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Sat May 16, 2020, 11:29 PM

Judi Lynn (146,537 posts)

Fake Video! Trump Tweets Creepy 'Independence Day' Spoof Starring Him

05/16/2020 07:57 pm ET Updated 1 hour ago

It’s not entirely clear if “the president” speech in the spoof is calling Americans to a reopened economy — or to continue fighting for their lives.

By Mary Papenfuss

President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted a video of a grotesquely transformed scene from the 1996 movie “Independence Day” that stuck images of Republicans’ (and Donald Trump Jr.‘s) heads on actors’ bodies — and made Trump the hero.

Trump apparently viewed the manipulated clip as calling Americans back to a reopened economy amid the COVID-19 crisis. But the speech could also be interpreted as a call to Americans to fight for their lives.

In the actual film, the world is being destroyed by a mighty extraterrestrial force. A ragtag band of pilots saves the day — on the Fourth of July.

The chosen scene from the real film features fictional president Thomas J. Whitmore, a former Gulf War fighter pilot — played by Bill Pullman — calling the heroes to action.

More:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/independence-day-trump-aliens-tweet-video_n_5ec05fd9c5b641b8b123ba89

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
Fake Video! Trump Tweets Creepy 'Independence Day' Spoof Starring Him (Original post)	Judi Lynn	May 2020	OP
He is absolutely bat shit nuts.	Laffy Kat	May 2020	#1
???	wryter2000	May 2020	#2
Trump	Skittles	May 2020	#5
And no one....	SergeStorms	May 2020	#13
I don't get it either	Skittles	May 2020	#14
The thing is, Skittles...	SergeStorms	May 2020	#15
the ONLY thing I can think of	Skittles	May 2020	#16
In Depends Day starring Donald Trump	Blue Owl	May 2020	#3
OMG funny!!	AllyCat	May 2020	#6
You win the thread.	PA Democrat	May 2020	#11
Who will tell him?	lunasun	May 2020	#4
His mind is gone	The Blue Flower	May 2020	#7
GOD SAVE US, PLEASE!...	N_E_1 for Tennis	May 2020	#8
Bobble head nt	Javaman	May 2020	#9
What a tool. Third graders would come up with an idea like this.	BlancheSplanchnik	May 2020	#10
What......the......fuck......was......that?	SergeStorms	May 2020	#12

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Sat May 16, 2020, 11:34 PM

Laffy Kat (13,677 posts)

1. He is absolutely bat shit nuts.

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Sat May 16, 2020, 11:35 PM

wryter2000 (40,751 posts)

2. ???

Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

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Sun May 17, 2020, 01:03 AM

Skittles (134,446 posts)

5. Trump

that's who

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Sun May 17, 2020, 10:45 PM

SergeStorms (10,722 posts)

13. And no one....

dares tell, "The Donald", no. Why people cower before that ridiculous nitwit escapes me.

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Mon May 18, 2020, 12:19 AM

Skittles (134,446 posts)

14. I don't get it either

WHY are so many seemingly accomplished people willing to HUMILIATE themselves over that orange buffoon?

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Response to Skittles (Reply #14)

Mon May 18, 2020, 04:40 PM

SergeStorms (10,722 posts)

15. The thing is, Skittles...

is when history is written, and it won't take long after Trump leaves office, he'll be torn to shreds as the most feckless, divisive president in history. Anyone who defended him, abetted him, or agreed with him on almost every aspect of his administration will be judged the same way. I just don't get it. He's been a total failure, and every republican has been a total failure as well. Republican party politics has been lowered to a suicide pact under Trump's control of the party. That's fine with me, actually, but what comes after Trump? It scares me. Fascism is knocking on our country's door.

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Mon May 18, 2020, 06:59 PM

Skittles (134,446 posts)

16. the ONLY thing I can think of

is kompromat

seriously, there is no other logical explanation

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Sun May 17, 2020, 12:13 AM

Blue Owl (33,811 posts)

3. In Depends Day starring Donald Trump

n/t

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Sun May 17, 2020, 01:59 AM

AllyCat (12,345 posts)

6. OMG funny!!

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Sun May 17, 2020, 07:52 PM

PA Democrat (13,031 posts)

11. You win the thread.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 12:46 AM

lunasun (20,993 posts)

4. Who will tell him?

Link to tweet

?s=21

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Sun May 17, 2020, 07:01 AM

The Blue Flower (4,657 posts)

7. His mind is gone

We have a 25th amendment for a reason.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 07:11 AM

N_E_1 for Tennis (5,535 posts)

8. GOD SAVE US, PLEASE!...

and I’m an atheist.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 01:09 PM

Javaman (56,943 posts)

9. Bobble head nt

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Sun May 17, 2020, 05:08 PM

BlancheSplanchnik (20,062 posts)

10. What a tool. Third graders would come up with an idea like this.

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Sun May 17, 2020, 10:42 PM

SergeStorms (10,722 posts)

12. What......the......fuck......was......that?

Was that meant to be serious, funny, a mistake?

The only word that comes to mind is ridiculous.

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