Trump's Latest Distraction Attempt Inspires New Levels Of Social Media Cringe
The post was captioned, 'They came after the wrong man,' and the words on the painting read, 'I was the hunted — NOW I'M THE HUNTER.'
Take a look below.
They came after the wrong man. pic.twitter.com/hgKfdvAVQS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 22, 2025
However, if the White House social media department expected people to bow down and pledge fealty to their fearless leader suddenly, they were sorely mistaken.
Instead, the general response tended to be, as mentioned above, cringe. Lots of cringe.
Cultish and cringe-inducing. Also, insane. https://t.co/5h5QJfcxoj
— Christina Hoff Sommers (@CHSommers) July 22, 2025
The most cringe account on this platform https://t.co/cXr3eWbwPT
— Felix Koutchinski (@Koutchinski) July 22, 2025
How much more cringe can this account get? This is so pathetically ridiculous. https://t.co/OmjVhzhDv8
— Camille MacKenzie (@CamRMacKenzie) July 22, 2025
But where some people saw cringe, others just saw a bad action movie sequel.
Trump II: Out for Vengeance https://t.co/BpETOZsc3u
— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) July 22, 2025
Trump is telling us he's the new Hunter Biden pic.twitter.com/OU6CPo1TCS
— emily (@emnode) July 22, 2025
Many people online assumed the post was the president's latest attempt to distract MAGA followers enough so they stop asking pesky questions about those unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files.
Sir, this is an Epstein's
— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏴☠️🇺🇸 (@jimstewartson) July 22, 2025
😂🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/ib38EkEuqD
— Chicano Marine 🇲🇽🇺🇸💙 (@elchicanomarine) July 22, 2025
What is this, the poster for a new superhero called 'Pedo Man'?
— Jvnior (@JvniorLive) July 22, 2025
pic.twitter.com/9IF3pSNNSJ
— OG Fella 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 (@Garrett_Fella) July 22, 2025
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