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On Friday night, Donald Trump did one of the weirdest things that he has ever done on Twitter.
At 7:04 pm GMT, the president of the United States of America posted a video of his maligned State of the Union speech set to the classic 1992 R.E.M. song 'Everybody Hurts'.
The clip, which was initially pulled from Twitter for copyright infringement did return but has now been deleted altogether, showed Democrat lawmakers like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders looking depressed and saddened at Trump's words.
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Before it was pulled, the Twitter reaction was one of shock, hilarity and downright confusion.
What the ever loving f*ck is this? Something tells me REM is not gunna be happy with this. https://t.co/e840RN09Up— Emily C. Singer (@Emily C. Singer) 1550258703
Reports suggest that Trump obtained the joke video from a right-wing account called Carpe Donktum.
The video was only on Trump's account for a few hours before it was removed, which caused a lot of backlash and humour among Trump fans and his opponents.
This was clearly transformative and a fake copyright claim. https://t.co/6LT6WfN0BB— Paul Joseph Watson (@Paul Joseph Watson) 1550312985
R.E.M.'s bassist Mike Mills was quick to condemn Trump and the account that made the video.
In a tweet, he told Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to 'get on this'.
So the meme’s fair use. I LOVE the 1st Amendment! Meme away, folks. But that takes nothing away from what a fraudul… https://t.co/RrGNI2t4I2— Mike Mills 🎶🍁🏈🐶✌🏼 (@Mike Mills 🎶🍁🏈🐶✌🏼) 1550272200
The official R.E.M. Twitter account also called out Trump, branding him 'World Leader PRETEND' and telling the media to 'ghost this faker'.
World Leader PRETEND!!! Congress, Media--ghost this faker!!! Love, R.E.M.— R.E.M. HQ (@R.E.M. HQ) 1550266398
HT Variety
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