People Are Roasting Donald Trump For Not Knowing What He’s President Of
Donald Trump says he met with the President of the US Virgin Islands, aka...himself.
At this point, the bar is so low for Donald Trump that anytime he sits down with another world leader I’m just relieved if he doesn’t start a war. Thankfully, I didn’t have to stress about his recent meeting with the President of the US Virgin Islands, due to the fact that the President of the US Virgin Islands is… Donald Trump.
Now, if only someone would tell him that.
On Friday, Trump told reporters that he’d met with the president of islands to discuss hurricane relief. Presumably he was just talking to a mirror, or some other kind of shiny surface? Because again – and I really cannot stress this enough – he is president of the US Virgin Islands. They’re a US territory. It’s right there in the name.
In reality, Trump met with Kenneth Mapp, who is the governor of the islands. The White House later corrected the error in their transcript of Trump’s remarks by literally crossing out the word ‘president’ and replacing it with ‘governor’. A most elegant solution.
In the official transcript, the White House has crossed out the president’s comment that he met with the president of the Virgin Islands. pic.twitter.com/9NytvbIhoA
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 13, 2017
But by that time social media had already gotten hold of Trump’s gaffe, and they were not going to let it go quietly.
Trump claims he ‘met with the president of the Virgin Islands.’
Who is going to tell him? https://t.co/sFqYnItyMv pic.twitter.com/VmUWmSrufq
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 13, 2017
They’re literally called the US Virgin Islands …
— Ester Bloom (@shorterstory) October 13, 2017
Trump met with the President of the US Virgin Islands and was upset that he also lost the popular vote by 3 million to Hillary Clinton.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) October 13, 2017
Leave President Trump alone. I say hold the President of the US Virgin Islands accountable though.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) October 13, 2017
“I met the president of the Virgin Islands and he is a very great man, believe me. You should’ve seen the crowd at his inauguration.” pic.twitter.com/8Kg7liuiJM
— Empire of Lights ??? (@Empire0fLights) October 13, 2017
The Virgin Islands are on an alternate timeline where things are much better. https://t.co/ShylJF7w6W
— Bethany Khan (@BethanyKhan) October 13, 2017
when he realizes he’s the president of the US Virgin islands pic.twitter.com/DXLK81nvZB
— Ξric ? (@blayysian) October 13, 2017
PICTURED: Trump meeting with the President of the Virgin Islands pic.twitter.com/lGgxC6gXp5
— BOO!by cappucino (@bobbycappucino) October 13, 2017
Rumor has it that the President of the US Virgin Islands is a narcissistic, egotistical, uneducated bully who can’t spell words correctly.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) October 13, 2017
Still, in Trump’s defence, if Virgin Islanders could elect their own President, I reckon they’d definitely be considering it.