Trump Tweeted This #MakeAmericaGreatAgain Photo So Twitter Mercilessly Mocked Him
In Trump’s America, Diversity Is Having One Woman in Your Photo of Old White Men
This photo President Donald Trump tweeted late Thursday night really says it all. Trump surrounded by 11 older men, one woman, and apparently no people of color. (Also, no openly LGBT people.)
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/iwkcH3BBAG
— President Trump (@POTUS) February 17, 2017
The photo “was shot after the president schmoozed at a ‘listening session,’ at which he seems to do most of the talking,” The Huffington Post notes.
Twitter, rightly so, had a field day with it. Take a look:
@POTUS That’s a lot of white people…
— Tim Wrobel (@Timotato) February 17, 2017
.@POTUS could this picture be any more white?
— Jordan Uhl (@JordanUhl) February 17, 2017
@POTUS This picture is so white I need sunglasses.
— Gabe OrtÃz (@TUSK81) February 17, 2017
@POTUS it’s oddly impressive that 1) this photo is this white in 2017 and 2) you are really proud of that fact.
— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) February 17, 2017
@POTUS #MakeAmericaWhiteOldMenAgain
— Erin Richards (@ErinRRichards) February 17, 2017
@POTUS You picked unqualified white candidates over their far more qualified POC candidates because of selfish reasons. Shame on you.
— Cole Ledford (@ColeLedford11) February 17, 2017
. @POTUS aka @realDonaldTrump -u forgot the caption. pic.twitter.com/3548uCPe3f
— Gary A Williams (@GaryAWilliams) February 17, 2017
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