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What's With All The Jokes About Donald Trump Trapping Liberals In Crystals? The Bizarre Meme Trend Explained
There's been a sudden uptick in jokes about people "trapping" each other in crystals after they badmouth 2024 Presidential Election candidate Donald Trump, so you might be confused about where the joke even comes from and what it means.
It seems as though people are joking that the former President has the power to "trap" his detractors or political opponents in crystals, whether it's liberals voting for Vice President Kamala Harris or his own supporters who come to doubt him.
The meme series seems to be inspired by the idea of soul gems from The Elder Scrolls, magic stones that have the ability to trap souls within them, or soulstones from games like Warcraft and Diablo, gems used to contain and seal away the souls of demons.
Jokes about Trump trapping souls in crystals have seemingly exploded in prevalence lately, with a decade-old tweet by Trump about his crystal collection kicking off a new wave of memes just a day before the election.
Here's everything we know about the bizarre Trump Trapping Liberals in Crystals meme.
Where Did Jokes About Trump Trapping People In Crystals Come From?
A number of deleted posts by conservative Twitter / X users @MysteryGrove indicate that they may be the person who kicked off jokes about Trump trapping people into crystals in August 2024.
A post from mid-August shows @MysteryGrove quoting an image of a "Chudjak" trapped in a crystal posted by @CatImcat. The post read, "He doubted. He posted fake polls and said it was over. Now he's imprisoned in the crystals for all eternity. Maybe there's a lesson there?"
Another post shows @MysteryGrove posting a Trumpisatva meme alongside the crystalized Chudjak character.
How Did Memes About Trump Trapping Liberals In Crystals Spread?
More conservative internet users shared jokes about Donald Trump "trapping" people in crystals in October 2024, as seen in another post by X user @MysteryGrove that read, "They say the first 10,000 years in the crystals are the longest. I hope your little Trump doubter post was worth it, pal!"
A few days later, X user @Aelthemplaer posted a meme joking about Nick Fuentes being trapped in a crystal after he denounced Trump earlier that month. The post gathered over 1,000 likes in three weeks.
Later in October, X user @MeinGottNiles posted an image of Trump edited into a scene from an Elder Scrolls video game, writing, "So he says to me, 'Donald, you can't trap my soul. You're out of grand soul gems.' Grand! Can you believe this guy, folks? So anyway, he's trapped in a petty soul gem now. In my inventory. Right next to a scribe."
More people caught onto Trump Crystal memes before November 2024, as seen in a post by X user @ElectionLegal in which he parodies a Joe Rogan interview showing Trump saying, "They’re all going in the crystals Joe, trust me – you won’t believe it."
Has Trump Weighed In On Jokes That He Will Trap His Detractors In Crystals?
While Donald Trump has not yet personally commented on jokes that he will trap his detractors in Crystals come November 5th, in the days leading up to the election, his followers did find an old tweet in which he talked about his crystal collection. This led to more of his followers sharing crystal memes, as seen in this post by X user @GranTorinoDSA from just before election day.
For the full history of Trump Trapping Liberals In Crystals, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
