The U.S. authorities shutdown is impacting 1000’s of federal employees and essential providers, however because the closure continues and the blame recreation between Democrats and Republicans performs out, one factor that hasn’t shutdown is the development of President Donald Trump’s “large, stunning ballroom” on the White Home.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom took observe of it and posted a hilarious meme of Trump, in fact in all-caps Trumpian model, because the doomed French monarch Marie Antoinette, which has since gone viral with greater than 2 million views and 22,000 reposts.
“TRUMP ‘MARIE ANTOINETTE’ SAYS, ‘NO HEALTH CARE FOR YOU PEASANTS, BUT A BALLROOM FOR THE QUEEN!’” Newsom wrote above a hysterical meme of Trump’s face superimposed on the physique of Antoinette wearing full 18th century garb and wig.
Antoinette grew to become an instance of callous and egocentric lavish luxurious whereas the French individuals have been going hungry and was ultimately executed.
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Newsom’s group didn’t cease there with the minimize throat meme, for almost 24 hours, the governor’s official X web page used the embarrasing AI generated picture as their avatar. Deepening the humiliation for anybody who occurred upon the web page however missed the sooner put up.
The hilarious posts despatched social media into overdrive.
“Gavin Newsom’s Press Workplace is ruthless lol,” wrote one person on Threads to one more savage put up from Newsom’s group.
“Dude is righteously diabolical 👏🏼👏🏼,” praised one other.
“OMG have a look at the profile image 😂😂,” seen one other.
And, whereas 1000’s of individuals discovered the humor in Newsom’s troll recreation, Trump’s MAGA base was hysterical with some claiming it’s a “critical risk” to Trump.
“It is a risk to @POTUS , & @FBI ought to examine Governor Newsom as a result of everyone knows what occurred to Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793.,” X person Dan C.F. All the time keep in mind 10 September pronounced.
A Trump opponent weighed in, “Similar to the President likes to make jokes, it’s additionally refreshing that the Governor additionally likes jokes. Recover from it.”
However Dan C.F. wasn’t backing down, “Making jokes is one factor, and I’m OK with it, however posting a critical risk like Gavin Newsom did, I’m not OK with that. He is aware of what he meant when he posted that.”
And Newsom wasn’t both. He doubled down with one other intelligent element in a repost to a screenshot of a headline from Individuals Journal that learn, “White Home Will Proceed Building of 90,000-Sq. Foot Ballroom Throughout Authorities Shutdown”, the caption spelled out one other humiliation for Trump.
Crooked. Lunatic. Obsessed. With. Nonsense. (CLOWN)
Whereas there’s so much to chortle about on this social frenzy over Newsom’s meme and MAGA outrage, the federal government closure is a critical state of affairs.
It closed at midnight Wednesday after Congress was unable to achieve a deal to proceed funding the federal government. Meaning federal employees received’t obtain paychecks, even when they’re important employees and are required to stay on the job, resembling air visitors controllers and the U.S. navy personnel.
Trump and members of Congress, although, will proceed receiving a paycheck.
The showdown and shutdown occurred amid a battle between Democrats and Republicans over soon-to-expire Reasonably priced Care Act subsidies and looming well being care cuts in Trump’s “One Huge Stunning Invoice” that Republicans rammed by earlier this summer season with no assist from Democrats.
The sweeping laws extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthiest People and pays for different administration priorities. But it surely does so by slicing greater than $1 trillion from well being packages within the largest such federal rollback in historical past.
An estimated 10 million individuals will lose their medical health insurance and tens of millions extra will see their premiums skyrocket. The nonpartisan Congressional Funds Workplace estimates the invoice will add $3.4 trillion to the nationwide debt.
The GOP is accusing Dems of inflicting the deadlock, however Republicans management the White Home, the Senate and the Home.
Democrats received’t comply with the momentary spending measure except Republicans agree to increase well being care funding and ensure Trump is not going to withhold spending already permitted by Congress.
Because the rising disaster causes growing concern, Trump continues constructing his large golden ballroom on the White Home. He introduced the large $200 million plan to renovate the State Ballroom in late July.
Building is underway with Trump and his donors protecting the steep price ticket. The venture is anticipated to be completed earlier than Trump’s time period is over.
