In the latest episode of Donald Trump's rants, the president spent most of the weekend tweeting about a variety of topics and personal grievances that made little sense.
Does anybody get the meaning of what a so-called Noble (not Nobel) Prize is, especially as it pertains to Reporters and Journalists? Noble is defined as, “having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals.” Does sarcasm ever work?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2020
Instead of focusing on the more than 50,000 people who have been killed by COVID-19 or focusing on efforts to reduce the number of deaths, the president spent much of Saturday and Sunday confused about who gets Nobel Prizes and how to actually spell Nobel.
He also spent hours deflecting blame about the federal government's lackluster response to the virus, tweeting out fake videos of presidential hopeful Joe Biden and retweeting praise from other Republicans.
Thankfully, CNN host Don Lemon was around to give voice to how we're all feeling right about now.
Don Lemon is all of us. pic.twitter.com/aIAGOAAKip
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) April 27, 2020
Here are some of the best responses to Lemon's on-air comments.
Don Lemon has had it, chile….???? pic.twitter.com/nivTZ3DLCD
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) April 27, 2020
Many comments noted how far Lemon has come since his early days on CNN.
The last few years have really been a time in terms of watching Don Lemon be radicalized before our very eyes https://t.co/umKOhcBAJ2
— Louisa ???????? (@LouisatheLast) April 27, 2020
Watching Don Lemon realize he's black and then live in his blackness, has been a helluva transition to see in real time
— .!. (@Pinky_Balboa) April 27, 2020
Watching the Niggification of Don Lemon over the past 10 years has been something else man. https://t.co/aVxmglKlB1
— Zay???????????? (@ImTiredManSmh) April 27, 2020
I want to put my finger on the moment folks stopped strongly disliking Don Lemon. I feel like this nigga had some sort of redemption ark cause folks really didn’t fuck with him that long ago https://t.co/nERqVdT6mF
— Hey all you cool cats & kittens ???????? (@ILiveinAsia_) April 27, 2020
But overall, most people thanked Lemon for representing exactly how they're feeling right now.
Don Lemon giving the "are you fucking kidding me" eyes while saying "how much longer is this going to go on" in the most pained of voices is my full 2020 mood https://t.co/Ni469mD8hT
— Maria Del Russo (@maria_delrusso) April 27, 2020
Ya boy is 150% exhausted. Don Lemon is all of us.
— Acey Deecey ???????? (@mcgarrygirl78) April 27, 2020
Everyone’s mood, brought to you by Don Lemon pic.twitter.com/AoHRqaIWne
— Jason Ward (@JasonWardNY) April 27, 2020
Over the past two weeks, the phrase #TrumpIsALaughingStock has circulated online, reminding us that we can all agree on at least one thing these days.
"How long is this going to go on?" @DonLemon talking about Trump's dimwitted statements and subsequent gaslighting trying to cover up his dangerous stupidity. DL and his exasperated frustrations is all of us other than MAGAts. #TrumpIsALaughingStock
— 99mangoes (@99mangoes) April 27, 2020
I was listening to this live while eating and that man Don Lemon fed up lmfao https://t.co/NJkhMUQ0nE
— KB24 Forever (@FastTimesAtRF) April 27, 2020
Don Lemon is fed the fuck up yall. https://t.co/HmoFK3gZMt
— Gettin fitted for a hazmat suit ???? (@M_F_Ninja) April 27, 2020
One user tried to sum up all of the problems we're facing in just one tweet.
As we go through this horrific time in our history, we have a president who is semi-illiterate, has no common sense, has enemy lists & lives for revenge, lies continuously, tweets like an undisciplined child, has zero empathy, has no leadership skills. This is terrifying.
— Boomer53 (@TwoDawgies) April 27, 2020
The best part of the segment was not just what Lemon was saying but his facial expression.
This face… pic.twitter.com/HaklQzlCUS
— ????????. ???????????????????????????????????? (@Vnorman007) April 27, 2020
But one user brought it all back around to remind us that Lemon's response was award-worthy.
Don Lemon new gif alert pic.twitter.com/8crrJtrmS4
— Brooklyn (@BrooklynBoyB) April 27, 2020
Trump continued to tweet about the Nobel Prize on Sunday, complaining that he had not received one and claiming reporters who covered his impeachment shouldn't get one.
Many noted that reporters don't receive Nobel Prizes and that he was confusing it with the Pulitzer Prize.
Lemon has long been tired of the Trump era, regularly slamming Trump's "alternative facts." In January, Lemon nearly cursed on air when discussing the latest scandal at the time involving tweets from Republican Party members.
Lemon went after the president for gaslighting America by completely changing his stance on the spread of the virus, as Blavity previously reported.
"The president of the United States is gaslighting you and you deserve to know. … The president of the United States has been making demonstrably false statements from the beginning of all of this. At a time when real leadership could have saved lives, he caused a lot of people to think that this virus wasn't a serious threat. We now know it is," Lemon said in March.
