Are you hiding from TV today, hopeful that if you don’t see it, it didn’t happen? Well, you are wrong. Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States. In case you missed it, here are the best tweets that struggle to grasp with our new American reality.
Justice Breyer making a bold fashion choice.
Justice Breyer has a hat on. What kind of hat, I can't say. pic.twitter.com/px5jaRK3lq
— Todd Ruger (@ToddRuger) January 20, 2017
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Justice Breyer is holding a Ziploc bag with his possessions, presumably in case it rains. Supreme Court Justices — they're just like us!
— Jessica Taylor (@JessicaTaylor) January 20, 2017
Speaking of SCOTUS, be careful out there RBG, you’re our only hope.
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Maybe RBG should stay home out of the cold. Perhaps encased in bubblewrap for that matter. https://t.co/SKBXf7ZMBq
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) January 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/SCOTUSHUMOR/status/822480839812546560
But obviously not the only jurists out there:
Just spotted: Third Circuit senior Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of soon-to-be president.
— Tony Mauro (@Tonymauro) January 20, 2017
We’ve got jokes, because you probably need some humor right now.
Sport joke pic.twitter.com/FBy4SfXbn1
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) January 20, 2017
Zoe Tillman of Buzzfeed on the protest beat… there’s a lot of stuff going on there:
Large flash bangs are being set off at 13th and so NW, not clear who is setting them off. Police driving protesters back north
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
Police spraying something at protesters pic.twitter.com/yeT0iYVgqL
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
"Whose streets? Our streets" protesters pushing over trash cans, newspaper boxes pic.twitter.com/ydGnXw5YzN
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
Protesters just smashed the windows of this limo, threw in a flare pic.twitter.com/KMeXIbzBHH
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
Kellyanne Conway going full-on dystopian:
https://twitter.com/CaseyMalone/status/822469098059759616
Or she just wants to make her support of our ally clear:
Kellyanne Conway's $3600 @gucci coat was designed to celebrate the city of … London. #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/OKC9Nr4Wdf
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) January 20, 2017
Michelle Obama is all of us:
.@FLOTUS @MichelleObama expresses what all (well, most) of us are feeling. #Inauguration #InaugurationDay2017 #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/f4Trfdswqt
— Zachary D. Kaufman (@zacharykaufman) January 20, 2017
Strength:
https://twitter.com/mandystadt/status/822476910852796416
I’ll miss you most of all, scarecrow:
Biden Frantically Cleaning Up Trashed Vice President Residence At Last Second https://t.co/ZqDEmukwOI pic.twitter.com/dhFsFNuIiS
— The Onion (@TheOnion) January 20, 2017
Valerie Jarrett ending the Obama era:
Always hoped to be here to turn out the lights. Just did. Peace out! pic.twitter.com/rXPFp7GKuO
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) January 20, 2017
Time marches forward, but this time with trepidation:
The clock’s going to tick over to 12:01.
Trump will be the president.
And no one knows what's going to happen next.https://t.co/qPa9DJ4Qwu pic.twitter.com/2F95qMxzi6— POLITICO (@politico) January 20, 2017
Seconded:
Today pic.twitter.com/lnwXxQtl4N
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 20, 2017
And then Trump’s appearance:
Trump looks like a man walking to his execution.
— Dan Levine (@FedcourtJunkie) January 20, 2017
Eric Schneiderman has thoughts:
https://twitter.com/Schneiderman/status/822480773441814530
Is this going to happen? No?
"Stop the inauguration! I just discovered our President-elect got an 'F' in second grade gym class!" #InagurationDay pic.twitter.com/pZdvuxG7iA
— The Simpsons (@Simpsons_tweets) January 20, 2017
Okay, then let’s get this over with.
Justice Clarence Thomas swearing in Vice President Mike Pence (without a hitch). #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/b6vDddqQt2
— David Lat (@DavidLat) January 20, 2017
Donald is up next:
Justice Roberts Stops In Middle Of Oath Of Office To Remind Audience This Just His Job https://t.co/YSWo6Dttj2 pic.twitter.com/9SM3yK6Pj3
— The Onion (@TheOnion) January 20, 2017
This is real life:
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/PkUuaJ8M4e #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/ONzc6ZnAMt
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 20, 2017
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States https://t.co/fTz1RihEeT pic.twitter.com/yew2cSwGeC
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 20, 2017
Then President Tiny Hands speaks, and Mother Nature cries:
https://twitter.com/annehelen/status/822489591479406592
He went with a populist message:
I agree with everything he's saying and nothing he's doing. One nation under Goldman Sachs.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) January 20, 2017
So far this is nomination acceptance speech redux: dystopian description of current US, vague promise of better future.
— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) January 20, 2017
"America first." I assume no one cares that this was a Nazi sympathizer slogan in the 30s. No? OK. #Inauguration
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) January 20, 2017
The markets react:
Here we go… pic.twitter.com/Mk1jDIsCU4
— Thornton McEnery (@ThorntonMcEnery) January 20, 2017
USD and yields just realized that he has no ideas, commenced allegorical shitting of their pants
— Thornton McEnery (@ThorntonMcEnery) January 20, 2017
Welp, this vodka isn’t going to drink itself.
Yes, it isn't even noon and I'm drinking vodka in honor of our new Russian overlords #MourninginAmerica
— Kathryn Rubino (@Kathryn1) January 20, 2017