June 17, 2015
Dumb-Ass Lists: Our Favorite Trump for President Memes
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In an improvised fact-challenged speech that managed to insult everyone and everything from Mexico to fellow GOP hopeful Jeb Bush to the George Washington Bridge, Donald Trump has officially launched his candidacy.
Love him or hate him, "The Donald" has now officially thrown his hair into the ring for the 2016 GOP nomination for the oval office.
And while you'll be hard-pressed to find a political consultant who will take Trump's candidacy seriously, social media seems to be having some serious fun with the billionaire real estate mogul turned reality show personality.
"I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again." -Donald Trump
"I would build a great wall...very inexpensive ... on our southern border and I will have Mexico pay for that wall." -Donald Trump
The Huff Po may have won this one.
China "has bridges that make the George Washington bridge look like small potatoes." - Donald Trump
"I'm the one that made all the right predictions -- about Iraq..." - Donald Trump
Wednesday's New York Daily News cover
"Nobody will be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump" -Donald Trump
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best [sic]. They're sending people that have lots of problems. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists." - Donald Trump
"It's so nice to be able to say I'm running now, as opposed to 'if I run, if I run'..." - Donald Trump
"We have a disaster called the big lie -- Obamacare." - Donald Trump
"I don't need anybody's money. It's nice...I'm really rich." - Donald Trump
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