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Trump proclaims he’s ‘a very active president’—and Twitter isn’t buying it

Um, is he?

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David Covucci

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Early on in his presidency, President Trump’s tweets were delivered in a format that was perfectly exploited as memes. Who among us could forget, “I call my own shots, largely on the accumulation of data?”

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That’s calmed down in the past couple months, which is wonderful for the people whose lives are directly affected by the president’s online dictums, but kind of a bummer for those of use who like to laugh at POTUS.

Thankfully, he came roaring back today, declaring himself “a very active president” as part of a morning tweetstorm.

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The reasons for LOLs abounded.

Primarily, there’s the fact that instead of president-ing, he’s often seen golfing.

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https://twitter.com/nathannorrgran/status/863026025894105089

https://twitter.com/MikeAE35/status/863023324301066241

Much like the fine-tuned machine meme, people contrasted the absurdity of the statement with equally absurd GIFs and pictures.

https://twitter.com/symptomatic/status/863025977001226240

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It also read like the beginning of a commercial, and with Trump of an advanced age, there was no shortage of what people imagined him hawking as a “very active president.”

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But best of all was the use of this week’s Spongebob meme, which throws a person’s own words right back at them while also laughing in their face.

https://twitter.com/LouisatheLast/status/863025819660292096

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That’s just perfect.

 
The Daily Dot