Twitter Explodes in Mockery as Trump Says ‘I Loved My Previous Life’ and Complains ‘This Is More Work’
‘Wistful’
President Trump lamented the constraints and responsibilities of his new job, on the eve of his 100th day in the Oval Office.Â
“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going,” Trump told Reuters in an interview Thursday. Â “This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”
“I loved my previous life, I had so many things going..this is more work, I thought being President would be easier” #Trump‘s #fridayfeeling pic.twitter.com/eR6kQef2qc
— Jonathan Beeley (@foreignpolicy77) April 28, 2017
The news agency called it “a wistful look at his life before the White House.”
Trump also said he missed driving.
“I like to drive,” he said. “I can’t drive any more.”
On Twitter, many were quick to respond:
Meanwhile, on Earth 2, President Clinton finds her job to be rewarding and exactly as difficult as she expected.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) April 28, 2017
Not @Onion headline.https://t.co/NtlZzLfs3h
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) April 28, 2017
He is just sooooooo remarkably, painfully, ridiculously dumb. https://t.co/HfU4o8aqWt
— Emmett Macfarlane (@EmmMacfarlane) April 28, 2017
Wow, how shocking that man whose career was being a figurehead of fantasy industries — casinos, reality TV — is surprised real job is hard
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) April 28, 2017
Trump: “I loved my previous life…I thought it’d [being President] be easier…”
Everyone: pic.twitter.com/OrupcjFqvH— D Ray (@KingDavid757) April 28, 2017
Conservative David Frum posted a huge tweetstorm, starting with this:
Nobody could have known the presidency was hard.
— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 28, 2017
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