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Donald Trump's Interior Secretary Just Called Trump 'The Man Who Brought Christmas Back' and People Are Roasting Him Hard
Nope.
At the White House's annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony Wednesday night, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had the honor of introducing President Donald Trump, and he did it in the exact way Trump would want him to...
As:
"the man who brought Christmas back to America!"
You can watch the clip below:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5405&v=yNC66n2umh4 expand=1]
Christmas, of course, has not actually gone anywhere, as social media was quick to point out.
@davematt88 @RyanZinke undoubtedly meant “the man who brought White Supremacy back.” It’s amazing how White Christm… https://t.co/wtZ0mN5N9J— Ana Hotaling (@Ana Hotaling) 1543460608.0
@jdawsey1 Ryan Zinke is full of crap. There was never a war on Christmas. Trump and his supporters are brain dead clueless idiots.— EMC (@EMC) 1543470318.0
@markknoller @SecretaryZinke @POTUS I didn’t realize Christmas was missing. Of course I didn’t realize it because i… https://t.co/VwjMArKiP4— iMbiO (@iMbiO) 1543461984.0
@jdawsey1 I guess I'm put of touch. I was unaware Christmas ever went away. Apparently, so were the retail stores… https://t.co/gFykMGnm9P— Mark S. Byrnes (@Mark S. Byrnes) 1543454150.0
@markknoller @SecretaryZinke @POTUS Well then I wonder just WTF I've been celebrating every single year of my 59-ye… https://t.co/9W4S45Knxk— LisaOffutt 🍁🍂🕵️♀️ (@LisaOffutt 🍁🍂🕵️♀️) 1543449451.0
And wait, what about that Trump Organization "Holiday Party"!?
@jdawsey1 Josh, why does the Trump Organization hate Christmas? https://t.co/jZ4AjcMgp6— Wouter van der Horst (@Wouter van der Horst) 1543448862.0
The Twitter mockery did not let up.
@markknoller @SecretaryZinke @POTUS I did not realize Christmas had gone anywhere. As an American and an atheist I… https://t.co/oIHULinsMU— brad heinauer (@brad heinauer) 1543458486.0
"The man who brought Christmas back to America" is THE worst Hallmark Channel holiday movie. https://t.co/wUXsrULpr3— Les East (@Les East) 1543449496.0
Credit where credit is due:
@markknoller @SecretaryZinke @POTUS Things Trump brought back: Nazis. White Supremacists, hate groups, extremists,… https://t.co/scgViBPT9O— Jerry Andrews (@Jerry Andrews) 1543458543.0
@jdawsey1 @PhilipRucker https://t.co/wVDbaIERDC— Joey W. (@Joey W.) 1543449240.0
@jdawsey1 Gee, thanks for telling me it left. I’ve been happily enjoying Christmas and saying Merry Christmas and c… https://t.co/4HO1V2Fzxm— Dianne (@Dianne) 1543450708.0
@jdawsey1 @PhilipRucker https://t.co/wVDbaIERDC— Joey W. (@Joey W.) 1543449240.0
@jdawsey1 I guess I'm put of touch. I was unaware Christmas ever went away. Apparently, so were the retail stores… https://t.co/gFykMGnm9P— Mark S. Byrnes (@Mark S. Byrnes) 1543454150.0
@mrsdurkinmuses @jdawsey1 1945 for me. No one ever told me they killed it until lately. Then I see all these Christmas displays in stores.— dumpfster driving me crazy. (@dumpfster driving me crazy.) 1543493087.0
In 2017, Zinke gave Trump a nearly identical introduction when he referred to the president as "the man who brought Christmas back to the nation's capital."
This is ironic, because Trump has been clear about his favorite places to celebrate Christmas, or whatever it is that he does.
This is such a special time to be in New York City. No better city in the world to celebrate Christmas!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1354915350.0
There is no better place in the world to spend Christmas than Mar-a-Lago http://t.co/f5Bwq14l in Palm Beach, Florida.— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1356123832.0
On Christmas Eve last year, Trump gave himself credit for reinvigorating the phrase, "Merry Christmas."
"People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again," Trump tweeted. "I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!"
People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again. I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our c… https://t.co/TDmO0lcYHA— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1514170579.0
Shortly after he was elected in 2016, Trump patted himself on the back for American consumer Christmas spending and for saving the planet from being "gloomy."
"The world was gloomy before I won - there was no hope," Trump boasted. "Now the market is up nearly 10% and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars!"
The world was gloomy before I won - there was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10% and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1482795148.0
Speaking of gloomy, the mood in the White House has been darkening because of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's encroaching investigation into Trump's ties to Russia and obstruction of justice.
Zinke is also the subject of multiple federal corruption probes.
@SecretaryZinke @POTUS @FLOTUS @NatlParkService @PresParkNPS Not as ‘fun’ as traveling all over the country enjoyin… https://t.co/tqJIzpn6fp— VLo 🤦🏻♀️ (@VLo 🤦🏻♀️) 1543471865.0
In these dark times, some are struggling to find any yuletide cheer around the White House.
@markknoller @SecretaryZinke @POTUS https://t.co/5Vyhj5Iwdz— Paulina (@Paulina) 1543455020.0
@jdawsey1 Good luck finding Three Wise Men in THAT White House!— Bernard Silverman (@Bernard Silverman) 1543472684.0
@tedlindsay66 @jdawsey1 @schwanderer LOL @ Lord Farquaad.— DonnaLynn Resists #GlovesOff #ITMFA (@DonnaLynn Resists #GlovesOff #ITMFA) 1543494662.0
@jdawsey1 Yeah those Obamas sure destroyed Christmas in America. https://t.co/sJNhQSBlB7— Jamie Burkart (@Jamie Burkart) 1543456390.0
@jdawsey1 Yes. This is a pattern you all need to be paying close attention to. Those of us who are raising red fl… https://t.co/YKA4aY9s3P— Reader Adrift (@Reader Adrift) 1543449364.0
@OrangeCat302 🙂👍🏼— Cuficu (@Cuficu) 1543454461.0
@jdawsey1 @windmillcharger I have had Christmas for over 40 plus years ... @POTUS and posse needs to take the blue… https://t.co/CSZx1aPb30— Phoenix 747🌀 (@Phoenix 747🌀) 1543456430.0
Here's a video compilation of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle wishing the country a Merry Christmas, just so our bases are covered.
Good grief.