Donald Trump’s disappearing act from the Oval Office on Friday did not go unnoticed on Twitter.
After the president walked out without signing two executive orders on trade policies that he’d just promoted to the media, BuzzFeed editor Jesse McLaren reimagined the awkward incident as the closing credits from HBO’s political comedy “Veep.”
TRUMP MOMENT as @VeepHBO closing credit scene is 🤣😂😂
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) March 31, 2017
(Based on @Walldo tweet) pic.twitter.com/aZpKydSbkn
Other users, meanwhile, likened it to a scene from “The Office” and poked fun at the reaction of Vice President Mike Pence.
Here’s a sampling of the responses:
"Moooooom, Grandpa wandered off again!" - Mike Pence https://t.co/zDwB8nGWUO pic.twitter.com/bE3luBX78Y
— ayu sarafana (@ayusarafana) April 1, 2017
@McJesse Pence picking up the forgotten EO is so perfect
— Suzanne Molner (@SuzanneMolner) March 31, 2017
Donald Trump walks past Mike Pence.
— Donald J Orwell (@DonaldJOrwell) April 1, 2017
Trump: Pardon me.
Pence: After you resign.
@McJesse @VeepHBO @Walldo It felt like a scene in The Office. Awkward AF. 😳#jimface
— Todd Michaelsen (@ToddMichaelsen) March 31, 2017
What a joke @realdonaldtrump! You ran out of the room so fast Usain Bolt wouldn't have been able to keep up! https://t.co/rIgjyTksS4
— Juliet Benoit ❄️ (@juliet_benoit) April 1, 2017
US President throws tantrum and walks out of room… classic April Fool prank! What? This was yesterday? Oh. https://t.co/OAm9hP8bi6
— Joe Soap (@JoeSoap76) April 1, 2017
@sarahcpr Pence's sigh after Trump walks by him. 💯
— Elle Bogs (@ElleBogs) March 31, 2017
Trump photo-op to sign 2 executive orders
— Maggie Jordan: (@MaggieJordanACN) April 1, 2017
Says a few adjectives
Walks out of room
Forgets to sign EOs 👍pic.twitter.com/wuSnMp4Quh
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