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This is a sarcastic political meme featuring a photograph of former United States President Donald Trump, who is shown sitting and gesturing with both hands outstretched in a shrugging pose. Overlaid on the image is a post from Fortune magazine stating that the US national debt has crossed $39 trillion, which has almost doubled since Trump originally vowed to completely erase the national debt. The meme's title is sarcastic, mocking Trump's failed promise regarding US national debt.
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The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it.

Overview

This is a sarcastic political meme featuring a photograph of former United States President Donald Trump, who is shown sitting and gesturing with both hands outstretched in a shrugging pose. Overlaid on the image is a post from Fortune magazine stating that the US national debt has crossed $39 trillion, which has almost doubled since Trump originally vowed to completely erase the national debt. The meme's title is sarcastic, mocking Trump's failed promise regarding US national debt.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted and circulated on 9Gag, per the provided source information. It combines an existing public photograph of Donald Trump with a factual social post from Fortune magazine to create a sarcastic commentary on Trump's broken political promise about eliminating US national debt.

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