A picture is worth a thousand words… and if it’s a picture of Donald Trump surrounded by Saudi dignitaries in a darkened room, with the Egyptian president, King Salman and The Donald himself resting their hands on a glowing orb, you can bet it’s also worth a thousand tweets.
Although the photo does conjure up images that could be found on the editing room floor of a Marvel Universe masterpiece, it was taken Sunday while the POTUS was on his intercontinental diplomacy tour. After giving an anti-terrorism speech in Riyadh, Trump joined King Salman and Egyptian president Abdel Fata al-Sissi at the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. During event, the three world leaders placed their hands on a glowing orb, which represents earth.
When the photo made it on-line, Twitter went berserk, and the photo went viral… as did the wise cracks.
Looks like Marvel finally solved their villain problem. pic.twitter.com/dznJ8THmD7
— Tyler Huckabee (@TylerHuckabee) May 21, 2017
"Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble." pic.twitter.com/Zp7whnPzCk— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 21, 2017
"I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the Glowing White Orb. You can do anything" pic.twitter.com/wK1ohbWqPk
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 21, 2017
— Leon Wolf ?? (@LeonHWolf) May 21, 2017
Wow, Trump just hasn't been the same since he touched that orb pic.twitter.com/qWLNNVk6Cp
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) May 21, 2017
One day yr bragging abt Gen Pershing &pigs blood bullets, next yr communing the orb of destiny with The Custodian of the Sacred Mosques. pic.twitter.com/6xZ1aDTcS5
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 21, 2017
Lots of snickering from armchair presidents who have never allowed themselves to be drained of their Life-Force to sustain the Great Orb https://t.co/Hs8vJsqYBm
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) May 21, 2017
Okay, am I the only one who is thinking Saruman and "Lord of the Rings?" https://t.co/nkzhqodriv
— Erik Larson (@exlarson) May 21, 2017
I see in your future … the Marshal of the Supreme Court! pic.twitter.com/HIYPX36Ilq
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/richparr79/status/866387173012111364
not all the palantiri were accounted for when Numenor was corrupted by Sauron and lost so it's always nice to see one come back into play pic.twitter.com/hBY2DDSmSs
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) May 21, 2017
perfectly normal. pic.twitter.com/fdKAMKSRSp
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) May 21, 2017
The phrase "Grand Poobah" leaps to mind.
— Bradley Greenburg (@BGinCHI) May 21, 2017
The Magic 8-Ball sez: Beware of Bobby 3-Sticks. He's not just the prosecutor. He's special.
— David Corbett (@DavidCorbett_CA) May 21, 2017