Donald Trump Threatened To Nuke Iran On Twitter And Of Course It’s A Meme Now
Memes and cockroaches will survive the nuclear hellfire.
On Monday, Donald Trump went on Twitter and threatened to nuke Iran. And look, let’s not kid ourselves: we all knew this was coming. Still, it doesn’t feel great now that we’re here.
Trump’s tweet, which was written in all caps because of course it was, came after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told a meeting of Iranian diplomats in Tehran that the United States should not “play with the lion’s tail” and warned that war with Iran would be “the mother of all wars”.
To which Trump responded in the calm, measured fashion we have come to expect from him.
To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018
Even in the era of Trump, it’s pretty concerning to see the US President swinging his dick around by invoking the spectre of nuclear war. What’s even more concerning is that White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders declined to say whether Trump consulted with national security aides before sending the tweet.
As for the denizens of the internet, they’ve responded to the President’s threat in the only way they know how. With memes.
To Iranian President Rouhani: I AM EMAILING ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF NIGERIAN PRINCE ABACHA TUNDE. I WRITE TO REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING MONEY FROM ACCOUNT, WHICH IS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO LEGAL. PLEASE REPLY WITH YOUR BANK DETAILS TO ASSIST THIS. BE CAUTIOUS!
— Ange Thompson, Girl Detective (@AngeMaryClaire) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani: IT’S GONNA TAKE A LOT TO TAKE ME AWAY FROM YOU
THERE’S NOTHING THAT A HUNDRED MEN OR MORE COULD EVER DO
I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA
GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO DO THE THINGS WE NEVER HAD— Plathanos ??? (@SavinTheBees) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER EVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP. NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN. NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AROUND AND DESERT YOU. NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY. NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE. NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU.
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani: SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME THE WORLD IS GONNA ROLL ME I AIN’T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED SHE WAS LOOKING KIND OF DUMB WITH HER FINGER AND HER THUMB IN THE SHAPE OF AN “L” ON HER FOREHEAD. WELL THE YEARS START COMING AND THEY DONT STOP COMING FED TO THE
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani: YO I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT SO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY WANT I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT SO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY WANT I WANNA HUH I WANNA HUH I WANNA HUH I WANNA
— Lindsay Ellis (@thelindsayellis) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani: DEAR MISTER IM TOO GOOD TO CALL OR WRITE MY FANS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST PACKAGE I EVER SEND YOUR ASS. IT’S BEEN SIX MONTHS AND STILL NO WORD. I DON’T DESERVE IT? I KNOW YOU GOT MY LAST TWO LETTERS, I WROTE THE ADDRESS ON THEM PERFECT
— ya like jazz? (@jaaswest) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani:
ISN’T THE FIRST CARDINAL RULE OF PERM MAINTENANCE THAT YOU’RE FORBIDDEN TO WET YOUR HAIR FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER GETTING A PERM AT THE RISK OF DEACTIVATING THE IMMONIUM THYGOCOLATE? AND WOULDN’T SOMEBODY WHO HAD, SAY, 30 PERMS BEFORE IN THEIR LI— Alp Ozcelik (@alplicable) July 23, 2018
To Iranian President Rouhani: RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER’S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT’S ENTIRLEY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE’LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME!
— Boa Storm (@boa_storm) July 23, 2018
TO IRANIAN PRESIDENT ROUHANI: HOW DO I TURN MY CAPS LOCK OFF?
— الـٰــهــــه (@m0odymillennial) July 23, 2018
For real, I’m gonna miss quality laffs like this when we’re all reduced to radioactive cinders.
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