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Vampirella Jr @Ms_Suplex Chad Optics will be my Cyberpunk character Paul Joseph Watson O @PrisonPlanet No one can deny the chad optics of Trump getting COVID and defeating it within 72 hours. 5:50 PM · 10/4/20 · Twitter Web App 10:14 PM · Oct 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Schooley @Rschooley Does "chad optics" mean "lie?" Paul Joseph Watson O @PrisonPlanet No one can deny the chad optics of Trump getting COVID and defeating it within 72 hours. 5:50 PM · 10/4/20 · Twitter Web App 2,980 Retweets 187 Quote Tweets >

Six Figure Spook Deal Wanter @Pat_Bren_Writer You have to admire the Chad optics of the Fuhrer shooting himself in the head 5:09 AM · Oct 6, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Paul Joseph Watson @PrisonPlanet No one can deny the chad optics of Trump getting COVID and defeating it within 72 hours.

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Chad Optics is a phrase used by conservative Twitter user Paul Joseph Watson to describe President Donald Trump appearing to quickly recover from COVID-19. The term was mocked on Twitter for equating the President's health with the Chad meme and was mocked by being paired with pictures and clips of Trump appearing to be in poor health after he returned from the hospital.

Origin

On October 4th, 2020, while President Donald Trump was hospitalized after his COVID-19 diagnosis but was receiving good news about his prognosis, conservative Twitter user Paul Joseph Watson^[1] tweeted, "No one can deny the chad optics of Trump getting COVID and defeating it within 72 hours." The tweet gained over 4,700 retweets, 290 quote tweets, and 24,000 likes (shown below).

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The tweet was quickly mocked online for its use of the phrase "Chad Optics." For example, user @Pat_Bren_Writer^[2] joked that Hitler shooting himself was "chad optics" (shown below, left). User @BBW_BFF^[3] tweeted, "wheeze-laughing at the cursed phrase 'chad optics,'" gaining over 25 retweets and 500 likes (shown below, right).

Others parodied the phrase by pairing it with recent images or clips appearing ill, particularly as he addressed reporters after his hospital visit at the White House. User @robrousseau^[4] used the phrase with a clip of Trump appearing to be gasping for air during the speech, gaining over 120 retweets and 2,800 likes (shown below, left). User @chainsleaze^[5] wrote, "the chad optics of slowly dying in public >>>>>>>" over a similar clip (shown below, right). The meme was covered by the Daily Dot.^[6]

Rob @robrousseau chad optics Brennan Murphy @brenonade · Oct 5 Trump looks like he is gasping for air Show this thread 0:01 36.4M views 7:32 PM · Oct 5, 2020 · Twitter for Android

a nihil on elm street @chainsleaze the chad optics of slowly dying in public >>>>>>> Brennan Murphy @brenonade · Oct 5 Trump appears to be wincing in pain while he breathes Show this thread 0:08 12.9M views 10:41 PM · Oct 5, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Spurt Ma-BO0 : @spurtmagoo Chad Optics Paul Joseph Watson @PrisonPlanet 000 No one can deny the chad optics of Trump getting COVID and defeating it within 72 hours. 0:16 4.3K views PM · Oct 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App 12:37 AM · Oct 6, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Rob @robrousseau chad optics Paul Joseph Watson O @PrisonPlanet No one can deny the chad optics of Trump getting COVID and defeating it within 72 hours. 8:50 PM 04 Oct 20 · Twitter Web App 1,819 Retweets 95 Quote Tweets 9,706 Likes 10:37 PM · Oct 4, 2020 · Twitter for Android

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External References

^[1] Twitter – @PrisonPlanet

^[2] Twitter – @Pat_Bren_Writer

^[3] Twitter – @BBW_BFF

^[4] Twitter – @robrousseau

^[5] Twitter – chainsleaze

^[6] The Daily Dot – Does the president have ‘Chad optics’ on coronavirus?

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