U.S. President Donald Trump was mocked across social media over a video of him looking out the window in the White House last Friday.
During a meeting about energy policy, Trump suddenly got up and looked out at the renovations of his new ballroom.
Trump had ordered the demolition of the entire East Wing to build his $300,000, 90,000-square-foot ballroom last year.
Highlights
- A video of Trump staring out a White House window sparked a viral wave of memes across social media.
- Trump was caught looking at the ongoing $300,000 ballroom renovations during an energy policy meeting last Friday.
- Memes edited Trump looking out the window at Epstein Island, hell, and pop culture scenes.
Social media users made memes and edits of a video of Trump looking out the window
Image credits: The White House/YouTube
The construction of the ballroom started during the longest federal government shutdown. Around the same time, the Trump administration announced that families would not receive SNAP benefits as scheduled, and workers were furloughed.
Last Friday, Trump was meeting with oil industry executives, including leaders from Chevron and Exxon, in an effort to secure billions in new investment in Venezuela’s oil sector.
“In fact, if you look, come to think of it… Well, I gotta look at this myself,” Trump was saying, as he abruptly stood up during the meeting, walking to the window. “What a view. This is the door to the ballroom.”
“This picture is the perfect embodiment of the second Trump presidency. Ignoring real business in the room while looking out the window at nothing,” said one user on X.
The edits aimed at recent controversies, including the Trump administration’s lack of transparency in relation to files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, especially given the president's friendship with him, and the fact that Trump's name appears in the files.
The window background also happened to make the perfect green screen for social media users to go wild with.
In one video, Trump looks out the balcony at 1992 NBC archival footage of Trump and Epstein partying together in Mar-a-Lago.
Another edit looked out at Epstein’s island, where many of his crimes are alleged to have taken place. “Trump on his favorite island,” says the caption.
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Another video features the Bowser fart GIF placed outside the window.
Edits showed Trump looking out at Epstein Island, at a Bowser fart GIF, and more
In another meme version, Trump looks out at the Doge meme flying by behind the wheel of a car.
In a third edit, Trump gets distracted by a steamy scene from Heated Rivalry. “Wow, everyone is addicted to this show,” the caption says.
One user made an edit where Trump looks out at hell, saying, “wow what a view.”
In one edit, Trump is standing next to Princess Celestia, from the animated show My Little Pony, looking out at the animated fantasy kingdom.
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The White House also joined in on the trend, sharing a post of Trump looking out towards a map of Greenland. Trump has been fixated on owning the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
He has previously said he plans to take control of the territory “the easy way” or “the hard way,” despite both Greenland and Denmark being against it.
The White House shared a controversial edit showing Trump looking at a map of Greenland
The White House shared the photo with an ambiguous caption, “Tap to monitor the situation,” igniting global concern.
California Governor Gavin Newsom also posted an edited video of Trump looking out at the video of him and Epstein, captioning it, “PAM BONDI, RELEASE THE FILES!”