Something strange is going on with President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and it’s more than just the usual madness he posts on social media.
Tuesday evening, Trump retweeted a video of two wild leopards which had originally been posted by @planetepics, who shared the video from wildlife conservationist Lisa Tora Jaqueline Kytösaho:
They are soooo beautiful and magnificent! ❤️❤️❤️❤️https://t.co/ISn5jo8CcD pic.twitter.com/JcMpQUzIml
— ❄️ Life on Earth ❄️ (@planetepics) February 10, 2019
Granted, the big cats are indeed “beautiful and magnificent,” but social media users were quick to remind the president that his two oldest sons are known for shooting such animals while on safari:
He knows his son kills these animals right? pic.twitter.com/X3B0gcLV7K
— Zoey Bartlet-Young (@Zoey_Bartlet) February 13, 2019
Trump retweets gorgeous big cats that both of his sons enjoy killing?!
SMFHI think one is a jaguar & the other is a black panther – they are beautiful & should be preserved. https://t.co/D75PiGwLws
— CC (@LuvTrumpsHate19) February 13, 2019
Hopefully dad wasn’t sending out a signal pic.twitter.com/0adM9idBB7
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 13, 2019
Others on Twitter wondered if there was a deeper message behind the retweet of the video:
What am I missing? Is this a metaphor for something pic.twitter.com/SmCkDdh0yK
— Gabby Orr (@GabbyOrr_) February 13, 2019
Trump’s way of saying he’s a cat guy and not a dog guy and putting the dog debate to bed for good? https://t.co/uBzlIoqb5t
— Ginger Gibson (@GingerGibson) February 13, 2019
Trump just retweeted a short video of two big cats and I’m so confused…
…does this mean we’re now at war? Is this a new law? What happens now? pic.twitter.com/wJ6ORMXGS9
— Carrick Ryan (@realCarrickRyan) February 13, 2019
maybe Trump is just a cat person? pic.twitter.com/DVevhAxNL4
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 13, 2019
This is the one retweet by Donald J. Trump that I totally and completely agree with. Never thought I’d see the day. Wow.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) February 13, 2019
But then I remember that his sons kill these magnificent animals for sport.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) February 13, 2019
And just like that, all my initial goodwill goes away like Trump’s bone spurs.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) February 13, 2019
— Gregory Snyder II (@grmsnyder) February 13, 2019
If the president happens to retweet a video of an elephant later today, is that an official 2020 re-election announcement?
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