In case you haven’t heard, Anderson Cooper compared Donald Trump to an obese turtle yesterday evening. More specifically, he called him “an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun.”
The remark came after Trump’s truly disastrous press conference, during which he spewed all sorts of lies and misinformation about the election he appears to be losing bigly.
Newsweek reports:
The CNN anchor made the statement shortly after Trump’s press conference, in which he claimed he had won the election based on “legal” votes and accused cities including Detroit and Philadelphia of being corrupt.
Trump continues to claim that the Democrats are trying to “steal” the election with no real evidence, that observers were not allowed to do their job, and that any votes counted now should be determined to be illegal.
Cooper wasn’t having any of Trump’s nonsense.
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“I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything like this from a President of the United States and I think, as Jake [Tapper] said, it’s sad and it is truly pathetic,” he remarked.
“And of course it is dangerous, and of course it will go to the courts, but you’ll notice that the president did not have any evidence presented at all, nothing. No actual, real evidence of any kind of fraud. He talked about people putting papers up in windows he talked about things he’d seen on the internet.”
Then came the real kicker.
“That is the President of the United States, that is the most powerful person in the world, and we see him like an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over, but he just hasn’t accepted it and he wants to take everybody down with him, including this country.”
The clip has been widely shared and viewed over 10 million times and counting on Twitter.
Watch.
Anderson Cooper: "That is the president of the United States. That is the most powerful person in the world. We see him like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over." pic.twitter.com/Az8Gp22wfJ
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 6, 2020
And now, some memes…
Admin reveal pic.twitter.com/8hFEsRA4EO
— Obese Turtle (@obeseturtle45) November 6, 2020
“Obese turtle searching for ballots” 🐢 pic.twitter.com/w0upKBMGhL
— CJ (@Baldilocks_23) November 6, 2020
#TrumpMeltdown obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun… pic.twitter.com/vI6izQ1nhm
— oakley1 (@Tgtemp) November 6, 2020
“We see him like an obese turtle, on his back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over.” – Anderson Cooper#TrumpMeltdown Biden – 264 pic.twitter.com/vRtM65a6LX
— Pauley Teeks (@PauleyTeeks) November 6, 2020
that is the president of the united states, that is the most powerful person in the world, and we see him like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun. pic.twitter.com/2MUFjqLeT6
— OBESE TURTLE FLAILING IN THE SUN (@ThePeoplesTop) November 6, 2020
An obese turtle…. 🤣🤣🤣, Y’all can’t let the man go with a little dignity pic.twitter.com/ebHHY4c9WV
— k9stanley 🇭🇹♥ (@destroyer22) November 6, 2020
Here ya go! Obese Trump Turtle pic.twitter.com/6IQXiotCFK
— Julie Cavese (@JCavese) November 6, 2020
This is what this guy thinks about Anderson Cooper’s hurtful comparison #obeseturtle pic.twitter.com/GsDSanWX08
— Kate Bartlett (@bartlettkate) November 6, 2020
“Like an obese turtle lying on his back flailing in the sun. “
-Anderson Cooper 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/FunY8Ybe1K— Just Mary (@BlueHenArt) November 6, 2020
Anderson Cooper described him perfectly….@AC360 #obeseturtle pic.twitter.com/cUsYr15lsq
— Ledsjam_Trump (@ledsjam_trump) November 6, 2020
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Paul Nadolski
Thank you, Anderson Cooper, for saying what we’re all thinking right now (or most of us, anyway).
trsxyz
Perfect analogy! Biden is not my dream candidate… However, it really bothers me that after all of the lies, all of the deceit, all of the division, and all of the incompetence, that nearly half the nation STILL voted for Trump.
Desiderata
Can someone explain the rules? Is criticising someone for their weight OK or is it fat shaming? Is Queerty supportive of the body positivity movement, or do they support making fun of people for their weight and size?
Or is there a policy where te rules apply differently depending on if you’re a “good” or a “bad” person?
The true test of a principle belief is when it helps those you disagree with.
Alex_S
It’s ok to body shame, bully and call people names if you’re “liberal”, LGBTQAI+ and on a “right side”. It’s unacceptable if you’re republican, or a Trump-supporter, because in that case you’re an ugly dumba*s.
DarkZephyr
He wasn’t calling Trump obese, he was likening him to an obese turtle flailing on its back regarding his actions, not his physical weight.
That being said, I doubt you have had anything to say anytime Trump has made body shaming comments about women.
nmharleyrider
The truth hurts doesn’t it not that we’ve ever heard the truth from carrothead. More lies than any other president has uttered in historyl
Heywood Jablowme
In Trump’s case we can’t ignore the fact that Trump has been so relentlessly insulting to everyone he disagrees with. He ridicules their appearance even for extremely minor points. You’d think a fat guy like him might be more careful about doing that! But he’s a delusional real estate pig who thinks if he bribes a doctor to say he weighs 243 pounds then everyone will be fooled into believing it.
“Obese turtle” is arguably unfair to turtles – are they even capable of becoming obese? Wouldn’t their shells prevent that from happening?
mailliw110
Actually, it points out who has a sense of humor. Of course, Republicans don’t have a sense of humor. Hence the few Republican comics in the world.
Davidflys
It has nothing to do with his weight, it is just an image, and although Anderson wasn’t trying to be funny. The image just happens to be, that is why it’s spreading.
Alex_S
Not surprising at all, body and fat shaming is one of the pillars of the so called gay community.
stanhope
While I might agree with what he said, it is not why I turn on the news. That sort of comment puts him in the same league as those jackasses at Fox. I want straight up news. He can no longer call himself a newsman, he is a columnist.
nathan
I love Anderson Cooper – always spot on. He makes the point about Trump wanting to take the UA down with him. I would agree and also compare that to how Hitler ended up. When he finally accepted defeat he blamed the German people and ordered everything destroyed because the entre population deserved to die with him. Trump ruled like Hitler and has finally gone down like him. Both mad as hatters of course.
Yooper
Conduct unbecoming of a journalist, anchor, newsperson, whatever moniker is used for cable 24/7 “news” people.
DarkZephyr
As one originally from the U.P. myself, I am embarrassed by you right now.
mailliw110
Which is why cable news audience’s will never come close to broadcast news.
missvamp
I didn’t think I could love Anderson Cooper anymore- but now I do!!!
Invader7
I nearly choked on my dinner when I watched Anderson say that priceless bon mot last night. Go Anderson !!!
GayEGO
Excellent pictures Anderson Cooper! LMAO!