“Lock her up.” “But her emails.” Et cetera, et cetera. You already know what high-larious joke one of your relatives is going to make at Thanksgiving about this, the dumbest of news stories (so far this morning, maybe). The Washington Post reports Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for hundreds of emails involving government business, which violates federal records rules. The rule dates back to 2013, shortly after Hillary Clinton left office, meaning the thing people keep chanting “Lock her up” about regarding Clinton is something that was arguably allowed at the time. Everything is dumb and getting dumber by the day. Let’s all just let out a big sigh and see if any of the jokes being made on Twitter can make this day a little funnier.
We aren’t going to run down the many, many, many, many people tweeting #LockHerUp, but just know that most of those jokes were along these lines:
https://twitter.com/YeshaCallahan/status/1064667475202105344
Other people had more original jokes about Ivanka Trump possibly being complicit in a scandal:
Wow, can’t believe she did work https://t.co/qjy6oZeRly
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) November 20, 2018
waiting to see how serious this Ivanka email scandal is by the number of troops Trump sends to the Mexican border tomorrow
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) November 20, 2018
Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails to White House aides & Cabinet officials w/ a personal account? Surely this will sway voters who weren’t bothered by Trump mocking a disability.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 20, 2018
when Law & Order straight-up recycles its plot lines with a new celebrity guest https://t.co/eakCb6AvHM
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 19, 2018
Ivanka Trump’s been using personal email for government business? pic.twitter.com/aTzgg5bDBx
— Isiah Whitlock Jr. (@IsiahWhitlockJr) November 20, 2018
And folks took jabs at Donald Trump’s unsecured Android phone which he eventually replaced with an iPhone despite his beef with Apple.
OTOH Ivanka Trump’s emails surely more secure than President Trump’s cellphone calls
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 20, 2018
Donald Trump was so upset about Ivanka Trump using a private email server, he stopped sexting her on his unsecured cellphone.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) November 20, 2018
People referenced the many other members of the Trump administration who also used private email:
Members of the Trump administration who have used personal email to conduct official business:
1) Ivanka Trump
2) Jared Kushner
3) Steve Bannon
4) Stephen Miller
5) Reince Priebus
6) Gary CohnThe shameless hypocrisy of these people never ceases to amaze me.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 20, 2018
And many pointed out obvious hypocrisies:
https://twitter.com/kashanacauley/status/1064689624147202048
https://twitter.com/andylassner/status/1064715061103448064
Let's play "Spot The Difference"… pic.twitter.com/b2mRZL0Ab9
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 20, 2018
Trump stubbornly making calls on an insecure line.
Ivanka using her personal email for government work.
Even combined, these stories will get maybe 1/100th of the coverage the media spent on fake outrage over Hillary’s emails
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) November 20, 2018
I’m truly surprised that the NYT reporters who breathlessly covered Hillary’s emails haven’t managed to tweet on Ivanka’s emails.
— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) November 20, 2018
Looks like messages to the email service Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump use are still routed through President Trump's private business, The Trump Organization, before they go back to Microsoft. pic.twitter.com/aO4dvvYKux
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) November 20, 2018
If Hillary Clinton tweets “But, her emails” with a picture of Ivanka tonight, she should automatically become president.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) November 20, 2018
Ivanka Trump trying to throw Hillary Clinton in jail. 1967 pic.twitter.com/Tabbn4v1Xn
— Alex Scott (@PotatoPh0enix) November 20, 2018
imitation is the sincerest form of hypocrisy https://t.co/J3RsJ9qepT
— Aparna Nancherla 🇵🇸 (@aparnapkin) November 20, 2018
I will tell you this: Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find Ivanka Trumps emails that are missing, I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.
— YS (@NYinLA2121) November 20, 2018
If you're one of those news organizations that treated Clinton's private emails like they were a national emergency, the solution isn't to treat Ivanka's private emails like they're also a national emergency—rather, it's to acknowledge that you kinda fucked up on Clinton.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 20, 2018