Fake Video! Trump Tweets Creepy 'Independence Day' Spoof Starring Him

[Judi Lynn]

05/16/2020 07:57 pm ET Updated 1 hour ago

It’s not entirely clear if “the president” speech in the spoof is calling Americans to a reopened economy — or to continue fighting for their lives.

By Mary Papenfuss

President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted a video of a grotesquely transformed scene from the 1996 movie “Independence Day” that stuck images of Republicans’ (and Donald Trump Jr.‘s) heads on actors’ bodies — and made Trump the hero.

Trump apparently viewed the manipulated clip as calling Americans back to a reopened economy amid the COVID-19 crisis. But the speech could also be interpreted as a call to Americans to fight for their lives.

In the actual film, the world is being destroyed by a mighty extraterrestrial force. A ragtag band of pilots saves the day — on the Fourth of July.

The chosen scene from the real film features fictional president Thomas J. Whitmore, a former Gulf War fighter pilot — played by Bill Pullman — calling the heroes to action.

More:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/independence-day-trump-aliens-tweet-video_n_5ec05fd9c5b641b8b123ba89

[Laffy Kat]

1. He is absolutely bat shit nuts.

[wryter2000]

2. ???

Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

[Skittles]

5. Trump

that's who

[SergeStorms]

13. And no one....

dares tell, "The Donald", no. Why people cower before that ridiculous nitwit escapes me.

[Skittles]

14. I don't get it either

WHY are so many seemingly accomplished people willing to HUMILIATE themselves over that orange buffoon?

[SergeStorms]

15. The thing is, Skittles...

is when history is written, and it won't take long after Trump leaves office, he'll be torn to shreds as the most feckless, divisive president in history. Anyone who defended him, abetted him, or agreed with him on almost every aspect of his administration will be judged the same way. I just don't get it. He's been a total failure, and every republican has been a total failure as well. Republican party politics has been lowered to a suicide pact under Trump's control of the party. That's fine with me, actually, but what comes after Trump? It scares me. Fascism is knocking on our country's door.

[Skittles]

16. the ONLY thing I can think of

is kompromat

seriously, there is no other logical explanation

[Blue Owl]

3. In Depends Day starring Donald Trump

n/t

[AllyCat]

6. OMG funny!!

[PA Democrat]

11. You win the thread.

[lunasun]

4. Who will tell him?

Link to tweet

?s=21

[The Blue Flower]

7. His mind is gone

We have a 25th amendment for a reason.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

8. GOD SAVE US, PLEASE!...

and I’m an atheist.

[Javaman]

9. Bobble head nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. What a tool. Third graders would come up with an idea like this.

[SergeStorms]

12. What......the......fuck......was......that?

Was that meant to be serious, funny, a mistake?

The only word that comes to mind is ridiculous.