Donald Trump tweets a lot of things with vary in subject and coherence but he rarely tweets pictures, especially ones of Air Force One with a lightning strike as a backdrop.
Yet that's exactly what happened on Monday evening shortly before the president arrived at a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina as a bolt from the heavens illuminated the aircraft as it was sitting on a wet and miserable runway.
Trump wrote in the caption of the tweet:
Departing MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina for Fayetteville, North Carolina. This is amazing!
The picture was originally shared online by CNN reported Steve Brusk who credited the image to Orly Ruiz, Michael Wade Sanders and Liz Turrell of the pool photography crew, stating that it occurred after Trump had to cancel a planned tour of areas that Hurricane Dorian had damaged in North Carolina.
Pres. Trump had to cancel his planned tour of Hurricane Dorian damage because of thunderstorms in Fayetteville, NC.… https://t.co/SJrIXIdha9— Steve Brusk (@Steve Brusk) 1568064192
Trump, who didn't credit the photographers or Brusk in his tweet, still thought the shot was amazing, despite it looking like the plane had just encountered a near miss from above.
The imagery and the tweet didn't go unnoticed and people were more than ready to make jokes about higher powers aiming their wrath at the president.
@realDonaldTrump When the good Lord is trying to tell you something and you just won't listen. https://t.co/H54m353CAt— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1568066085
Undertaker, you almost saved America. A little to the left next time. https://t.co/fcKxGzWI28— Kayfabe News (@Kayfabe News) 1568080471
A sign? https://t.co/KC9UD5vVwT— David Corn (@David Corn) 1568065715
Even God is trying to kill this dude. https://t.co/gwOu7b963D— Amir (@Amir) 1568065778
Hurricane came after your golf course. Lightning over your plane. I'm just saying, Dude. https://t.co/UBZ3pcCucj— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 1568065774
In sending messages to obtuse evangelicals, God has given up being subtle. https://t.co/apU8tbWXpw— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1568067630
Might be a sign? https://t.co/itIGRBY0Sx— KT CounterIntelligence (@KT CounterIntelligence) 1568066525
@realDonaldTrump God missed.😢— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@BrooklynDad_Defiant!) 1568068448
@realDonaldTrump God is sending Trump a message. It's about time, I am surprised lighting hasn't tried to strike hi… https://t.co/0B921dMqLm— Holly Lee (@Holly Lee) 1568065885
HT Fox News