Donald Trump's 'Game of Thrones' Tweet Opens Meme Floodgates Everything is seemingly a game to President . So, why not tweet out...
Everything is seemingly a game to President . So, why not tweet out a Game of Thrones meme with his image regarding a serious foreign policy topic?
On Friday, the White House announced plans to reimpose sanctions on Iran that were halted as a part of the nuclear deal struck under the Obama administration. Early this year, Trump withdrew from that agreement. Later on Friday, the commander-in-chief took to Twitter and posted an image of himself, along with a play on the famous “Winter is coming†Game of Thrones tagline, replacing it with “Sanctions are coming.â€
Unsurprisingly, responses quickly rolled in:
HBO released a statement to media outlets: “We were not aware of this messaging and would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for political purposes.†But the cable network also took to Twitter and responded in a joking way tweeting, “How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?â€
Author and series creator George R.R. Martin used the occasion to go after the president for stoking fear and implored people to vote:
GoT cast member Maisie Williams was having none of it tweeting, “Not today.â€
And, of course, some internet creatives could not help themselves, jumping at the chance to make fun of the president:
Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani also responded to Trump̢۪s threats of sanctions against Iran with a GOT-inspired meme:
But perhaps Trump is the one who should be afraid. After all, midterms are coming.
Source: Google News US Entertainment | Netizen 24 United States
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