People Think The Times Of London Is Trolling Trump With Its Front Page
The front cover of Tuesday’s edition of The Times of London has gone viral for what many people believe is trolling of President Donald Trump.
Editors at the Rupert Murdoch-owned British newspaper positioned a photograph and story about a dancing cockatoo with yellow hair next to its lead news story about Trump’s vow to quit dealing with the British ambassador to the U.S., Kim Darroch.
I won't deal with British ambassador, says Trump#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/nDg3oYuoBN
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) July 8, 2019
Darroch attracted Trump’s ire after leaked memos revealed he’d called the Trump administration “inept” and a “disgrace.”
Now, the newspaper’s placement of the photograph could be a coincidence.
But many people on Twitter interpreted the layout as a ding at Trump. They called it “A+ trolling,” the “best visual burn of the day” and a “juxtapositioning masterclass.”
A+ trolling... https://t.co/mufVj0IoBF
— Keerthik Sasidharan (@KS1729) July 9, 2019
Nice picture of a preening cockatoo with funny hair...
— RichardBrown (@MinorPlaces) July 8, 2019
Best visual burn of the day. https://t.co/G1lrLNPzjX
— Tim Bale (@ProfTimBale) July 9, 2019
I see what you did there.😂😂😂😂😂
— Margaret Crowley (@CrowleyAntmarga) July 9, 2019
Interesting story-photo placement https://t.co/RalunmVkSY
— Kim Hjelmgaard (@khjelmgaard) July 9, 2019
Juxtapositioning masterclass
— James Dunlevie (@jamesdunlevie) July 8, 2019
The Times, even in these days of online news, a great front page is a thing of beauty... https://t.co/0iKpXoPpx4
— David Banks (@DBanksy) July 9, 2019
Donald Trump: I’m going to ride roughshod over your sovereignty by picking who your ambassador is
Brits: uh oh, look out Donald, the juxtaposition on the times front page.... slay....
😔 pic.twitter.com/txczHAYtnI— Brian Whelan (@brianwhelanhack) July 8, 2019
Hat-tip to the @thetimes layout editor. https://t.co/DaHElVWI0d
— Joe Parkinson (@JoeWSJ) July 9, 2019
I won't deal with British ambassador, says Trump (pictured)
— Stuart (@stugib) July 8, 2019
They had fun putting this page together. https://t.co/CRG4RU70E5
— James Brownsell (@JamesBrownsell) July 9, 2019
A peacock would’ve been more appropriate. Pence is the parrot. But I don’t want to insult parrots 🦜 🦜 🦜.
— Antonigrafica #Warren2020 (@antonigrafica) July 9, 2019
I think the dancing cockatoo would make a better president than Trump.
— Spir.Sotiropoulou (@spsot) July 8, 2019
One of the unintended consequences of digital personalisation is newsrooms may lose the ability to use a picture for a completely unrelated but adjacent story to make a point. No idea what made that come to mind... https://t.co/3feiotAc2n
— Chris Duncan (@chrisduncania) July 9, 2019
Related...
Sean Hannity Asks Bill O'Reilly To Return To Fox News: 'Take The Crap'
Home Depot Faces Boycott Calls Over Founder's Support For Donald Trump
'Photoshop Battle' Kicks Off Over Alex Morgan's World Cup Trophy Pose
Erin Burnett Nails Hypocrisy Of Donald Trump's Attack On UK Ambassador
Also on HuffPost
Love HuffPost? Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
