Trump posted a picture of himself as Rocky. No one knows what to make of it

[Judi Lynn]

The president’s bizarre tweet prompted jokes about Russia, white insecurity and less-than-inspiring leadership

Poppy Noor
@PoppyNoor
Wed 27 Nov 2019 15.50 ESTLast modified on Wed 27 Nov 2019 16.13 EST



People are used to seeing Donald Trump’s face transposed on to a lot of things: satsumas, the Queen, a giant floating baby flying across the US and the UK.

But this morning, the president himself posted a photo where his head was photoshopped on to something utterly surprising: the super-buff, bare body of the fictional boxer Rocky Balboa.

It was tweeted at 10.54am, with Trump offering exactly zero explanation – not even a caption. All we know is that the tweet was sent during a golf trip at one of Trump’s golf clubs in Florida, during his Thanksgiving holiday at Mar-a-Lago.

Who knows how we should interpret it? Perhaps the 45th president suffered a blow to the head this morning. Or perhaps he wants us to know he’s a fighter. Maybe he’s upset about of all the low blows thrown his way during his tenure, with people saying mean things like “why does he grab women by the pussy?”

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/27/donald-trump-rocky-picture-twitter

[Mme. Defarge]

1. Interesting that his expression seems so sad.

[Nay]

13. I think he's supposed to be looking tough. nt

[Mme. Defarge]

14. Supposed to, yes.

But to me his expression looks kind of lost.

[WheelWalker]

2. I'd like to make toilet paper of it. Custom, photo spread TP.

Where can I get that done?

[dewsgirl]

12. I bet you can, I just have no idea how.

[struggle4progress]

3. Suggested interpretation: he has the cartoonish aspirations of a maladjusted adolescent

[Marie Marie]

4. I truly believe that is how he sees himself.

[bdamomma]

15. That's what he

wishes, but isn't. An ole sick obese man.

[Docreed2003]

5. Ironic

Considering Rocky actually had the guts to fight the Russian

[First Speaker]

6. You win the thread!

[Brother Buzz]

7. He's riffing on the lie he told about his "gorgeous" chest

and the nimrod thinks he's throwing shade on lame stream media.

Link to tweet

[Onthefly]

8. Rocky Horror Picture...nothing to show

Small man with delusions of grandeur. “Little Donnie gonna get mean. Get out of my sand box...you stupid cats!”

[Zoonart]

9. It's. A. Squirrel!

[Vinca]

10. If this doesn't scream mental health emergency, I don't know what does.

[bdamomma]

16. I just saw one clip of

him at the rally he doesn't look well at all. Something is going on with him.

[malaise]

11. He's effin' mad

Moving along!

[tavernier]

17. Malaria laughed so hard, her kidneys fell off!!!

[NCLefty]

18. He never had a body like that. He's an endless braggart and narcissist.

From the other thread about this:

[Mc Mike]

19. "The President in this case is Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed is -- everything else in the world.

It's the tenth round. He's bloodied. ... and every time he falls everyone says, 'Stay down! Stay down!' Does he stay down? No. Like Rocky, he gets back up, and in the end--actually, he loses in the first movie.

OK. Doesn't matter. The point is it is the heartwarming story of a man who was repeatedly punched in the face."

-- Colbert, '06 W.H. Correspondents' Dinner