The words “fire and fury” will certainly be at the top of Twitter’s trending topics Tuesday afternoon following President Trump’s warning to North Korea not to make any more threats or else “be met with fire and fury” like the world has never seen before.
JUST IN: On North Korea POTUS says they "best not make anymore threats…they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen." pic.twitter.com/URq00YwWeB
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) August 8, 2017
BREAKING: Trump: If NKorea escalates nuclear threat, 'they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.'
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 8, 2017
Trump statement on North Korea pic.twitter.com/tyCZzTWtsY
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 8, 2017
The world has seen plenty of fire and fury; between 60 and 80 million people died because of WWII. 100k+ from nuke bombs. Scary high bar.
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) August 8, 2017
in re @Potus "fire and fury" comment, can't make a joke. Just can't. Tomorrow on @hereandnow, already planned: the anniversary of #Nagasaki
— Robin Young (@hereandnowrobin) August 8, 2017
This is exactly how the apocalypse occurs.
— janey v. ❄ (@nycjaneyvee) August 8, 2017
OH in the newsroom: we're all gonna die
— nina gregory (@ninaberries) August 8, 2017
The president’s comment came just hours after a report that North Korea has produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that could be delivered via ballistic missile.
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Breaking: North Korea has produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, analysts say https://t.co/lPbtrU6dJr
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 8, 2017
This cannot be allowed. This is the red line. https://t.co/CQtMCh9KeZ
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) August 8, 2017
Politico’s Seung Min Kim noted that this might not be the best time for Twitter to do its thing and make jokes.
Your Twitter jokes are not funny.
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 8, 2017
If you're tweeting jokes about the North Korean situation right now, you're seriously doing it wrong.
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 8, 2017
Maybe some people just tend to deal with stressful situations by resorting to humor … or, maybe they just can’t stop themselves.
The Fire and the Fury
2 Fire 2 Fury
The Fire and the Fury: Pyongyang Drift
Fire & Furious
Fire Five
Fire & Fury 6
Furious 7
The Fate of the— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 8, 2017
Coincidentally "Fire and Fury" are doing the two girl show at Club Risqué tonight! #NorthKorea
— JCorrado (@ForzaCorrado) August 8, 2017
"Fire and Fury", I thought these were the girls from the pee tape? #OrangeJuliusCaesar #ImpeachandReplace
— TheCynicalOptimist (@OneCynicalGuy) August 8, 2017
Fire and Fury sounds like a knockoff car race DVD you'd buy on Canal Street
— Andy Doherty (@AllThingsAndy) August 8, 2017
So disappointed to click in and see that "Fire and Fury" wasn't just the official name of the upcoming Fast 9
— Natalie Finn (@natfinnonE) August 8, 2017
I like the James Taylor acoustic version of "fire and fury"
— amy walter (@amyewalter) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/LCSeward/status/895016075292811268
Dr Orangelove https://t.co/N2aTIYXQOo
— Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) August 8, 2017
maybe Fire and Fury are the names of new Gladiators. ??????
— Andi (@AndiMcLellan) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/AntBaker/status/895015819847008257
https://twitter.com/BurmbaNews/status/895016697060392960
bout to fire and fury these nachos
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 8, 2017
"The back 9 will be met with fire, fury and frankly power, the likes of which this NJ golf course & my 17-day vacay have never seen before."
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) August 8, 2017
I wonder how long the "fire and fury" snark session will last.
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 8, 2017
What’s strange is that people on social media didn’t seem to react at all hours earlier at the news that North Korea had successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead; it took Trump’s response to get people talking, as if the threat didn’t exist until then … and frankly, it’s been a long time coming.
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/895009420370956289
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North Korea launches an ICBM, but it’s Amb. Nikki Haley who takes the heat over a tweet https://t.co/UF1gMaJL2Y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 5, 2017