Donald Trump has a historical past of utilizing by chance ironic TV present memes to advertise his political agenda — notably on the subject of HBO’s unique programming — and Twitter is having an absolute area day with the newest instance. On Monday evening, Trump tweeted a video clip from Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Season 10 premiere, titled “Completely happy New Yr,” with the all-caps caption “TOUGH GUYS FOR TRUMP!”
Within the scene clipped for the tweet, Larry David is proven virtually crashing right into a four-letter-word-happy biker who solely calms down as soon as David places on a type of signature crimson “Make America Nice Once more” hats worn by Trump’s supporters. However it seems Trump won’t have caught the remainder of what occurred within the episode and did not uncover that he was the punchline of that joke.
TOUGH GUYS FOR TRUMP! pic.twitter.com/DbjZjGzLWU
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2020
What transpires within the episode main up-to-the-minute featured in Trump’s tweet is Larry David’s discovery that sporting the MAGA hat serves as a fantastic “folks repellent,” and Larry whips out the hat each time he needs to drive others away from him. It is profitable at getting him out of a lunch assembly he is been dreading and conserving the seats subsequent to him empty at a sushi bar. The episode culminates with Larry moving into bother for sporting the hat and quoting Trump’s notorious Access Hollywood hot mic lines in knowledgeable scenario.
Naturally, the responses to the tweeted clip have been, properly, spirited.
Wow, discuss not getting the joke.
Actually 5 min later within the episode: “It is a fantastic folks repellent.” pic.twitter.com/HyoJwxGg7X
— Santa Claus, CEO (@SantaInc) February 11, 2020
Basic scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm!
However Trump misses the purpose: Within the episode, the purpose wasn’t to say that Trump followers are “robust.” It was to say they’re obnoxious bullies like Orange Man.
One other lesson from the present: Sporting a #MAGA hat makes you a “folks repellent.” pic.twitter.com/omNzN5bfqC
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) February 11, 2020
After all, there have been others who had a extra charitable interpretation to the clip selection.
Their liberal skit actually backfired on them, its hilarious.
— Daybreak Michael, PhD💗 (@SexCounseling) February 11, 2020
This is not the primary time Trump has doubtlessly misunderstood a present that he memed.
In 2019, Trump co-opted the Game of Thrones Season eight poster theme for his infamous “no collusion” party, and the cable community responded — together with some of the show’s stars — to malign using its mental property for that function. He later issued a play on the present’s iconic “Winter Is Coming” phrase by subbing in the word “Wall,” and followers of the present had been quick to point out the truth that there was additionally a much-fussed wall in Recreation of Thrones, but it surely’d simply been totally destroyed.
Curb Your Enthusiasm airs on Sundays at 10:30/9:30c.
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm