Trump Spent 2 Minutes At Martin Luther King Jr.'s Memorial, Jokes Abound
On the heels of President Donald Trump’s unannounced trip to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Monday, social media had a field day.
In addition to the fact that Trump didn’t participate in anything to honor King last year and that he had zero scheduled public events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, Trump spent a mere two minutes at the memorial alongside Vice President Mike Pence.
President Trump and VP Pence make unannounced trip to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/lVYZmLYw9K
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 21, 2019
He wished reporters a good morning after laying a wreath in front of the monument and said, “It’s a great day. It’s a beautiful day. And thank you for being here. Appreciate it.” He ignored questions.
Images of the moment circulated on social media within minutes, with many posting jokes, memes and more:
A powerful image from President Trump’s 2-minute visit to the MLK Memorial. pic.twitter.com/Y5Cx97SOuC
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) January 21, 2019
As Trump leaves the memorial, we are reminded MLK will always be the bigger man. pic.twitter.com/zd9MlnslRe
— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) January 21, 2019
It’s very windy today, I pray that someone secured the president’s implanted head ferret. https://t.co/eHZYljoS7y
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 21, 2019
At a funeral home, somewhere between the White House and the MLK memorial:
"Anybody seen the wreath we had out front?" https://t.co/OdH1mYyytW— Peter Sagal (@petersagal) January 21, 2019
@realDonaldTrump spent more time trying to pronounce MLK than his 2 minute visit to the memorial#MartinLutherKing pic.twitter.com/aryVoixnb0
— Shauna (@MordantTwit) January 21, 2019
Trump spent two minutes at the MLK Memorial and fifteen minutes posing with a spread of hamberders. https://t.co/5Gs7Y3bv7d
— Tommy Campbell (@MrTommyCampbell) January 21, 2019
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