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It’s been more than a week since the midterms, and US president Donald Trump’s White House has once again pushed a policy via its X/Twitter account which has sparked controversy and left Americans wondering where the 80-year-old’s priorities lie.
On November 7, just four days after the Republican Party suffered a humiliating defeat in the midterms, the White House was mocked after it tweeted that “it is the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male & female”.
Now, it’s followed that up with a post on Friday in which it said: “English is the official language of the United States.”
Shared on the same day that the Federal Aviation Administration issued a national ground stop on planes for several hours – and for the second time since 9/11 – one user responded: “Hey can you get the airplanes to work”:
A similar point was made by political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen, who tweeted: “Writing this in English: why is every plane in America downed right now? Why can’t you perform the most basic functions of a government?”:
The God parody account said: “Maybe this will prod Trump to learn it”:
Another parody account, this time for Larry the Cat, made a similar remark:
Journalist and writer Dave Itzkoff wrote sarcastically: “Oh, good, that ought to solve it”:
And political commentator Jamie Bonkiewicz asked: “Will this lower the cost of gas and groceries?”:
Awkward.
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