#TrumpOlympics

About

#TrumpOlympics is a Twitter hashtag featuring names of satirical Olympic sporting events mocking the 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Origin

On August 2nd, 2016, the @HuffPostComedy^[2] Twitter feed posted a tweet launching the #TrumpOlympics^[1] hashtag as part of their recurring "Stupor Tuesday" Twitter game series (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 230 likes and 130 retweets.

Spread

That day, Twitter user @TeaPainUSA^[8] posted a Politico article about Trump's criticism of recent polling data with the caption "#TrumpOlympics 'Poll Faulting'" (shown below, left). Within 24 hours, the tweet garnered upwards of 2,300 likes and 1,100 retweets. Meanwhile, Twitter user @zachj46^[9] posted an image of Melania Trump and Michelle Obama with the caption "Synchronized speaking #TrumpOlympics" (shown below, right).

Meanwhile, Twitter user @MissLizzyNJ^[3] tweeted an animated GIF of Hillary Clinton reacting to balloons dropped at the finale of the 2016 Democratic National Convention with a set of jail bars appearing at the end, captioned "#TrumpOlympics / Crooked Parallel Bars" (shown below). Over the next day, the tweet gained over 1,000 retweets and 880 likes.

In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the trending hashtag, including The Independent,^[4] SF Gate,^[5] The Washington Post^[6] and The Daily Dot.^[7]

Various Examples

Search Interest

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