Late Wednesday, the New York Times revealed that White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, President Trump’s third since taking office, would be resigning in the near future. Politico and other outlets subsequently confirmed the Times‘ story with official statements from Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Hicks herself. “I quickly realized what so many have learned about Hope: She is strategic, poised and wise beyond her years,” Kelly told the Times. “She became a trusted adviser and counselor, and did a tremendous job overseeing the communications.” Even so, she’s about to go.
While Times reporter Maggie Habberman took to Twitter to remind readers that Hicks’ resignation did not have a set date as of yet, that didn’t stop the pundits, the would-be comedians, and the trolls from breaking out their best material for the occasion. After all, how often do law-abiding U.S. citizens and Russian bots get to react to such a momentous announcement in the current White House administration? (Turns out, quite a bit.) So without further adieu, here are some of the internet’s best gags concerning the sudden coming departure of Hope Hicks, who is about to join a painfully long list of former Trump staffers.
Trump Firings/Resignations/Departures*
Yates
Flynn
Bharara
Walsh
Comey
Dubke
Shaub
McFarland
Corralo
Spicer
Short
Harvey
Priebus
Mooch
Cohen-Watnick
Higgins
Bannon
Gorka
Sifakis
Icahn
Price
Powell
Manigault
Dearborn
Katz
Winfree
McCabe
Porter
Sorensen
Raffel
Hicks
*By my count— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/968965231694237698
*runs in six hours late* ABANDON HOPE HICKS YE WHO ENTER HERE
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) February 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/_Cooper/status/968965750504480768
Hope Hicks looks down at her notebook.
"Hope?" General Kelly calls walking to her desk "POTUS needs to see you."
After she leaves, he picks up the notebook and begins reading
With a red pen he writes and neatly crosses out the name:
-HOPE HICKSHe smiles and turns the page…
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/968967272336371712
https://twitter.com/ManInTheHoody/status/968964574404739072
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/968965155391459328
https://twitter.com/ManInTheHoody/status/968965298454802434
Been a hell of a six days for Hope Hicks pic.twitter.com/hZwa8noRJn
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 28, 2018
When you hear Hope Hicks is resigning after testifying for just 8 hours. pic.twitter.com/8POqm0Hzag
— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) February 28, 2018