‘His Only Metric Is Size’: Trump Is Really, Really Excited by Hurricane Irma and the Internet Has Noticed

President Gleefully Tweets About Hurricane That Will Bring Death and Destruction

Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded, has made its first landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda, and President Donald Trump is really excited. Packing winds of 185 miles per hour, it is a Category 5 hurricane even bigger than Harvey, and it’s headed for Puerto Rico, Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, the US Virgin Islands, and then Florida. 

It will undoubtedly bring death and destruction.

Wednesday morning, here’s what President Trump excitedly tweeted:

That came just minutes after this:

Maybe Donald Trump should watch this clip from The Weather Channel to get an idea of what hurricanes are like:

Meanwhile, people on social media are upset by Trump’s tweets. This is a massive hurricane. Instead of warning people, telling them what resources to turn to and promising their federal government will do everything possible to help them, the president is tweeting gleefully about it, as if it will harm no one.

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