After Trump’s only somewhat catastrophic trip abroad to meet with various world leaders and converse on political strategy, the president is returning home to a country that might not be altogether confident about his decision making in regards to international politics and long term plans. The latest reports about Trump’s trip overseas, and a possibly disconcerting one at that, say that he has been telling various other leaders to call him directly on his cell phone rather than on a dedicated and secure line.
While the image of Trump laying in bed, watching Fox News in the morning and texting Putin while he waits for a FaceTime back from Erdogan, is a humorous one on some levels these reports also raise concerns about government security for obvious reasons.
BREAKING: President Trump has been urging world leaders to call him on his cellphone, raising security and secrecy concerns.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 31, 2017
But that doesn’t mean there isn’t time for some hilarious memes and jokes about the situation as well. Sometimes, levity is simply necessary. There were the people that of course went for the easy jokes related to Drake’s “Hotline Bling” or Carly Rae Jepsen’s classic “Call Me Maybe.”
@MaddowBlog pic.twitter.com/mS6mGZywdC
— ✨𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒉✨ (@QBeeDew) May 31, 2017
— Riley Duncan (@_RileyDuncan) May 31, 2017
Hey, I just met you… And this crazy… https://t.co/a2pmZThFZZ
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/MarcIstookNFL/status/869727122385813504
HEY I'M UNDER INVESTIGATION/
AND I AM CRAZY/
BUT HERE'S MY NUMBER/
SO CALL ME BIGLY https://t.co/WTkiQPVU5s— RealChangeBot (@RealChangeBot) May 31, 2017
Senior Writer at WIRED Ashley Feinberg decide to adopt the same strategy as the president and see if she could get some responses. Jeb Bush could be waiting by the phone right now hoping someone texts.
Same, honestly pic.twitter.com/CTPWKgyz3K
— Ashley Feinberg (ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social) (@ashleyfeinberg) May 31, 2017
@JebBush pls call me
— Ashley Feinberg (ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social) (@ashleyfeinberg) May 31, 2017
.@UN pls call
— Ashley Feinberg (ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social) (@ashleyfeinberg) May 31, 2017
.@JustinTrudeau pls give me trump’s number
— Ashley Feinberg (ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social) (@ashleyfeinberg) May 31, 2017
It wouldn’t be a night of phone jokes without some 867-5309 jokes of course.
🎶🎶Angie I've got your number
I need to renege on Article V
Angie don't change your number
8 6 7 5 3 0 9🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/klm4dqOWP6— No Escalators (@NoEscalators) May 31, 2017
Then, there were just a string of good natured (or not) jokes about Trump earnestly requesting other major leaders text or call him rather than following official channels, and what it would actually be like if they acquiesced to his request.
new administration who dis https://t.co/qNWhpXlsbn
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) May 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/869727888656007172
https://twitter.com/Schwindter/status/869728013587435520
"Trump hollers White House front gate codes to Theresa May, invites her to 'pop on over any time.'" https://t.co/q4WYQ0MpgC
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) May 31, 2017
intercontinental shot shooter https://t.co/WIK7ZMQV8R
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) May 31, 2017
Ok but wanting Justin Trudeau to hit you up on your cell phone is only bad if you're the president right? Asking for myself.
— Katie Nolan (probably) (@katienolan) May 31, 2017
And finally, it would not be okay if someone didn’t make a Backstreet Boys “The Call” reference. Never forget!
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/869729470806142976
If leaders actually do call Trump on his private line, future leaks from staffers will probably fill everyone in on what happens during the conversations anyway.