Twitter users couldn’t resist poking fun at Donald Trump’s Christmas tweet over the weekend.
The president-elect wished his followers “Merry Christmas” on Sunday morning with what appeared to be a photograph of just himself walking past a Christmas tree, with his fist raised and clenched:
#MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/5GgDmJrGMS
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2016
He followed it up five hours with this message:
Merry Christmas and a very, very, very , very Happy New Year to everyone!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2016
While some tweeters thanked PEOTUS for his festive wishes, many poured scorn on the image.
One dubbed it a “lazy screencap” and dozens of others questioned why his wife, Melania Trump, and other family members weren’t included in the shot.
“Why the hell would your Christmas picture be you, alone, making a tiny fist?” asked one user. Here are some of the most popular replies we’ve seen so far:
@JentotheDen @tonyposnanski @realDonaldTrump I also love that it's just him, no family, no warmth, just a tiny fist and a tree.
— BreadBitch (@mary_olliff) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump you ruined it.
— Brian Abrams (@BrianAbrams) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump That picture is extremely festive
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump and let's hope it's not our last! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/ZQ79hBB3vO
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) December 25, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump Oh Donald I know you think that looks handsome, but do one without the smug look and fist in the air.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Impressive you couldn't even be bothered to pose for a Christmas photo, just a lazy screencap of you walking past a tree.
— Hong Kong Hermit (@HongKongHermit) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Cheers mate! Let's make this last one a good one!
— Neil Claxton (@MintRoyale) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump you love seeing your own face don't ya
— Matt Shore (@mattshore) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump What's with the fist, Donny?
— Maria Langer 🚁 (@mlanger) December 25, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump Based on pic, seems your endgame to ending War on Christmas was to make yourself God?
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Nothing says: Merry Christmas like a clenched, infantile fist; similar to the fist of tiny baby Jebus. 😂
— (((CPT.BILL KELSO))) (@TrumpsMeltDown) December 25, 2016
@bessbell @realDonaldTrump Nothing celebrates Jesus' birth like a balled fist.
— Mary Wooten (@mfwooten1) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Why the hell would your Christmas picture be you, alone, making a tiny fist? Your existence is so depressing.
— Christy Kilgore (@ckilgore) December 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump do you just have a folder of scanned in jpegs to pull from for these
— Alyssa Onofreo ✨ (@omgchomp) December 26, 2016
@realDonaldTrump The raised fist? This guy is a complete cliche
— Saad Chaudry (@SdotChaudry) December 26, 2016
@realDonaldTrump hope Santa left coal for you.
— Jen Dent (@JentotheDen) December 25, 2016
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