While most people will be barbecuing and watching a sky full of bursting colors on July 4, others will be celebrating in a different way. This proves true for the Twitterverse and its current viral trend, “Nothing but respect for MY president.” It all started with this tweet from a woman named Makenna Greenwald.
Stopped to clean @realDonaldTrump Hollywood Star. Nothing but respect for MY President. #RaisedRight pic.twitter.com/jL4sqx4rlh
— Makenna (@makenna_mg) June 28, 2017
The original tweet was posted toward the end of June. The photo showed Greenwald cleaning up President Donald Trump’s vandalized Hollywood star. Greenwald’s tweet was meant to show support for the president, but Twitter decided to take it in another direction by mocking her soon after.
https://twitter.com/lindxeyy/status/881982369304989696
https://twitter.com/penguinpenguout/status/881983308544061441
Stopped to clean his sign. Nothing but respect for my president. pic.twitter.com/jXQuabOiTv
— Excellent driver, computer engineer (@misandrism) July 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jon_Wienke/status/881592893814718464
Even Greenwald’s hashtag “RaisedRight” was used to ridicule her.
nothing but respect for MY president. #RaisedRight pic.twitter.com/ftBdFU2moa
— jam (@fcknjaaay) July 3, 2017
Stopped to clean their home. Nothing but respect for my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. #RaisedRight pic.twitter.com/cpXXvAzgTG
— Duke Max “Carnival Lawyer” Ash (@mynameisntdave) July 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/martinohhh/status/882007430183264262
The trend took off a day prior to the Fourth of July and is now circulating on this patriotic day. Some are even gaining a Fourth of July theme.
Nothing but respect for my President 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/O0auYLC2vb
— fem top (@gayandold) July 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/TSwiftFCT/status/882251823763116032
https://twitter.com/burntp0p/status/882277030871445504
Stopped to clean Steve Rogers’ star. Nothing but respect for MY president.
— Beard 🇵🇸now whelk.bsky.social (@EvansBeard) July 4, 2017
Happy 4th of July, everyone. pic.twitter.com/2dGXxQC5Ov
Greenwald didn’t get the response she wanted, but she may have just made “summer cleaning” a thing—which isn’t a bad way to celebrate this Independence Day.
