Sooo… 2017, huh? As John Oliver observed earlier this week, “America is on fire” and no one is exactly sure what to do about it. Following National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s resignation due to Russia connections on Monday, the New York Times published a scathing report claiming that not just Flynn, but several members of Donald Trump’s inner circle had repeated contact with senior Russian intelligence officials.
In response to these very serious impeachable, and even imprisonable accusations of treason, Trump characteristically responded with a Twitter meltdown, lashing out at everyone from Hillary Clinton to Obama and of course the “failing” media. So where do we go from here? Do we have enough evidence to take down Trump and his administration? And if so, will the GOP even cooperate in the proceedings?
On Wednesday morning, writer, CNN political commentator, and self-proclaimed “America’s second favorite cable news lesbian” Sally Kohn offered up a simple, “straightforward” plan of action.
Straightforward from here:
1. Impeach Trump & Pence
2. Constitutional crisis
3. Call special election
4. Ryan v Clinton
5. President Clinton— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 15, 2017
Predictably, Twitter immediately began freaking out on Kohn, who was forced to follow up by tweeting, “Wow, half the internet doesn’t understand sarcasm. It is obviously NOT this straightforward…” But by then it was too late. As is wont to happen, the outrage had already turned into humor as internet jokesters ran with it.
https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/831891167532969984
Straightforward from here:
1. Trump leans against bookshelf
2. Shelf spins, hidden room revealed
3. Nic Cage is there
4. National Treasure 3— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) February 15, 2017
Straightforward from here:
1 Exile Trump to Mars
2 Feed Pence to lion
3 Special election
4 Cancel special election
5 Appoint Beyonce empress— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/831887931078012929
https://twitter.com/Ethan_Booker/status/831882943102644226
Straightforward from here:
1. Impeach Trump
2. Invade Earth
3. Hold Democratic Election between Kodos and Kang
4. Elect Kang— President Bobcat (@PresidentBobcat) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/ynadavtal/status/831905204182343681
Straightforward from here
1. Impeach Trump – Pence
2. Llama opener
3. Dog Stole Things > Tube > Golgi
4. Set break— brandon wenerd (@brandonwenerd) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jamdug/status/831905020257923076
Straightforward from here:
1. Steak
2. Cheese
3. Onion and pepper
4. Constitutional Crisis
5. Fajitas— Paul Valentine (@paulrvalentine) February 15, 2017
Straightforward from here:
1. Impeach Trump
2. Special election
3. Everyone makes "special erection jokes on Twitter
4. Pres. Ryan elected— adan (@morebanchanpls) February 15, 2017
And then of course, the meme reached peak absurdity from there:
https://twitter.com/DougExeter/status/831886596072890369
Straightforward from here:
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your junk in that box
3. Make her open the box
4. Wait what were we talking about?— Lena Steigs (@PDXIrish) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/attackerman/status/831878147633184769
straightforward from here:
1. get sword from old man
2. collect eight triforces
3. defeat ganon
4. do 1-3 again, a little differently— suss– 🥌 (@suss2hyphens) February 15, 2017
Straightforward from here:
1. Open the door
2. Get on the floor
3. Everybody walk the dinosaur— Mailman Detective ★ (@Zasne_II) February 15, 2017
Straightforward from here: pic.twitter.com/ZktHKCvtRV
— Kevin Warren (@theycallmekdub) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cryptoterra/status/831891604348624896