After Trump’s latest Twitter meltdown, #WizardOfOz begins trending

by Walter Einenkel

Daily Kos Staff

Monday, Oct. 07, 2019 Monday, Oct. 07, 2019 at 1:23:22pm PDT

An actress dressed as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North from the Movie 'The Wizard of Oz,' performs in a plastic bubble on the South Lawn of of the White House in Washington, DC before President Barack Obama and the First Lady will welcome local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat at the on October 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/YURI GRIPAS / AFP PHOTO / Yuri GRIPAS (Photo credit should read YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images) — Are you a good witch or a bad witch?

Earlier today, United States maniac in chief Donald Trump decided to tweet out this piece of madness:

As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (IÃ¢ÂÂve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over...
Ã¢ÂÂ Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019

The inflated insanity of the tweet began bringing to mind another, more famous, and easily more beloved “great and all powerful” con man—the Wizard of Oz.

That set of tweets is two parts Ozymandias, with three parts Wizard of Oz, with just a dash of "KNEEL BEFORE ZOD"
Ã¢ÂÂ Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 7, 2019

And.

This moron is now taking like heÃ¢ÂÂs the Wizard of Oz. Ã¢ÂÂMy great and unmatcherated wisdom!Ã¢ÂÂ

This is the demented villain that will cost our allies their lives and freedom. Congrats, @SenateGOP... hope the tax cut was worth it. https://t.co/Hzt7uP887B
Ã¢ÂÂ Craig Mazin (@clmazin) October 7, 2019

It’s tough to take the mad king lightly since he does have the very real power to ruin lives at home and around the world. But humor is sometimes the only thing we have to keep our own sanity.

Trump's insane Wizard of Oz rant just makes me need to repost this comic. pic.twitter.com/0wwjv4ZyL9
Ã¢ÂÂ Christopher Keelty Ã°ÂÂÂ³Ã¯Â¸ÂÃ¢ÂÂÃ°ÂÂÂ (@keeltyc) October 7, 2019

Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.

Talking like the Wizard of Oz is a bad look for international diplomacy. You know how that story ends. Right? #ImpeachmentIsComing pic.twitter.com/aK5zWskk8v
Ã¢ÂÂ Lori Wade (@loridwade) October 7, 2019

Sadly, I don’t think Trump does know how that story ends. I suspect he turned it off in disgust after the Wicked Witch of the East was crushed under Dorothy’s home.

When you realize that the Wizard of Oz is trending because 45 tweeted some more bullshit. pic.twitter.com/cp7rUwKLwU
Ã¢ÂÂ Brett #LABleedsBlue (@805BeerRunner) October 7, 2019

There’s a specific demographic that will get this joke.

WANNA WATCH WIZARD OF OZ AND LISTEN TO DARK SIDE OF THE MOON?!?! pic.twitter.com/nEa5N89JbA
Ã¢ÂÂ Matt Glassman (@MattGlassman312) October 7, 2019

Here’s one for the pro-astronomy crowd:

the man who once stared directly into a solar eclipse has #greatandunmatchedwisdom pic.twitter.com/eThMpXaUIS
Ã¢ÂÂ Eric Borgh (@eborgh) October 7, 2019

More seriously:

Resign and seek help @realDonaldTrump. #greatandunmatchedwisdom ??? https://t.co/sqpusYVdVS
Ã¢ÂÂ Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) October 7, 2019

There's always, always, always a tweet. #nhpolitics #greatandunmatchedwisdom https://t.co/92oS04zT9A
Ã¢ÂÂ Notinmyname (@NastyNana16) October 7, 2019

And as is tradition, I end this with a Simpson’s meme:

Me: Oh look! Wizard of Oz is trending on Twitter. Finally something nice!

(Looks Up *why* Wizard of Oz is trending on Twitter) pic.twitter.com/x6meApYoN3
Ã¢ÂÂ Ghoulish Writer RobÃ¢ÂÂ¢ Ã°ÂÂÂ (@GeekWriterRob) October 7, 2019