These #TrumpBookReport tweets may be the funniest debate reactions ever
The third and final presidential debate of 2016 spawned more than its share of moments destined for (perhaps fleeting) internet fame. There was the exchange where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump called each other a puppet in a manner most of us would expect from bickering schoolchildren. The tweetstorm over Trump calling Clinton “a nasty woman” and the resulting hashtag #nastywomengetsh**done. The epic meme of the white pantsuit.
It was, however, Donald Trump’s response to one of moderator Chris Wallace’s foreign policy questions that inspired what was arguably the most the hilarious trending hashtag of the night.
St. Louis mayoral candidate Antonio French was none too impressed with the Republican nominee’s foreign policy knowledge. So, he penned the tweet below, comparing Trump to a teenager giving a book report on a book he hasn’t read.
Trump's foreign policy answers sound like a book report from a teenager who hasn't read the book. "Oh, the grapes! They had so much wrath!"
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) October 20, 2016
Then, French’s tweet took on a life of its own, spawning the viral hashtag #TrumpBookReport and hundreds of responses from around the world.
Here are just a few of the highlights.
"Juliet. Such a nasty woman. She made Romeo kill himself. And believe me he could have done better. Look at her." #TrumpBookReport
— Catherine Q. (@CatherineQ) October 20, 2016
Those poor heights. They were wuthering. Wuthering so bad. Bigly wuthering. I'll make them great again. #TrumpBookReport @AntonioFrench
— Callie (@calliembush) October 20, 2016
Charlotte's Web ...Spider dies at the end... no stamina. What a loser. #TrumpBookReport
— Cora Huggins (@Rangerswife1) October 20, 2016
Uncle Tom's Cabin, worst cabin in the inner city. Terrible schools. Nasty women & bad hombres everywhere. @AntonioFrench #trumpbookreport
— Melanated Soul (@RealMotha4Ya) October 20, 2016
It took Low Energy Harry Potter 7 books to defeat Voldermort. Sad! I would have beat him in the first book! #TrumpBookReport
— Historical Trump (@HistoryDTrump) October 20, 2016
“We’re gonna catch so much rye, you won’t believe it. We’re bringing those rye catching jobs to America.” #TrumpBookReport @AntonioFrench
— Steve McPherson (@steventurous) October 20, 2016
Several of the viral tweets riffed on the theme and even incorporated other controversial moments from the campaign. The leaked 2005 tape of Trump and Billy Bush on an “Access Hollywood” bus, for example...
Nowhere does it say that anything actually happened between Lolita and Humbert, it was just boy talk. #TrumpBookReport
— Summer Brennan (@summerbrennan) October 20, 2016
His comments about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly...
Lady Macbeth. Nasty woman. Blood coming out of her wherever. #TrumpBookReport
— Lauren Holmes (@lholmes12) October 20, 2016
His now infamous comments about Mexican immigrants...
"When District 12 sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They're sending Katniss Everdeen. What a nasty woman."#TrumpBookReport
— Jen-O-Lantern (@Pop_Reader) October 20, 2016
Even his plan to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it...
The bridges, nobody builds a bridge like me. I'll build one and make Madison County pay for it #TrumpBookReport
— The Real B Ham (@TheRealBHam) October 20, 2016
During an election season when so much of what goes on seems to dishearten the American public, social media has consistently come through to offer some comic relief... an outlet for people to funnel their outrage and disgust with the system into loaded humor instead.