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Donald Trump's Nero Fiddling Tweet

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Overview

Donald Trump's Nero Fiddling Tweet refers to a gaffe made by President Donald Trump in a March 2020 tweet. Trump retweeted a meme of himself playing the fiddle with the text "my next piece is called nothing can stop what is coming" and mentioned that he didn't know what it meant but that "it sounds good." Over the next few days, Twitter users compared Trump to Roman emperor Nero who played the fiddle while Rome was burning.

Background

On March 8th, 2020, Twitter user and Assistant to the President and Director of Social Media at the White House @DanScavino[2] tweeted a meme of Trump fiddling (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 40,000 likes and 14,400 retweets in two days. That same day, @realDonaldTrump[3] retweeted the meme adding the caption, "Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me!" (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 154,900 likes and 37,600 retweets in two days.


Dan Scavino @DanScavino MY NEXT PIECE IS CALLED. NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT'S COMING. 12:09 AM - Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Donald J. Trump O @realDonaldTrump Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me! Dan Scavino O @DanScavino · Mar 8 MY NEXT PIECE IS CALLED NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT'S COMING 6:18 PM - Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Developments

On March 8th, 2020, Twitter user @FrankFigliuzzi1[4] replied to Trump's tweet saying, "It means that playing golf while Americans die during an uncontained epidemic makes you look like the Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned. The fact that neither you nor your social media director understand this meme and retweeted it makes you even more oblivious than Nero." The reply recieved over 13,000 likes and 3,300 retweets in two days. That same day, Twitter user @eugenegu[5] also replied saying, "It means Trump is just like Nero, but instead of playing the fiddle while Rome burns, Trump plays the violin in a stupid meme as our country is engulfed in a coronavirus outbreak" (shown below, right). The tweet gained over 12,600 likes and 1,400 retweets in two days.


Frank Figliuzzi @FrankFigliuzzi1 Replying to @realDonaldTrump It means that playing golf while Americans die during an uncontained epidemic makes you look like the Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned. The fact that neither you nor your social media director understand this meme and retweeted it makes you even more oblivious than Nero. 7:18 PM - Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Eugene Gu, MD @eugenegu Replying to @realDonaldTrump It means Trump is just like Nero, but instead of playing the fiddle while Rome burns, Trump plays the violin in a stupid meme as our country is engulfed in a coronavirus outbreak. 6:21 PM - Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

On March 10th, Twitter user @PaulLidicul posted a video edit of Trump giving a speech on the Coronavirus outbreak with the caption, "Fixed it.(Nero fiddled while rome burned) #TrumpRecession" (shown below). The tweet received over 720 likes in a day. The Hill[1] published an article on the gaffe.



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Billy D - Dr. tRump is on it. @EugJHawk Replying to @realDonaldTrump 7:09 PM · Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter for Android Trump On Drugs @TrumpOnDrugs Replying to @realDonaldTrump Ok Preidementia Nero. More like this. #TrumpIsAnIdiot How the hell do you work this thing? Luna wants Justice C @JikiRick Replying to @realDonaldTrump Right in character, #NeroTrump Fiddling while the American economy collapses. #TrumpSlump Lesjamy IMPOTUS 9:28 PM - Mar 8, 2020 - Twitter for Android Helen Kennedy @HelenKennedy POPLE Replying to @HelenKennedy and @realDonaldTrump Golfing while Rome burns 7:03 AM - Mar 9, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Jacopo della Quercia @Jacopo_della_Q Replying to @realDonaldTrump It means you're as bad as Nero. REALLY DON'T CARE DO U 7:38 PM Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter Web App Santa Claus, CEO @Santalnc Replying to @Santalnc and @realDonaldTrump Trump: "Who knows what's this means, but it sounds good to me!" Me: "Somebody wanted to make you look like Nero, photoshopped a fiddle in your hands, and you and Dan Scavino are too dumb to understand the metaphor." Tweet Donald J. Trump O erealDonald Trump Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me! Dan Scavino eDanScavino 17h MY NEXT PIECEIS CALLED "TVE DONE A LITTLE COLLAGE WORK MYSELF." 7:02 PM - Mar 8, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone


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External References

[1] The Hill – Nero Trends on Twitter After Fiddle Meme

[2] Twitter – DanScavino

[3] Twitter – realDonaldTrump

[4] Twitter – FrankFigliuzzi1

[5] Twitter – Eugenegu

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Trust me folks, I know all the memes, there're the greatest! You know they call me the meme master, right? Name any meme: Lemon Key Face, Doggy, Millhouse, and you can be sure I've sure memed it!

You know Don Meme, from Know Your Meme, great guy, he calls me up and asks me to explain memes to him! He says "Wow, you really know your meme! They should make you Don Meme instead of me!" And sometimes I think that I should have gone into memes instead of being president. But I tell him "No Don meme, I've got a responsibility to this country. You can keep the title of 'Daddy Meme'. Just make sure you save all my tweets so we can both make memes great again!"

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