A Trump-centered wrestling meme has KO’ed a lot of people, but not in the way the POTUS had hoped. Now, the meme has many demanding his impeachment.
On Sunday, Trump shared a video clip of a 2007 wrestling match between him and WWE CEO, Vince McMahon — only with the CNN logo superimposed over McMahon’s head. The altered video imagines the president putting the smackdown on one of his least favorite news outlets.
Trump has never been cryptic about his hatred of CNN. But his critics saw this meme as a direct call for violence against the media. The outrage has spawned several Twitter hashtags calling for the president’s impeachment: #25thAmendmentNow, #25thAmendment and #25for45.
The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution outlines the process of impeachment, where Congress can vote to remove a president from office if he/she is found “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
Los Angelenos took to the street Sunday for what they’re calling the Impeachment March.
Meanwhile, the Impeachment March is underway in downtown. At least a few thousand people here. pic.twitter.com/n7bpPYLJVN
— Laura J. Nelson (@laura_nelson) July 2, 2017
Shock and anger have flowed freely on Twitter, with many users demanding immediate impeachment.
And he not ONLY tweeted this heinous video on his @realDonaldTrump account, it is on the OFFICIAL @POTUS account. #Unhinged #25for45 pic.twitter.com/ZTC62K7yPA
— Elanor Gardner (@Sams1stDaughter) July 2, 2017
.@SarahHuckabee says @realDonaldTrump doesn't advocate violence, then he tweets this. If just ONE nutcase acts on this…#25for45 #Unhinged https://t.co/ACYX3X1zWU
— Elanor Gardner (@Sams1stDaughter) July 2, 2017
He is behaving exactly like he always has.This should not be shocking 2 anyone. He's demented & incompetent. Congress needs to act! #25for45 pic.twitter.com/qPDLNxti1P
— Debbie?#EqualityAct ?️? (@DebbieDoesTwitt) July 1, 2017
While the president is tweeting troll videos, millions of real patriots are fighting to save healthcare & democracy.#25thAmendmentNow
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) July 2, 2017
Inciting violence against journalists….against…anyone. Whenever we think he's established a new low. He goes lower. #25thAmendmentNow
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) July 2, 2017
When are you going to finally admit that you're unfit for this job and leave it to an actual public servant #25thAmendment #25thAmendmentNow pic.twitter.com/hjBgouhL3b
— ✝NobodyJoshua????? (@FaithfulGarden) July 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/AZ_Indivisible/status/881542180124241920
This tweet is evidence of mental deterioration. The President needs a psych evaluation. I mean that seriously and literally. #25thAmendment https://t.co/1w97stPB1e
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) July 2, 2017