13 Twitter reactions to Donald Trump’s announcement that “Keep America Great” is his 2020 campaign slogan
On Saturday, March 10th, Donald Trump officially announced his campaign slogan for his re-election bid in 2020: “Keep America Great.” We guess he’s done making America great again, then?
The announcement wasn’t a huge surprise, considering The Washington Post reported in January 2017 that Trump had already told his lawyer to trademark the phrase, both with and without exclamation points. Plus, the president has essentially been campaigning for the 2020 election since his inauguration, if not before. The whole thing becomes even more concerning when you consider that Trump recently floated the idea of a “U.S. president for life” following China’s repeal of term limits. (Is anyone else shuddering at the thought?)
Trump revealed the “Keep America Great” slogan while campaigning for state Rep. Rick Saccone, who’s running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s special election on Tuesday. In a clearly unscripted stump speech, the president touted his recently announced steel and aluminum tariffs, levied insults at opponents in the media and in government, and suggested the U.S. should impose the death penalty (or life in prison) for convicted drug dealers.
But we digress. Now that we’ve got “KAG” on the way — it’s not the best acronym, but no one ever claimed Trump was good at wordplay — the internet has a lot to say.
Here’s a small sampling of the Twitter reactions to Trump’s newly announced “Keep America Great” campaign slogan.
There were those who reacted with hard data.
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/972632632780521473
That’s some serious condemnation.
If you ever wondered whether Mr. Trump was delusional, please stop wondering. 'Keep America Great' is a dark, twisted joke on the American public as he slowly dismantles our democracy, global standing, & rule of law.
— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) March 11, 2018
Parts of Twitter asked some important questions. false
And then came the political memes.
And then Donald Trump said he was going to “Keep America Great” WHILE he was under investigation for TREASON. pic.twitter.com/I8bFdeCie0
— Ryan Knight ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) March 11, 2018
This guy had some suggestions to replace “Keep America Great.”
More accurate Trump 2020 slogans than “Keep America Great”:
– Keep America Gullible
– Keep America Golfing
– Keep America Grabbing
– Keep America Gag-ordered
– Keep America Greedy— Adam Best (@adamcbest) March 11, 2018
And this one added a helpful disclaimer for Trump to consider.
Keep America Great.
Legal Disclaimer: Does not include women, minorities, children, the elderly, the LGBT, scientists, teachers, doctors, patients, athletes, dreamers, the working class, the 99%, or anyone with a conscience. #KAG makes us #GAG again.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) March 11, 2018
And Twitter was just getting started.
Is this a joke, or a really sad truth?
We're cutting your healthcare, destroying the environment, and giving your money to huge corporations so we can Keep America Great!
— maura quint (@behindyourback) March 11, 2018
There was criticism of Trump’s priorities in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Keep America Great: Slogan of the people who think assault weapons are more important than children
— Alt Fed Employee (@Alt_FedEmployee) March 11, 2018
Is Trump gaslighting us all over again?
5 signs of gaslighting:
They tell blatant lies
They deny they ever said something, even if you have proof
They use what is near & dear to you as ammunition
They wear you down over time
Their actions do not match their words#KeepAmericaGreat is Trump gaslighting America again.— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) March 11, 2018
Okay, this one is for sure satire.
Trump: "I inherited an 8-year disaster from loser Obama. That's why I said make America great again. Then it only took me a year of tweeting, golfing, and watching 'Fox & Friends' to do that, folks. So yeah, keep America great again or whatever."#KeepAmericaGreat #Snark
— Craig Rozniecki (@CraigRozniecki) March 11, 2018
And this one made us laugh.
Under the law, you need an official vehicle to sponsor your slogan. I'd suggest Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP). Hasn't been used in decades. #KeepAmericaGreat
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) March 11, 2018
The “Keep America Great” announcement had some proposing rival hashtags.
Hey Donnie Boy! Some of us already tried to #KeepAmericaGreat by voting AGAINST you!
Time to bring back my old hashtags:#AmericaWasAlreadyGreat#QuitRuiningIt
— Nephareus (@Nephareus) March 11, 2018
Someone eventually evoked the presidency of Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama.
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/972660768842960896
Let’s hope Trump stops campaigning and starts governing well before Election Day in 2020.
