‘Disgruntled Staffer’ Report About State Department Site Being Changed to Show Trump’s Term Ended Inspires Jokes
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At one point or another, we’ve all been a disgruntled staffer. On Monday, one hero identified as exactly that edited the U.S. State Department’s website to say that both Donald Trump and Mike Pence’s last day in office was Jan. 11.
“Donald J. Trump’s term ended on 2021-01-11 19:49:00,” the site read, prompting rumors that Trump had resigned following the House Democrats move to impeach him.
BuzzFeed News later confirmed that the hack was an inside job.
“Sources tell @BuzzFeedNews a ‘disgruntled staffer’ is behind the State Department site’s change of Trump and Pence’s biographies,” the outlet's Christopher Miller tweeted.
UPDATE: Sources tell @BuzzFeedNews a "disgruntled staffer" is behind the State Department site's change of Trump and Pence's biographies. More TK. https://t.co/5Gbb3cEhRK
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 11, 2021
Both pages on the website have now been removed. In response, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reportedly ordered an internal investigation into the incident.
Democratic lawmakers are impeaching Trump over "incitement of insurrection" for his role in last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol building. Following the riot, several members of Trump's staff resigned and politicians on both sides of the aisle have called for the president to resign. It seems like this disgruntled staffer agrees.
The heroic move prompted a series of memes, as everyone praised the employee for their bravery. Check out some of the reactions below.
Between now and January 20th, that disgruntled staffer is the President of the United States, it's in the Constitution.
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) January 11, 2021
Live footage of the State Department “Disgruntled Staffer”.. https://t.co/vnZ9I8ziPp
— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) January 11, 2021
disgruntled staffer rights!!!
— 𝙇.𝘿. (@SatansJacuzzi) January 11, 2021
The disgruntled staffer posting that Trump’s term ended pic.twitter.com/uhbYrFbTRd
— Justin Randall (@imjustinrandall) January 11, 2021
disgruntled staffer pic.twitter.com/HOacYfrK2K
— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) January 11, 2021
i love disgruntled staffer
— rosemary donahue (@rosadona) January 11, 2021
We are all a disgruntled staffer today. https://t.co/anKIRY7c2s
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) January 11, 2021
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