A picture of US President Donald Trump fist-pumping supporters on his way to a 9/11 memorial in Pennsylvania has gone viral.
Although a full length video of the President acknowledging supporters doesn’t seem out of character for the exuberant 72-year-old, a still of the moment, captured by AP photographer Evan Vucci, is far less flattering.
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President Donald Trump does double fist pump on way to a 9/11 event in Shanksville. #September11th pic.twitter.com/5ydGQ34LEv
— Circa (@Circa) September 11, 2018
On Tuesday, as America observed the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Trump, his wife Melania and security detail were pictured at an airfield apron.
The difference in facial expressions between the seemingly elated Trump and his sombre wife is the most striking difference in the image.
Reddit couldn’t help but point this out.
On r/memeeconomy on Tuesday, the picture was recommended as a new meme format, receiving 1600 comments with 31 400 positive karma. It was 91% upvoted at the time of writing.
The snap found its way onto other subreddits too, including r/politicalhumor and r/TinyTrumps (yes, the latter one is actually a subreddit).
On Twitter, the picture proved “popular” too.
IMPORTANT: Dos and Don’ts when visiting a National Memorial#NeverForget #911Anniversary #September11th pic.twitter.com/X8btRUmEY7
— Rob Szczerba (@RJSzczerba) September 11, 2018
On 11 September 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Centre’s north and south towers. Two other planes crashed in Washington D.C.’s Pentagon and a field in rural Pennsylvania.
In total, nearly 3000 people were killed.
Feature image: screenshot, r/memeeconomy via Reddit
