Says Who?
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About
Says Who? refers to a series of jokes mocking Michael Cohen, lawyer and spokesperson for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, after he responded to CNN's Brianna Keilar telling him Trump was losing in all the polls with "Says who?"
Origin
On Wednesday, August 17th, 2016, Cohen appeared on CNN's The Situation Room to address a recent shakeup in the Trump campaign staff. Host Brianna Keilar observed "You guys are down," to which Cohen interrupted, "Says who?" Keilar responded "Polls. Most of them. All of them?" After a long pause, Cohen repeated, "Says who?", sparking the spread of the joke.
Spread
The Twitter account for CNN's The Situation Room, "@CNNSitRoom"[1] tweeted the video of Cohen's interview at 5:38 PM that day. Shortly after, Twitter users began tweeting jokes and spamming Cohen's Twitter account with "Says Who?"[2] By the end of the day, the "Says Who?" phenomenon became a Twitter moment.[3] A large number of major news outlets covered the story and the spread of the meme, including The Daily Dot,[4] Wired,[5] Vox,[6] Gawker,[7], and New York Magazine.[8]
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External References
[1] Twitter – @CNNSitRoom
[2] Imgur – Says Who? Spam
[3] Twitter – The question in everyone's timeline is, "Says who?"
[4] The Daily Dot – Trump spokesman's 'Says who?' defense becomes instant meme
[5] Wired – Meme Alert: Trump Campaign Shakeup a Sign of Trouble? Says Who?
[7] Gawker – Top Trump Attorney on Universally Terrible Poll Numbers: "Says Who?"
[8] New York Magazine – Trump Adviser Asks ‘Says Who?,’ Sums Up Campaign’s Stance on Reality
Top Comments
HorseKick
Aug 18, 2016 at 03:02PM EDT
Ulysses
Aug 18, 2016 at 04:29PM EDT