviously:
For some, “see you in court” was a bit baffling, given that Trump had just lost in, er, court.
“oh no, not court” —judges
— both are equally bad (@caseyjohnston) February 10, 2017
It’s likely that he meant a supreme court appeal, but either way, that didn’t stop mockers from turning “SEE YOU IN COURT” into a meme:
Fixed that for you.@realDonaldTrump SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE! pic.twitter.com/YoHQ9tCAGl
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) February 9, 2017
me when Applebee's tells me they require all customers to wear pants pic.twitter.com/8gz9unctCQ
— Mark Berman (@markberman) February 9, 2017
trump: "SEE YOU IN COURT!"
— Max Grossman (@GrossmanMax) February 10, 2017
court: pic.twitter.com/KKg8rtRRwS
Friday: SEE YOU IN pic.twitter.com/Yjhi1xfMBr
— Dan Smith (@0DanSmith) February 10, 2017
when you go to mcdonalds and they say the ice cream machine is down https://t.co/wWr4awGHNc
— 👅SORRY NOT SORRY👅 (@SORRYNOTSOORRY) February 10, 2017
All in all, 2017 is just kind of baffling:
“SEE YOU IN COURT”
— cofounder of my ass (@bobby) February 9, 2017
-drunk frat guy getting tossed out of a bar for puking all over the bathroom. also, the president of the united states.
"SEE YOU IN COURT" is what the rich white villain in a dance crew movie yells after he loses a rec room turf battle to a bunch of teens.
— Miles Kahn (@mileskahn) February 9, 2017
One mischievous tweeter stands out. That is, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who used just three characters of the 140 available to her. Either referring to the three-strong panel of judges’ unanimous verdict, or more likely the three times the travel ban has been successfully blocked, Clinton tweeted:
3-0
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 10, 2017
As the Daily Dot noted this week, we are entering a golden age of Trump memes – and we aren’t even 100 days into his presidency. Earlier this week, presumably in response to increasing reports of chief strategist Steve Bannon’s influence in the White House, the president tweeted:
I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2017
Which then became a meme:
I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it pic.twitter.com/6bobX7T5V9
— Shawn (@online_shawn) February 6, 2017
I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data pic.twitter.com/bHeO2pQ6Nj
— Matt Leys (@mattleys) February 6, 2017
And an extremely popular account called @TrumpDraws has amassed more than 300,000 followers by re-imagining those executive orders:
my plane pic.twitter.com/o7jDiam0vP
— Trump Draws (@TrumpDraws) February 3, 2017
