President Trump proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day and people have jokes

President Donald Trump proclaimed May 1 as Loyalty Day:

Inbox: President Donald J. Trump Proclaims May 1, 2018, as Loyalty Day

— Jill Colvin (@colvinj) May 1, 2018

Yes, it’s real. And shouldn’t we expect a former Biden/Hillary CNN political commentator to know such things?

Is this real? https://t.co/PW9XEmb3nR

— Patti Solis Doyle (@PattiSolisDoyle) May 1, 2018

President Obama did this too — it’s “mandated by law”!

Since the tweets are coming about Trump proclaiming tomorrow “Loyalty Day,” just FYI it is: mandated by law he do so, and really happens every year . See Obama’s proclamation https://t.co/Jirqp12fK0

— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) May 1, 2018

This is (actually) fine, or at least normal — see this article explaining how every POTUS since Eisenhower has done the same. https://t.co/VfVwkNReXb https://t.co/o6OVRYAa1r

— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) May 1, 2018

Yep. Here’s an explainer from last year:

Actually, it was founded in 1921, then signed into law in 1955, and has been observed by every president since 1958. https://t.co/bJGpDHWont

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) April 29, 2017

But that didn’t stop the jokes:

And he dedicates loyalty day to “Michael Cohen not ratting me out like a rat.” https://t.co/NSNpdtDKLe

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 1, 2018

Was this a message to Michael Cohen? https://t.co/jKfK4bYSWC

— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) May 1, 2018

lololololol https://t.co/D7yBeaTRFN

— Marcie Bianco (@MarcieBianco) May 1, 2018

Inbox: President Donald J. Trump Proclaims May 1, 2018, as Loyalty Day

cc: @Comey

— Lindsey McPherson (@lindsemcpherson) May 1, 2018

Not The Onion https://t.co/wzL4zwHHik

— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) May 1, 2018

Some much, much worse than others:

That man has only been loyal to his love for his daughter Ivanka. https://t.co/EUr2gkn9qa

— brittny pierre (@sleep2dream) May 1, 2018

Delete your account, at the very least.

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