President Donald Trump's brief foray into positivity on Twitter Monday drew an exasperated reaction from reporters and commentators.
Trump's new White House chief of staff, John Kelly, was sworn in Monday morning, and he quickly moved to push out communications director Anthony Scaramucci. Trump also awarded the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan on Monday, but he did not elaborate on why he considered it a great day.
A great day at the White House!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2017
Reacting quickly to Trump's tweets has become a premier activity among many Twitter users, and reporters expressed bewilderment at Trump saying that Monday went well.
https://twitter.com/AliVelshi/status/892148286680961024
Mooch still getting dunked on https://t.co/J04zuiBwT1
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) July 31, 2017
Must have gotten three scoops of ice cream at lunch.https://t.co/15wMLcSTZt
— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) July 31, 2017
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CNN's Chris Cillizza referred to a previous Trump tweet that addressed critics by saying there was a "no WH chaos." Some used Trump's tweet to make cultural references.
Yeah and the Red Wedding episode of Game of Thrones was a great day for the Stark House #GOT #POTUS #TrumpTheChump #FakeHuman #SoDumb
— Pat Moote (@patmoote) August 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/AlecMapa/status/892200046388690944
Trump did not tweet for the rest of Monday, and Tuesday morning he tweeted another positive note, this time about the stock market.
Stock Market could hit all-time high (again) 22,000 today. Was 18,000 only 6 months ago on Election Day. Mainstream media seldom mentions!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2017
