
A photograph of what appears to be two Trump supporters standing on the Great Wall of China with a sign reading 'walls work' has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.
Taking to Twitter, user @Makno20 posted a photograph of the couple standing on the Great Wall of China appearing to hold up a sign that says 'Walls Work'. He accompanied it with the phrase:
Genghis Khan literally walked around these walls....
Genghis Khan literally walked around these walls.... https://t.co/OOjlpJyt3s— ⒶmžinⒶ (@ⒶmžinⒶ) 1555865460
He then added a few extra thoughts about how neo-liberalism, imperialism, and capitalism all create the influx of economic immigration...
Also immigrants aren't invaders Irony that the US and the UK hate immigrants so much. They're not going to do wha… https://t.co/SdzXW7YEa0— ⒶmžinⒶ (@ⒶmžinⒶ) 1555881355
Ideally we should live in a world where people only want to move because of their preferred climate. The rest is… https://t.co/WzKrYd0qZD— ⒶmžinⒶ (@ⒶmžinⒶ) 1555881523
Ouch, well, that's a bit awkward, isn't it really? Perhaps it would have done the Trump supporters some good to have checked their history books before getting all over excited.
Anyway, it goes without saying that people on social media were quick to pick up on the badly thought through argument, and it got well and truly dragged.
If there's one thing we've learned, it's never EVER post a photograph of yourself holding a piece of white paper onto the internet.
@Makno20 https://t.co/sLVkmAeCF3— Bridget Dunleavy (@Bridget Dunleavy) 1555889443
Someone went for a wholesome take. Hurray!
@brainfeel @Makno20 I made it wholesome https://t.co/EgK7cvEQce— Alyssa Katze (@Alyssa Katze) 1555867796
No they don't...
Ouch! My little brain...
@Makno20 https://t.co/DKygxBxQqw— Pat Hartman (@Pat Hartman) 1555907614
Wow, that's getting personal.
@Makno20 @VragNaroda89 https://t.co/t65NCmyLJ8— Mr. Wordlewide (he/him) #GetVaxxed (@Mr. Wordlewide (he/him) #GetVaxxed) 1555892200
Like, really personal.
@Makno20 @alderweirelds https://t.co/OfWudQ1oNo— mi (@mi) 1555914847
Impeach Trump! Oh, wait a minute...
@Makno20 Bold! https://t.co/gIyRoBuPe6— Pokémon Snapped (@Pokémon Snapped) 1555905535
One of Donald Trump's key pledges all through his election campaign and time in office has been to build a border wall across the entire border with Mexico.
Mr Trump argues that $5.7bn (£4.5bn) is needed to build his wall, which was the signature promise of his election campaign. However, Democrats have consistently argued that Trump's wall is a waste of taxpayers' money, and a stand off led to the longest ever government shutdown in the history of the United States - 35 days between December and January, reports the BBC.
However, since Mr Trump entered the White House, work on the barrier has only just begun, and Congress has only approved $1.7bn in funding for 124 miles of replacement barrier.
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