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Operation Warp Speed
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About
Operation Warp Speed is a proposed plan set forth by President Donald Trump to develop a coronavirus vaccine and reopen America by the end of 2020.
Origin
On May 15th, 2020, Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House Rose Garden in which he said America was back and undergoing "Operation Warp Speed," which appeared to be his goal to develop a coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020. He further said that with or without one, he wanted America to return to pre-coronavirus conditions in an effort to boost the economy.[1] He appointed Moncef Slaoui, former head of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccines division, and Army Materiel Command Gen. Gustave Perna on logistics as the leaders of "Operation Warp Speed."
President Trump announces the two leaders of “Operation Warp Speed” to develop a coronavirus vaccine:
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 15, 2020
● Moncef Slaoui, former head of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccines division
● Army Materiel Command Gen. Gustave Perna on logistics https://t.co/U6pGht200i pic.twitter.com/a6n7JdHGru
Spread
The announcement of the "operation" led Twitter users to mock the name and compare it to the Space Force. Twitter user @secularagnostic[2] made a joke comparing the name to the film Spaceballs, gaining over 180 retweets and 830 likes (shown below, left). User @RobAnderson2018[3] posted comparisons to pop culture, gaining over 60 retweets and 280 likes (shown below, right). The phrase "Operation Warp Speed" trended on Twitter throughout the day.[4]
![Spaceballs General William T. Sherman @secularagnostic Operation Warp Speed? More like Operation Ludicrous Speed! Ludicrous speed, gol GIF](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/704/b6f.png)
![All the pop culture Rob Anderson for Louisiana @RobAnderson2018 Operation "Warp Speed" is designed to move Luke Skywalker from the hidden Ferengi base, into a Muggle stronghold, so that Gandalf can get the One Ring past King Kong with the help of Parzival and Art3mis. Rob Anderson for Louisiana @RobAnderson2018 · May 7 Replying to @parscale Cool analogy, bro. The Death Star was a bloated sphere of hubris that was built with a deliberate flaw to make it (relatively) easy to destroy by a group of rebels. 1:24 PM · May 15, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/706/65a.png)
Various Examples
![Buster Keaton Tara Dublin Is Witnessing Darwinism in Real Time @taradublinrocks Live shot of how Operation Warp Speed actually operates #TrumpHasNoPlan GIF](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/708/88d.png)
![I am legend LZ @LegacyZeroYT "Operation Warp Speed" sounds promising. Whats the worst that can happen? ELU 1:52 PM · May 15, 2020 · Twitter for Android >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/709/889.png)
![Star Trek Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom Me, looking at the Trump team while they prattle on about Operation Warp Speed 0000 GIF 1:37 PM · May 15, 2020 · TweetDeck](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/711/c84.png)
![Star Trek Too SEA CAPTAIN, PM OFFICIALLY KICKING OFF "OPERATION WARP SPEED' AND I NEED COMPLETE LOYALTY FROM YOU ON THIS](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Analysis AnOmaly @LegendaryEnergy Trump just admitted "it's risky" to rush a vaccine through trials faster than ever before. It's called "Operation Warp Speed". It's a Space Force-like name to convince people that what he's doing is impressive when it obviously isn't. 12:52 PM · May 15, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/714/eee.png)
![Big Day For That Guy](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/850/716/8cb.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] CNN – Unveiling vaccine effort, Trump says country will be back with or without one
[2] Twitter – secularagnostic
[3] Twitter – @RobAnderson2018
[4] Twitter – Operation Warp Speed
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