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Jake Hall
Sep 07, 2018

Photos: Getty Images / Alex Edelman, iStock / fieldwork. Screenshot: Twitter / @AIannucci
Do you ever scroll through news headlines, sigh quietly to yourself and wish you had something to make the seemingly endless tragedy more bearable?
First of all: same. Second of all, the internet exists! And it's great!
One man who understands this limitless potential is writer and director Armando Iannucci, who this week urged his followers to replace photos of Trump in the White House with pictures of penguins. His theory was that the expressions of everyone in the room would still make sense.
Proposal: If you take any piece of footage of Trump in a White House meeting, and replaced Trump with a penguin, th… https://t.co/543bmleqcJ— Armando Iannucci (@Armando Iannucci) 1536224810
His request has since been retweeted thousands of times, and it's spawned some genuinely impressive results.
@Aiannucci #replaceTrumpwithapenguin https://t.co/fXeprBlSq5— Dylan Brady (@Dylan Brady) 1536233494
Some decided to Photoshop his meetings with celebrities, such as Kim Kardashian and Piers Morgan.
@Aiannucci #TrumpReplacedByPenguin https://t.co/eRYJUoleNM— Phillip Smith Esq. Grouse Hunter (@Phillip Smith Esq. Grouse Hunter) 1536247210
@Aiannucci https://t.co/Dhp5gtOuxx— John Stansfield (@John Stansfield) 1536231415
Others lifted images from his political meetings, whereas one hilarious user poked fun at his laughable treatment of the Queen.
@Aiannucci @F7065 https://t.co/1Y7dtsIuek— Chris Madra (@Chris Madra) 1536239491
@Aiannucci https://t.co/PB7UbH8zeg— Gareth Bellamy 💙 (@Gareth Bellamy 💙) 1536240640
@Aiannucci Done. https://t.co/vOD39X47xZ— Mélanie (@Mélanie) 1536226728
@Aiannucci https://t.co/IKiZczPHTW— James Berg 🏴☠️ (@James Berg 🏴☠️) 1536233001
@Aiannucci https://t.co/2pCmy0FbKS— Gareth Bellamy 💙 (@Gareth Bellamy 💙) 1536226223
People were also quick to highlight the striking similarities between Trump's signature combover and the macaroni penguin.
@Aiannucci Here’s your penguin. https://t.co/TiQ4A1cjPe— Kim Fraser (@Kim Fraser) 1536225527
@Aiannucci Macaroni penguins, by the way. Amazingly Trumpian. https://t.co/L75XTUqCpo— Kim Fraser (@Kim Fraser) 1536227692
Some even introduced animation.
@Aiannucci https://t.co/hEXAqYxcPl https://t.co/hMIWa7cVhZ— Chay (@Chay) 1536227702
And, of course, someone made the obvious joke.
@Aiannucci https://t.co/51lZKktKsE— Chay (@Chay) 1536229240
The internet – what's not to love?
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