The Twitterati were foaming at the mouth Monday morning when multiple outlets reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was either resigning, considering resigning, or expecting to be fired from his post. The move had the potential to endanger special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference, which Rosenstein oversees.
Reports shifted by midday Monday, however. The New York Times, for one, seemed to back away slightly from its earlier story, reporting that Rosenstein was “considering quitting.” Rosenstein, who remains deputy attorney general for now, will meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday.
But, as you might imagine, in a social media universe that moves at a lightning pace even on a day with no news, Monday was like a chaotic ball of frenzied cats. Twitter users responded to the chaos in hilarious ways.
If you’re just joining us, Rod Rosenstein has resigned but also hasn’t resigned yet and is going to the White House in order to resign and also to be fired and also he’s already BEEN fired and is already gone and also isn’t resigning or getting fired.
— diane 👩🏾💻 (@dianelyssa) September 24, 2018
Maybe it's just a guy who looks like Rod Rosenstein that resigned?
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) September 24, 2018
It was a mere THREE hours ago that Rod Rosenstein was verbally resigning.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) September 24, 2018
I'm old enough to remember when Rod Rosenstein was resigning.
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) September 24, 2018
Are we sure Rod Rosenstein even exists at this point
— Dad (@fivefifths) September 24, 2018
Do not start a GoFundMe for Rod Rosenstein
— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 24, 2018
Do not start a GoFundMe for Rod Rosenstein
Do not start a GoFundMe for Rod Rosenstein
Do not start a GoFundMe for Rod Rosenstein
Do not start a GoFundMe for Rod Rosenstein
Do not start a GoFundMe for Rod Rosenstein
Do not start a GoFundM
Somehow this day is going to end with Rod Rosenstein nominated for SCOTUS
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 24, 2018
Rod Rosenstein is denying that he will resign, which means the White House will have to fire him.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) September 24, 2018
If this is true, it's great news for all the businesses who get to sell markers and poster boards to all the protesters tonight.
If Trump thinks he can divert attention from the Kavanaugh hearing by scheduling a meeting with Rod Rosenstein that same day, he’s going to be sorely disappointed when he learns that women can multitask. https://t.co/bRwae6tqCc
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 24, 2018
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