As Confederate monuments are being removed all around the country, President Donald Trump has repeatedly made it clear he's on the side of the statues of Confederate generals.
As in all things, the President's son Don Jr. stepped right into line behind his father. He suggested that if protesters want to remove Confederate monuments, the statues should be replaced with sculptures of Donald Trump.
Want to save our monuments?
Let's get a movement going to replace any statue torn down during these riots with a new and more sturdy statue of @realDonaldTrump.
The nonsense would stop instantly.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 23, 2020
Unfortunately, Trump Jr.'s snarky remark backfired pretty spectacularly on Twitter.
Excellent idea. And I bet Mexico would pay for it too!
— Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions (@mynamesnotgordy) June 23, 2020
Good idea Junior. You could probably crowdfund a version of this statue in 50 states in about 10 minutes. pic.twitter.com/C1zUsf97X0
— Nick Childs (@npchilds) June 23, 2020
The Non Sequitur fallacy says hello, Junior.
— Jedi, Interrupted 🏳️🌈 (@JediCounselor) June 23, 2020
Don Jr. was right about one thing—people would NOT be excited about a series of Donald Trump statues.
Not sure he understands what he's saying here
A permanent statue of my father is such a horrible thing that the threat of Trump replacement statues will deter ppl from tearing down Confederate-type statues
"Hey guys, a confederate statue is the lesser of two evils, amirite?"
— Purity For Thee But Not For Me (@TheePurity) June 23, 2020
Errr....Who wants to tell him?
— William Buecker (@wcbuecker) June 23, 2020
These kids of his really are clueless, aren't they?
— Who, me? (@KDLo2017) June 23, 2020
Look everybody, Don Jr finally makes sense. He's right because no one wants to see a statue of Trump. https://t.co/JnLbH8H3bu
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) June 24, 2020
Yes, monuments for a one-term President who was impeached, cheated on all 3 of his wives, and sat at the helm of a more divided country as we've seen in decades.
— Myatt Daymun (@MyattDayMun) June 23, 2020
Others were excited about the idea.
In fact, countless Twitter users offered their suggestions for which Trump statue to use.
Great idea, Junior! But we've working on it and those protestors just don't get the message! pic.twitter.com/NK6zgNXXJp
— 🔻Cookin With Yas🔻 (@Yastreblyansky) June 23, 2020
#TrumpIsALaughingStock pic.twitter.com/QStUAFVRLS
— banegirl ⚖️ (@TheRealBaneGirl) June 23, 2020
President Trump has always inspired some pretty dramatic art.
Those statues already exist... pic.twitter.com/ViMZbtvhKB
— Scott Adams (@Scottadams4321) June 23, 2020
Here's one. pic.twitter.com/8sjb1sxdZx
— Rip This Jawn (@TimmyLynch13) June 23, 2020
Yeah, ok Junior. pic.twitter.com/bhzd8rL1sn
— 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟖 (@repeat1968) June 23, 2020
Yes!!! Here's the new monument for you. pic.twitter.com/kbslJazS2v
— Isaac AIshihabi (@aIshihabi) June 24, 2020
President Trump also recently said that any protesters who tear down Confederate monuments should be sent to jail for ten years.
Your family can fund it. 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/S3oxOiJRO3
— WaterBluSky (@MsMariaT) June 23, 2020
President Trump claims to have a strong sense of history, but he clearly isn't aware of what some of his idols did during their lifetimes.
The point of removing the statues is to erase the monuments to racism and intolerance, putting up a statue of RACIST @realDonaldTrump would mean we are continuing to erect monuments to racism#RacistInChief #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica #FUCKTRUMPhttps://t.co/CL5zMmDjrX pic.twitter.com/oaHdZiqHZZ
— Nestor "the boss" Gomez (@soloyochapin) June 23, 2020
Next time Donald Trump Jr. wants to land a burn, he might want to head to a place on the internet where he's a bit more popular.
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