Steve Bannon’s concerned he’ll be infected by Islam if he hangs about too long. Poor bigot. #TrumpSaudi pic.twitter.com/pilnJH92ZN
— Mike P Williams (@Mike_P_Williams) May 20, 2017
What happens when a man who campaigned on anti-Muslim rhetoric visits a Muslim country? Hilarity, so far, along with the other Trump trademark: hypocrisy.
But first, before we dive into anything else, let’s all just pause for a moment and bask in the glow of Stephen created-the-platform-for-the-“alt-right” (a hate movement) Bannon looking very much like he’s a concerned that the team he’s on might have said some things to piss off the people he’s meeting.
steve bannon looks so uncomfortable here and it rules pic.twitter.com/GlPQJPUTts
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) May 21, 2017
Take a nationalist out of his own nation and put him among the very people he’s denigrated, and surprise! He almost looks a bit afraid for his safety. Good.
If there is an afterlife, I want Bannon to spend it in a room like this. https://t.co/VvbPVIqJOW
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) May 21, 2017
Of course, these are just some lucky shots, and he didn’t look quite so uncomfortable the entire time—but no worries, we’ve got jokes for that, too.
Took bribes. pic.twitter.com/SFzwIB7BL9
— President Bannon (@PRESlDENTBANNON) May 20, 2017
And here is Secretary of State Rex Tillerson dancing awkwardly, which is nothing next to the clip of Donald Trump trying to join in the sword dance and just waving it about like a nincompoop, completely out of time with everyone else, almost as though he hasn’t a goddam clue what’s going on at any given moment.
President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson swayed along with traditional dancers in Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/HAf6RroaDe
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2017
Donald Trump joins in on traditional sword dance in Saudi Arabia as part of his first foreign trip as US president https://t.co/NBIvrIWEeM pic.twitter.com/sCUVfmZF7y
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 21, 2017
Lest we forget:
Your dad literally tried to ban a religion from entering the US. https://t.co/HPu6JI1Bqp
— jordan 🌹 (@JordanUhl) May 20, 2017
But they hypocrisy train is only just getting started. While he was there, Donald Trump signed a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia, worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Meanwhile, he previously slammed Hillary Clinton for accepting Saudi money to the Clinton Foundation by saying, “Saudi Arabia and many of the countries that gave vast amounts of money to the Clinton Foundation want women as slaves and to kill gays. Hillary must return all money from such countries!” He suddenly seems not to care about taking that moral stand anymore!
On same weekend as record-breaking arms deal, Saudis announced $100 million donation to Ivanka fund https://t.co/NgUFaWaydq pic.twitter.com/B9iMTZndNn
— Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) May 21, 2017
Wait a minute…. doesn’t this sound like the Clinton Foundation and foreign government donations? https://t.co/j3ceHv68xS
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) May 21, 2017
He’s also no longer concerned about the first lady wearing or not wearing a head scarf when visiting there, though he felt much differently when that was Michelle Obama—surprising, I know. There really is one of these tweets for everything.
There are people on Twitter praising Melania Trump for not wearing a headscarf and saying they are finally proud of a first lady. Ahem…. https://t.co/ciQA8rNaY5
— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) May 20, 2017
Reminder: A foreigner is not required to wear a headscarf – whether Michelle Obama or Melania Trump. Hypocrisy, however, is always fun. https://t.co/LOUTQwX35L
— AJMarinell (@AJMarinell) May 20, 2017
And then there’s the “bow” that wasn’t a bow, just like Obama’s “bow” that wasn’t a bow, and—you guessed it—there’s a Trump tweet for that:
.@BarackObama bowed to the Saudi King in public–yet the Dems are questioning @MittRomney‘s diplomatic skills.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2012
@realDonaldTrump @BarackObama @MittRomney Sorry Don, but there’s a tweet for everything. pic.twitter.com/rfVzdTLpwz
— Jordan 🗽 (@JordanSchroll) May 20, 2017
This is the actual Fox News headline from this morning, LITERALLY an hour before this photo was taken. pic.twitter.com/HWlzFdVZvY
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) May 20, 2017
Again, neither of them was actually bowing, but you know how the Fox News crowd goes with these things. It’s almost like all of Trump’s outrage is just parroting what his base wants to hear/is hearing from Fox News/parrots themselves on Facebook, with no actual conviction behind it! Not convinced? Here’s yet another example:
Huh. Trump doesn’t say “radical Islamic terrorism” in his meeting with Saudi leaders. He uses Obama’s “violent extremism”. #ArmsDeal https://t.co/EPQXD8F5KW
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) May 20, 2017
Meanwhile, conservatives are shouting from the rooftops about the “royal welcome” Trump got, while completely overlooking that it’s entirely a play to his vanity—one world leaders have not-so-secretly planned for. Here, let’s end on an unrelated, comedic note:
Jared Kushner is always photographed like the camera is zooming in on the real killer in a Law and Order episode. pic.twitter.com/5xKaARzE5E
— Born Miserable (@bornmiserable) May 19, 2017
Bonus: With Kushner reported to be the “person of interest” inside the White House in the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s Russia ties, it’s just too perfect.
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