Trump posted a photo of himself Photoshopped to look like Rocky Balboa, and hoo boy
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, for no apparent reason, tweeted an image of his head edited onto Rocky Balboa's body.
The general reaction on Twitter was confusion.
For reasons that remain unclear, President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning tweeted an image of his head superimposed on a photo of a bare-chested Rocky Balboa.
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There was no accompanying caption to explain the image, and the general reaction on Twitter was confusion.
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Trump has mastered the art of drunk-tweeting, sober. https://t.co/gQSMiIbreB Tweet Embed:
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A reminder that Trump tweets are official statements from the WH https://t.co/Uqapskjt5A Tweet Embed:
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is this real life Tweet Embed:
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There are 1,000 things I am sure I could say about this jaw-dropping moment of presidential insanity, but for the life of me, I am too stunned to think of any of them. pic.twitter.com/OdEezNS6A3
The photo used in Trump's tweet was originally the poster image for the 1982 film "Rocky III" starring Sylvester Stallone. It's unclear who superimposed Trump's face over the photo, or why.
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The poster's background seems to have been swapped with an image of the crowd from the audience at Trump's rally in Florida on Tuesday night, where he falsely claimed that liberals wanted to rename Thanksgiving.
Trump's post may be a subtle dig at those who scrutinized his unexpected two-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on November 16 that prompted speculation about his health. The White House said that the visit was for medical tests as part of Trump's annual physical exam and that the president remains in good health.
Others pointed out that Wednesday marked the 34th anniversary of the "Rocky IV" premiere. Perhaps Trump was commemorating it, even though he got the movie wrong.
