The #ORB is taking over the internet
President Donald Trump has finally completed his transformation into a cartoon villain.
On Monday, a photo emerged of the commander in chief placing his hands on a glowing orb alongside the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In reality, the orb was simply a miniature globe illuminated from the inside, presented at the opening event for the new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. As local media reported, the leaders’ hands “officially activated the centre and launched a splashy welcome video.” But in the collective mind of Twitter, the orb was much, much more sinister. Check out a few the hilarious takes on the glowing orb below.
"Everyone grab on to the cosmic sphere. It's much better than a cosmic cube...believe me!" (HT @PresVillain)… https://t.co/RLD3YLIR0g— Ben Gross (@Ben Gross) 1495396690.0
A lot of people say the Orb is evil. Stupid! I will negotiate with the Orb, make it work for us. Good deal for ever… https://t.co/z4y0JhhyQV— Matt Roller (@Matt Roller) 1495394889.0
I am gone from Twitter for like a few hours, and now Trump is a holding a Palantír! WHAT ELSE HAVE I MISSED?! IS BA… https://t.co/ddsQIcJgH6— chrisError (@chrisError) 1495397244.0
Once in D&D I touched an #orb and got trapped inside for 4 years so send ur prayers up to the great DM in the sky https://t.co/UwwQPklZ1K— Ruth McCormack (@Ruth McCormack) 1495404442.0
There is literally a #Trump tweet for every occasion! #Orb https://t.co/Ewmucaos5E— Karen Teegarden ? (@Karen Teegarden ?) 1495411833.0
I knew I'd seen this before.. #orb https://t.co/pUDG2RRxrP— cinegirl 14?? (@cinegirl 14??) 1495413405.0
I hate to be in the position of defending the man, but, you know, this whole #orb thing could have been much worse.… https://t.co/Oo3oKvoRoG— Paul Melancon (@Paul Melancon) 1495403734.0
Seeing @realDonaldTrump with the #orb immediately made me think of this. I see no difference here https://t.co/jHNBGMuf19— Claire Gartland (@Claire Gartland) 1495411103.0
Where have I seen that #TrumpInSaudi #Orb before? Oh yeah... https://t.co/UegLaV0Ofu— Josh (@Josh) 1495413498.0
Grab em by the #orb https://t.co/21jgLUlKgi— Resa Withoutherspoon (@Resa Withoutherspoon) 1495475909.0
Even Breitbart, a news organization with deep ties to the Trump administration, got in on the joke.
https://t.co/8oil95RVKJ— Breitbart News (@Breitbart News) 1495405783.0