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Trump Phone Made In China Reaction Meme

This is a three-panel reaction meme using footage from the 2010 comedy film *The Other Guys*. The first panel shows actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a driver looking excitedly forward, with a speech bubble that reads "Finally my American made Trump phone is here." The second panel shows a blonde female passenger speaking with a neutral expression, her speech bubble stating "But it's made in China." The third panel cuts back to Johnson, who has turned around with a shocked, unpleasantly surprised expression reacting to the news. The meme plays on the widely known irony that many products marketed as officially American-made, including merchandise associated with Donald Trump, are actually manufactured in China.
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Finally my American made Trump phone is here.
But it's made in China.

Overview

This is a three-panel reaction meme using footage from the 2010 comedy film The Other Guys. The first panel shows actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a driver looking excitedly forward, with a speech bubble that reads "Finally my American made Trump phone is here." The second panel shows a blonde female passenger speaking with a neutral expression, her speech bubble stating "But it's made in China." The third panel cuts back to Johnson, who has turned around with a shocked, unpleasantly surprised expression reacting to the news. The meme plays on the widely known irony that many products marketed as officially American-made, including merchandise associated with Donald Trump, are actually manufactured in China.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of Reddit's r/Meme subreddit, as specified in the provided source information. It is an edited iteration of the popular "The Rock driving reaction" 3-panel meme template that originates from a scene in the 2010 film The Other Guys, with custom dialogue added to reference the Trump branded phone and its real-world manufacturing origin.

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