With the Netflix series Tiger King offering viewers a bonkers refuge from nonstop coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump Jr. has jumped on the bandwagon, comparing his dad to its main character, Joe Exotic.
For the uninitiated, Joe Exotic is a gay, gun-toting, self-described redneck big cat enthusiast who once owned almost 200 tigers in a private zoo. At the moment, Exotic is in the midst of serving a 22-year prison sentence for hiring a hitman to kill his arch-rival, fellow tiger lover Carole Baskin.
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Trump Jr. took to Instagram on Monday to share an image of his dad photoshopped onto Joe Exotic’s mugshot. The caption: “I heard about this guy.”
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Apart from the disturbing image of a Trump-Joe Exotic hybrid, we have to wonder exactly what Trump Jr. is saying about Joe Exotic, his dad, or both. Anyone who has seen Tiger King knows of Exotic’s polygamous marriage to two straight men, his drug habits, his penchant for violence, his contempt for law, and his narcissistic personality.
Actually…suddenly the comparison makes a lot more sense.
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Goforit
Junior is such a kiss-ass. Everyone knows that one would have to use photoshop to make the orange traitor look that good.
Cam
They are so desperate to try to make Trump seem like a man of the people. My guess is, Jr. never watched the show, he just heard it was popular and decided to try to glom onto it’s popularity.
heath0043
Is he saying his dad is gay?
ShiningSex
WELL MELANIA ISN’T F*CKING HIM. LOL!!!
Dewey
Trump’s mugshot in January.
Den
Absolute proof that Donald Jr. is stupider than he appears to be.
Bob
and as we all know, that’s pretty tough to do. :> :>
jlew64
All he did was share a pic that’s circulating on the internet while laughing at it and saying he’d heard about it. I’m no fan of 45 or junior… but where is anyone getting that he’s “comparing” 45 to Joe Exotic?
Kangol2
Both are racist so he’s right on at least one count!
cruzerdad
Actually the Photoshopped hair is a better look on Trump than his natural “hairdon’t.”