‘Trump next’: The frenzied social media reaction to Steve Bannon’s firing
News of Steve Bannon’s firing as chief strategist to US President Donald Trump sparked an inferno of reaction on social media, as many sought to dance on his political corpse.
Bannon, who played an instrumental role in guiding Trump to election victory last November, has reportedly been on thin ice in recent weeks. That ice finally gave away on Friday afternoon, when his departure from the White House was revealed.
The perception that the former Breitbart executive has ties to white nationalists provided fodder for many tweets and people gloried in his firing.
Woah. I did Nazi that coming. Don't worry, Steve, I'm sure you'll be alt-right. #BannonOut
Bannon is the latest victim in a cull of senior White House staff including former press secretary Sean Spicer, former chief of staff Reince Priebus and Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly held the role of communications director. This fact prompted many to remark on the seemingly brutal nature of the Trump White House.
Photo shows just how much turnover there has been in Trump's top ranks in under 8 months. read.bi/2fScVFH
Some were quick to claim his firing as a victory for ‘The Resistance’ movement, comprised of Democrats who have opposed Trump since he defeated Hillary Clinton last year.
I can tell you this, firing Bannon was never part of Trump's plan. Great work to everyone in #TheResistance!
Now back to #ImpeachTrump!
Jokes about a Confederate statue being removed from the White House also proved to be very popular amongst the Twitterati.
Game of Thrones references were also widespread.
However, not everyone was joyful. Former Democrat presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders was among those warning that the problem hasn’t gone away.
The problem was never just Steve Bannon. It was and always will be Donald Trump. twitter.com/ABCPolitics/st…
Unsurprisingly some of the reaction was quite extreme. The Huffington Post went as far using “goy”- an offensive Yiddish term for non-Jews - in their coverage. This, in turn, sparked a backlash against the publication.
HuffPo decides to reinforce the conspiracy theory that the Joos are running things and are picking off their enemies one by one. twitter.com/SethAMandel/st…
Say, @HuffPost, WTF? pic.twitter.com/zBmSw6r0a6
HuffPost suggests that Jews dumped Bannon the non-Jew (goy) after a week of HP whining about the rise of Nazis. Recklessness! pic.twitter.com/0q9vnaCpaH
The website’s editor-in-chief responded to the criticism by saying it was meant as a “playful” mash-up “tribute to Yiddish and Beyonce” and that and other interpretations were “not intended”.
HuffPost splash headlines have always been edgy and playful, featuring puns and references to popular culture./
Meanwhile, some Trump supporters expressed concern about what would happen now that Bannon is no longer in the White House to influence the president.
Now that @realDonaldTrump got rid of the voice of reason in the White House, guessing McMaster's plan will be a go
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