President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted what may be the most cursed image of the year: It’s a photo of him smiling at his Oval Office desk with a solemn Kim Kardashian West at his side. The internet is horrified and coping with jokes, of course.
“Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing,” the president wrote.
Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing. pic.twitter.com/uOy4UJ41JF
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2018
Kardashian’s White House visit was anticipated. She had been planning to meet with Trump and other officials, including Jared Kushner, to discuss prison reform and ask for the pardon of a 62-year-old woman in jail.
I see the summit with Kim is back on… https://t.co/8rQOL47tfB
— Iain Dale (@IainDale) May 30, 2018
KIM KARDASHIAN’S COMING OVER DON’T TELL JEFF SESSIONS I WANT TO MAKE HER THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO HAVE YOU SEEN MELANIE? pic.twitter.com/BryvoLwRlR
— Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) May 30, 2018
What wasn’t anticipated was the photo that came out of the Kardashian-Trump meet up.
They look like the Addams Family.
— Gigi C (@reggiecunico1) May 31, 2018
Daily Beast writer and critic Ira Madison III pointed out an intriguing coincidence: Kardashian’s appearance with Trump comes on the 20th day that first lady Melania Trump has been absent from the public eye.
Amid many conspiracy theories, the Kardashian photo brings up a new one: Has she been replaced?
https://twitter.com/ira/status/1001963905856540672
Of course, there were many other jokes made about a famous reality star discussing prison reform with another famous reality star who just happens to be president, because that’s the only way to digest the hellish reality the photo represents.
https://twitter.com/RufusOverYrHead/status/1001964169451753474
https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1001910231918510082
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1001965641132277761
Even beyond the dystopian implications, there were other questions about the photo. For example, what’s up with Kardashian’s pants?
I’m not saying @KimKardashian is sending us a secret message but also what does the embroidery on her pants say? pic.twitter.com/JBL10qCSkB
— Gina Rushton (@ginarush) May 30, 2018
And when’s the beauty line dropping?
Donald is wearing KKW Beauty foundation in Nonsensical Screaming Papaya and Kim is sporting creme lipstick in Kanye We Need to Talk pic.twitter.com/zYqZPUK8ka
— kyla crowther (@whatkyIasaid) May 30, 2018
But here’s the biggest question: Why didn’t any of us see this coming?
This book by @richardhine was published in June 2016 https://t.co/ebyLPgViWC
— Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) May 30, 2018