Trump Just Shared A Clip From 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Without Realizing That It Was Most Definitely Mocking Him
President Trump has never been quick to catch on to a joke, unless it's one he made up.
On Twitter, the President recently retweeted an explicit clip from Larry David's HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, seeming to be under the impression it was supportive of him in some way.
In fact, the entire point of the scene was to mock the President and his supporters.
*WARNING: clip contains NSFW language
TOUGH GUYS FOR TRUMP! https://t.co/DbjZjGzLWU— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1581384177.0
In the clip, Larry David puts on a MAGA hat to get a rude biker to be nicer to him.
Trump's caption, "TOUGH GUYS FOR TRUMP!" signals he's either pleased the "tough" biker was a Trump supporter abd supports public harassment and menacing, or that putting on the hat made Larry David intimidating.
If Trump had watched the episode, however, he would know that David was wearing the MAGA hat because it's incredibly useful as "people repellant."
this episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is mocking MAGA culture (if that's the appropriate term)-- the glaring red M… https://t.co/Qszc9xAAWi— Joyce Carol Oates (@Joyce Carol Oates) 1581427501.0
In case David's feelings about the hat weren't perfectly clear, he also spelled them out in this interview (which also features explicit language).
I love Larry David with all my heart and soul. https://t.co/OEDANgVLho— Jimmy Traina (@Jimmy Traina) 1581386740.0
As the MAGA crowd begins to wonder why Larry David is trending, their confusion will be met with anger as they real… https://t.co/EG5dfhhTft— DevinNunesTHEDragQueen (@DevinNunesTHEDragQueen) 1581391344.0
In the episode, Larry uses the MAGA hat to avoid a meeting, get people to walk away from him at a restaurant and generally disgust everyone around him.
@realDonaldTrump You've never seen the show. In this episode Larry David starts wearing a MAGA hat so that nobody… https://t.co/Wamr2qHuLx— KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿 (@KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿) 1581384735.0
In a recent episode, Larry David wore a MAGA hat strategically to alienate everyone he encountered. Our intrepid l… https://t.co/qiihd40HjQ— Dr. David A. Lustig (@Dr. David A. Lustig) 1581435628.0
Does Trump understand the joke?
Does he understand any jokes?
@washingtonpost He doesn’t understand what a joke is. I’ve never seen a man with a worse sense of humor. Al Franken… https://t.co/IWEUCyqQJ3— Nai Mei (@Nai Mei) 1581440904.0
@washingtonpost He never gets the joke. He thought the UN was laughing at America, not him.— Eric L. (@Eric L.) 1581441985.0
Many felt Trump's retweet proved David's point.
This scene from #CurbYourEnthusiasm is about how Larry David wears a #MAGA hat to avoid decent people (who stay awa… https://t.co/RYrQgGKYid— Ali A. Rizvi (@Ali A. Rizvi) 1581387769.0
@realDonaldTrump Racist grandpa posts this video clip with no apparent awareness that it's mocking him and his cult… https://t.co/SIPXS7JcrG— Charles Johnson (@Charles Johnson) 1581384356.0
And in case anyone was wondering what the clip looked like in context...
@realDonaldTrump FULL CLIP on the magic of the MAGA HAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/Zu4kgz55xd— 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Miguelifornia 🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@🇺🇸🇺🇸 Miguelifornia 🇺🇸🇺🇸) 1581385112.0
@realDonaldTrump You are being wild right now Mr. President, and by the way, you really do watch a lot of televisio… https://t.co/av7EMpEtzY— Steward Beckham (@Steward Beckham) 1581386476.0
Maybe if Trump had made the time to watch the whole episode, he would have thought twice before retweeting the clip. Oh well, it's too late now.
Being cheated on sucks. What a lot of people don't realize, though, is that it can suck for longer than just that moment, that incident, or even that relationship. Cheating can leave a lasting wound and sow the kinds of trust issues that follow us around for ages. One Reddit user was battling that insecurity from a past relationship when her current fiance started acting more distant. She said she was feeling "really insecure with his change in behavior" even though he gave a valid reason for it. She couldn't let the nagging feeling go, so she created fake profiles on popular dating sites to see if she could find him.
She did. So she turned to Reddit for help.
We'll let her explain:
My fiance and I have been together a year and a half, we moved in with one another a few months ago. Lately he has been a bit distant. I've been cheated on in the past and have been really insecure with his change in behavior. He has assured me he is just stressed about work and because his car broke down a couple weeks ago and he hasn't gotten a replacement yet.
I couldn't let the nagging feeling go, so I did a little investigating. I didn't snoop in his phone or personal accounts, but I made a fake profile on a popular dating site and found him there. He was last online July 1st.
I don't know what to do. How do I confront him? What do I say? Can our relationship be saved? Do I even want to save it?
I feel like I am a wreck right now
Buckle up, guys. You're about to go on a roller coaster of a ride with these responses and updates. Some have been edited for language or clarity.
Got popcorn? Let's do this.
H/T: Reddit
A Woman Asks For Advice About Her Boyfriend That Censors Her In Public, And The Internet Delivers
Love is rough. There are many little quirks you have to put up with in a partner. Those quirks are part of the "compromise" that makes love worth it. Or... are they more than quirks? Are they flat out rude actions. Some people may not be able to handle all you are and your authentic self. That's a problem y'all. For instance...
Redditor Pohllypockets went to Reddit for some "Dear Abby" advice by asking.... My boyfriend [24m] always tells me [22f] not to talk about inappropriate topics in public. I feel like I can't have a conversation at all without him telling me to change the topic. Her story goes as follows...
My boyfriend Dan always tells me "Don't talk about that when people can hear you" and I feel like most of the stuff he says that about is stuff that's just normal conversation. I'll give a couple examples so you get the idea.
We were at the supermarket and he asked me if I was going to my friend Jim's party. I said I wasn't sure yet. He asked why. I said "I told Jim that me and the girls wouldn't go if Mark was gonna be there, cause Mark's been a huge creep to us all." Dan shushed me, and whispered "Don't talk about that here"
Another time, we were on the bus, and I was talking about my old roommate, and how she was still dating a teacher she had in high school, who came onto her basically immediately after she graduated. And how sketchy that was. Dan basically told me off for saying that on the bus. Which felt kinda ridiculous because there's worse stuff you hear on buses; there was some strung out druggie woman talking to herself just a few seats back.
Another time, we were in the pharmacy, and I said "What brand of lube did you like better? I forget" And held up two bottles. He got really irritated when we got back in the car.
And one more time, he got snippy with me for saying "Did I tell you what my therapist said this morning?" Because apparently seeing a therapist is another inappropriate topic.
In general, I feel like I have to put on some kinda picture perfect act every time we're outside one of our apartments. Like I can't tell the truth about conflicts in my friend group, weird stuff I've seen in life, or ask even basic questions about lube and condoms, in the lube and condoms aisle of the pharmacy...
It's not like he minds those topics in general. I think it's more like an anxiety thing, that he's worried about strangers overhearing and judging us. But it's really stressing me out, because I never know what he's going to tell me is a no-no topic for him. I feel like I've got to put on an act every time we're outside, or else we're going to argue.
But I don't know if I'm in the wrong, and I really could do to tone it down a little. So I'm looking for a few second opinions. Is the kinda stuff I say stuff I should be embarrassed to say in a public place? If not, how can I talk to my boyfriend about how much this is stressing me out?
Thoughts??