In a humorous twist of events, President-elect Donald Trump took to social media on Saturday, sharing a meme that humorously implicated former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as the mastermind behind the recent mysterious drone sightings across the northeast.
The meme, seemingly AI-generated, portrayed Christie hunched over a large assortment of McDonald's food, with several drones headed his way, bearing more fast-food deliveries.
According to Breitbart, the meme was shared by Trump across various social media platforms, including Instagram, Truth Social, and X. The post garnered well over a million likes, demonstrating the President-elect's knack for connecting with his audience through humor. The meme was posted without a caption, leaving the interpretation open-ended and sparking a flurry of jokes and observations from social media users.
One Instagram user commented, "Democrats seething about how Trump posts memes to connect with his audience completely explains their disconnection with the working class that lost them this election." Another quipped, "BRILLIANT! Now we know what the drones in NJ are up to." The meme also drew reactions from UK rapper and podcaster Zuby, who said, "Space Force is up and running," and actor Kevin Sorbo, who stated, "This is why we love Trump."
The meme was a playful jab at Christie, a former Trump ally who has since become a critic. On Sunday, Christie expressed his concern about the proliferation of conspiracy theories surrounding the unexplained drone sightings over New Jersey and other east coast states. He argued that the Biden Administration and state authorities needed to be more vocal about their actions to address the situation.
Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, during an appearance on ABC, admitted that his agency's authority to shoot down drones is currently limited. He emphasized the need for these powers to be "extended and expanded."
In a related development, the sheriff's department in Ocean County, New Jersey, attempted to track one of the drones, reported to have an eight-foot wingspan, near the coast. However, the drone "easily evaded" the authorities' own "industrial grade" drone, as reported by NewsNation. This incident underscores the challenges faced by authorities in managing the drone situation, and the need for a more robust response.
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