Australia feels the fury of Donald Trump – the funniest responses on Twitter
After Mexico, China, Germany and Iran, Australia has become the latest target of Donald Trump’s Twitter feed of fury after a car crash phone call with Aussie PM, Malcolm Turnbull.
Trump cut short the call after raging about the “worst ever deal”, agreed with his predecessor Barack Obama, for up to 1,250 asylum seekers to Australia to be resettled in the US.
Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017
Cue fears that the “great alliance” between the two countries had been permanently fractured and disbelief on Twitter that Trump had picked a fight with our friends down under.
Australia right now. pic.twitter.com/Phwvnejoub
— Stephanie Carvin (@StephanieCarvin) February 2, 2017
Props to anyone who had Australia and Mexico in the Trump World War III pool
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) February 2, 2017
I made a Top 100 Possible Trump Administration Foreign Crises list & I gotta admit "Rupturing US-Australia Relations" was NOT on there.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 2, 2017
@Acosta @louiseyaxley @realDonaldTrump Do NOT make Roger angry. pic.twitter.com/beZ5KWS80K
— Benjamin Northey (@BenNorthey) February 2, 2017
TRUMP: I love how Australia sends their refugees away
AIDE: (whispers in ear)
T: Where?
A: (more whispering)
T: Mother Fu..
[cue Curb theme]— chaz hutton (@chazhutton) February 2, 2017
Running list of allies Donald Trump has pissed off:
Australia
Germany
Mexico
China
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
France
Japan
Ukraine
Iraq— MATTY ICE (@FailGOP) February 2, 2017
We are going to build a Great Barrier Reef, and Australia is going to pay for it https://t.co/VrO5Fg0B4h
— Jeff Shesol (@JeffShesol) February 2, 2017
It's not just that Trump might start World War III, he might start it with Australia.
(Actually, this is the backstory to Mad Max)
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 2, 2017
Who will be next?
That Trump has found a reason to pick a fight with Australia means no country is safe. Who next? Switzerland?
— Alain de Botton (@alaindebotton) February 2, 2017
So Trump is threatening to invade Mexico and insulting Australia. Canada, better watch out, you're probably next.
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) February 2, 2017
Trump's next targets for attack, after Australia:
Scotland
Canada (obvs)
Idaho (weird shape!)
Apples
Turtles
Carpeting
Playing cards
Soap— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) February 2, 2017
But how did it happen?
The call with Australia's PM only got tense after they refused to let Mr. Trump speak with Crocodile Dundee.
— Trump Social Intern (@TrumPenceSocial) February 2, 2017
If Reince Priebus loved America, he'd connect Trump's calls to actors playing world leaders. "Line 1 is Dingo Dundee from Australia sir."
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 2, 2017
Embrace the brutal Putin, alienate allies like Australia & provoke Mexico. Clearly Trump's a geopolitical genius, the Bismarck of our times.
— Peter Wehner (@Peter_Wehner) February 2, 2017
You elites can laugh, but I spent a week in Michigan & all the locals cared about was putting Australia in its place https://t.co/fomTIeRq9b
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) February 2, 2017
Even for a man from whom you expect the unexpected, the overwhelming response was one of bewilderment.
Can't believe Trump just flushed our relationship with Australia counterclockwise down the toilet.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) February 2, 2017
I literally took 1 day off twitter & Trump threatened to invade Mexico, did a Benghazi, his scotus guy started a fascism club & uh Australia
— Lucas Neff (@RealLucasNeff) February 2, 2017
Who'd have thought it was possible to blow the US-Australia relationship? It's childproof. But not Trumpproof. https://t.co/r2rOtESKRV
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) February 2, 2017
Trump carrying on the great relationship with Australia pic.twitter.com/CJi4QfN4Kh
— Sean Leahy (@thepunningman) February 2, 2017
Whisper it quietly, but maybe Australia should just take the refugees instead.
Trump's right. The refugee deal with Australia is terrible. Our Govt should just grow a pair, find some humanity, and take them in ourselves
— Adam Hills (@adamhillscomedy) February 2, 2017
