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The lingerer in chief.

This is a humorous edited meme. Its base image is the iconic 1997 photograph of NBA star Michael Jordan crying with joy while holding the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship trophy, celebrating the Chicago Bulls' finals win alongside a team staff member. Former US president Donald Trump is digitally added to the background behind Jordan, wearing a suit and red tie with a smug, smirking expression, making it appear he is present at the unrelated celebration. The joke relies on the pun title framing Trump as someone who uninvitedly lingers in contexts he has no connection to.
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This is a humorous edited meme. Its base image is the iconic 1997 photograph of NBA star Michael Jordan crying with joy while holding the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship trophy, celebrating the Chicago Bulls' finals win alongside a team staff member. Former US president Donald Trump is digitally added to the background behind Jordan, wearing a suit and red tie with a smug, smirking expression, making it appear he is present at the unrelated celebration. The joke relies on the pun title framing Trump as someone who uninvitedly lingers in contexts he has no connection to.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the Reddit Meme subreddit. It is a photoshopped remix of the widely recognized 1997 Michael Jordan championship celebration photograph. The title is a pun on the official US presidential title 'Commander in Chief', replacing 'Commander' with 'Lingerer' to deliver the satirical joke.

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