Trump Tries Again to Use Sarcasm Defense After 'Noble Prize' Tweet Flub

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By Sarah Rumpf

Here we go again. The president of the United States — the leader of the free world, commander-in-chief of the world’s most powerful military, and man in charge of a nuclear arsenal capable of annihilating the planet’s entire human population several times over — made a silly mistake and is attempting to save face by claiming it was merely “sarcasm.”

The latest Trumpian faux pas came earlier Sunday on President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter feed. On a day that has been positively exploding with tweet storms against the media, a favorite target for his ire, Trump posted several tweets demanding that journalists who won “Noble Prizes” for their reporting on “Russia, Russia, Russia” should be forced to give them back to the “Noble Committee.”

Trump was mocked immediately, enthusiastically, and viciously for the tweets, both for the repeated misspelling (the award is known as the Nobel Prize, named for the Swedish scientist and businessman who founded the awards) and for the fact that Nobel Prizes are awarded for outstanding contributions to humanity in several fields, including peace, chemistry, medicine, physics, literature — but not journalism.

After several hours of ridicule, Trump deleted the three tweets complaining about “Noble” Prizes. Yashar Ali, among others, had preserved the tweets with screenshots:

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[dalton99a]

1. Of course, it was sarcasm:

[tanyev]

2. He thinks he's the Comedian in Chief.

[central scrutinizer]

3. Appropriate

[lagomorph777]

19. Quantum asshole

[safeinOhio]

4. Making fun of him

pushed his button, big time.

[blm]

6. That's the basis for the FB group Trumpelthinskin.

Paul Slansky calls ridicule Trump’s kryptonite. He thinks we should stay on it hard without let up.

[Hortensis]

12. And THIS eternal thorn is also obviously still firmly lodged in his ass:

Link to tweet

[patricia92243]

5. What is he talking about "Russia, Russia, Russia?"

[Hortensis]

9. My immediate question and still wondering.

That he had one of his secret chats with Putin just the other day was leaked, who knows what all that ass-whisperer was instigating.

He's clearly afraid of the media, especially now. Fear of new crimes being found out or probing too near old ones? He said a while ago that Maggie Haberman, who's been writing about his circles' connections with Russia, should give back her Pulitzer.

Recurring themes, but what might be new? Big doings regarding Iran? He's still at it, very agitated.

Link to tweet

[scarletwoman]

16. He's referring to the Mueller Investigation - also known as the "Russian hoax." (nt)

[lagomorph777]

20. Somebody should hit him in the nose with a football.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. Did tRump learn a new word?

[Politicub]

8. That's his new word, apparently. MAGAs will probably start using it, too.

They'll insult you and say, "huh huh huh sarclasm..," before they retreat into their hidey hole.

[IronLionZion]

10. His whole presidency has been sarcasm

and we're just not quick enough to get it. He's way too clever for us

[Firestorm49]

11. Wow! The guy is completely bonkers.

It again makes me wonder how such a stupid person can reside in the Oval Office. It’s disheartening for mankind, much less the safety (?) of the planet.

[Whiskeytide]

13. I hate it when people forget the ...

... sarcasm thingy.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. He's going extreme and bizarre, expect something outrageous and diabolical soon /nt

[ToxMarz]

15. Trump apparently isn't aware of Poe's law, or at least doesn't believe in it

"Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture stating that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views so obviously exaggerated that it cannot be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied."

If he's gonna be the Twitter in chief, he's gonna need to use the "sarcasm" emoji.

[CaptYossarian]

22. He's only aware of Cole's Law.

Shredded cabbage in a mildly sweet dressing.

Actually, he realized his error on Sunday morning. When he found a piece of shell in his eggs, he knew it was a "pullet surprise".

[lefty2000]

17. Why Donald Did Poorly In School

It was not the stupidity, it was sarcasm.

"1492...that's when they signed the Magna Carter(sic). Not many people know that."

[OMGWTF]

21. "Donald Trump was the stupidest GD student I ever had." -- William T. Kelly, Prof, U of PA, Wharton

[SayItLoud]

18. Silly mistake? Beg to differ. He's a complete moron.

All too often this evil imbecile gets coverage with excuses like "mistakes, misspoke, sarcasm, etc etc." HE is mentally unstable, ignorant and uninformed. No friggin excuses. Call it as it is.