Terrified Tweeters Flip Out Over Trump's 'Coming Arms Race' Prediction
President Donald Trump sent Twitter into a meltdown on Wednesday after teasing a “coming Arms Race.”
Trump made the statement while defending his congratulatory telephone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and even suggested that Russia could help America in the upcoming weapons war:
I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also). The Fake News Media is crazed because they wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad thing.......
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
.....They can help solve problems with North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, ISIS, Iran and even the coming Arms Race. Bush tried to get along, but didn’t have the “smarts.” Obama and Clinton tried, but didn’t have the energy or chemistry (remember RESET). PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
Unsurprisingly, Trump’s tweets freaked out fellow social media users:
Wait wait wait, what coming arms race? https://t.co/nTGqj682PA
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 21, 2018
THE BURIED LEDE IS THE COMING ARMS RACE https://t.co/1tkKzRNt9y
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) March 21, 2018
Advisers: Maybe you should tweet about something other than Russia and Putin, Mr. President.
TRUMP: You’re right. I’ll tweet about the coming arms race.
Advisers: Wait, what? NOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/aGzXXsaoXh— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) March 21, 2018
Will they be serving refreshments at the coming Arms Race or should I bring my own
— Robyn Urback (@RobynUrback) March 21, 2018
Though the arms race comment did make me think of this Elkin comic pic.twitter.com/BkkGUHY8fA
— Ian Bateson (@ianbateson) March 21, 2018
Wait a minute. “Coming arms race?” Did you guys catch what Trump said? Trump intends on precipitating an arms race. He’s planning on it. He’s counting on it. We suspected that. He just confirmed it. https://t.co/4TzyghxYVL
— Resistance 👄 Squad (@RebelPussy) March 21, 2018
WHOAH - what 'coming arms' race? I missed that in the planning meeting today... https://t.co/9k7XGFc0po
— Alan Strange (@AlanStrangeSky) March 21, 2018
exercising for the coming Arms Race
— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) March 21, 2018
The "coming Arms Race?" Is there something someone would like to tell me? (Like move to New Zealand?) https://t.co/AaNANWnnb4
— James Oliphant (@jamesoliphant) March 21, 2018
Please tell me the "coming" arms race is a misstatement. https://t.co/RP6ic4Vbbi
— Elizabeth 🌎 Picciuto (@epicciuto) March 21, 2018
Um. . . "the coming Arms Race?"
What does he know that we don't know? https://t.co/7Ucasksrbl— Jim Ludes (@JMLudes) March 21, 2018
Trump said yesterday he hoped to talk Putin out of an "arms race." I though he was having another flashback to the late 80s. NOPE! He's' *planning* on a new one. https://t.co/e5ahqyLdtM
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 21, 2018
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