#AskTrump Getting ready to answer your questions. pic.twitter.com/MiSqyasjhu
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015
Donald Trump stopped by Twitter’s New York City headquarters on Monday to sit down and answer user-submitted questions on camera, and because Donald Trump has an ego the size of a theoretical wall that would separate us from the entire country of Mexico, somehow, it never occurred to him that maybe this wasn’t the most spectacular idea. Then again, Donald Trump probably still doesn’t know that this wasn’t the most spectacular idea, because the dozen or so questions he did answer — mostly softballs along the lines of “what would you do as your first day as president” and “what is the key to success in business” — were all likely cherry-picked by Twitter’s staff.
However, the majority of the questions were much more along the lines of what you’d expect from a Donald Trump Twitter Q&A, in that they were laced with the ridicule and mockery that Trump so deservedly commands. Here are some of our favorites:
#AskTrump Send me your questions to answer live from @TwitterNYC later this afternoon.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/tribbianibarnes/status/645990061738172420
#AskTrump What is the average airspeed of an unladen swallow?
— Dave Rappoccio (@DrawPlayDave) September 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/LiamPLEdwards/status/645976313954742272
https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/646020446643744768
What's your favorite racial slur? #AskTrump
— Chase Brignac 🚀 (@chasebrignac) September 21, 2015
#AskTrump I got on this organic bulk gainer my lifting buddies recommended and now I can't stop gulping. Can I sue? pic.twitter.com/RhQo7FDkl4
— man it’s a hot zone, (@Mobute) September 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/joeheenan/status/645999378184994817
https://twitter.com/adept2u/status/645963244515930112
https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/645968588252278784
https://twitter.com/cocainezayn/status/645994861812969472
Someone thought #AskTrump was a good idea. pic.twitter.com/tzPTcnrxKT
— Steph Whiteside (@stephgwhiteside) September 21, 2015
Of COURSE the #AskTrump hashtag backfired. It was supposed to. Jesus Christ on a publicity stunt, guys.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 21, 2015