On Wednesday, Earth Day was honored by a president who is poisoning the planet, while at the same time, Trump also finds himself criticized over his handling of and inaction on the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled our country. Trump is likely the worst person to put front and center on Earth Day, but it’s 2020, and apparently, anything goes.
So of course, Trump and his third wife Melania did a photo-op, complete with a video of the First Couple attempting to dig dirt with golden shovels. Melania, clad in high heels, and Trump, wearing his buffoonish red tie, tried to act like laborers for a moment, then the president called for assistance.
Watch:
The event ends with Trump and Melania shoveling dirt pic.twitter.com/c2ZIfXgaKq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 22, 2020
It’s probably not good optics for the Trumps to be digging holes in the ground since over forty-five thousand Americans have died on the president’s watch from the novel coronavirus outbreak that he failed to address when he first learned of the threat.
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The Internet had a few things to say about that.
Watching them shoveling dirt into a hole, with loyal helpers, has a whole different meaning for me these days.
— Michael Ornstein (@swimdeep) April 22, 2020
You’re not the only one. pic.twitter.com/GtHJtGrSKd
— D Villella ❄️ (@dvillella) April 22, 2020
Are they digging graves for the people who are dying from his corruption and incompetence?
Because if they are they’re gonna need more shovels.— PCR RitesGood (@pcrritesgood) April 22, 2020
Probably not a great photo op at a time when there are so many graves being dug in America
— Neo Cortex (@Neo_Cortex_PhD) April 22, 2020
*shovels a little bit of dirt and gives up*
*10 minutes later in Oval Office*
“See those beautiful Trees out there? I shoveled all of that Dirt! I planted all of the Trees too! Specimen Trees — some call them Perfect Specimen Trees.”
— Trumpy Trumpy (parody) (@outofcontroljb) April 22, 2020
The lack of awareness of how bad the optics look at this moment.
The grave diggers.
— IllinoisNewDemocratRicoP (@reesetheone1) April 22, 2020
What the heck? How are they so inept at even shoveling dirt?? I think we are all witnessing the first time any of these people have even seen a shovel in real life, let alone use one. Incredible.
— One small deed @🏠 (@kobaileyko) April 22, 2020
— Allison F.🦉 (@ablington) April 22, 2020
But it was the best dirt, right, Mr. President? It was incredible dirt — probably the best dirt in the world. Believe me.
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