Way back in September of 2016, during Republican Donald Trump's first campaign for President, Trump's son, Republican Donald Trump Jr., tweeted an attack on his father's then-opponent, Hillary Clinton.
In his tweet, he referenced Clinton's infamous speech where she referred to a certain percentage of Trump supporters as "deplorables," saying the truly deplorable thing was "being impeached."
Dear Clintons, You know what's deplorable? Being Impeached!!! #BasketOfDeplorablesโ Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.)1473547765.0
Don Jr.'s tweet resurfaced online when his father was impeached in January 2020 and, in an unexpected twist, it went viral again when the President was impeached a second time in January 2021.
How about twice? @DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/iJsLPkPbMkโ Brian J. Karem (@Brian J. Karem)1610599445.0
Hey girl ๐๐พ https://t.co/cBSuJMoIk4 https://t.co/77Vc6ZxKNQโ Lesley-Ann Brandt (@Lesley-Ann Brandt)1610579728.0
A. Tweet. For. Everything. https://t.co/4S0ua3HiWlโ Luke Barnett (@Luke Barnett)1610578275.0
Many people suspected in 2016 that Donald Trump would do something leading to his impeachment, but few predicted he would become the first President to be impeached twice.
What's good @DonaldJTrumpJr? https://t.co/avuqsj5Lkzโ Franklin Leonard (@Franklin Leonard)1610579242.0
This eveningโs contender for top prize in the โtweets thatโs didnโt age wellโ category: https://t.co/NknZDABUliโ Kathleen Smith (@Kathleen Smith)1610601642.0
Don Jr. ladies and gentlemen... Whatโs worse Donny is impeached TWICE! https://t.co/NAVrJkPBtCโ Eric Feigl-Ding (@Eric Feigl-Ding)1610595605.0
As the Trump-era saying goes, "there's a tweet for everything."
This tweet aged so poorly it was reborn to age poorly again. https://t.co/5q1xlEDEYUโ Pete Woods, Space Guardian (@Pete Woods, Space Guardian)1610579483.0
'There is always a tweet', Junior Edition: https://t.co/VoRD0RIZsjโ Mehdi Hasan (@Mehdi Hasan)1610579311.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Very rare to see a tweet age badly twiceโ James Felton (@James Felton)1610577419.0
If Don Jr. knew what was coming in his family's future, he never would have been so cavalier in 2016.
@DonaldJTrumpJr Whew! Hey! Iโm from the year 2021! About that... Brace yourself... https://t.co/Nxi4547tG6โ Im The Radical Now ๐ญ๐น๐ฉ๐ด (@Im The Radical Now ๐ญ๐น๐ฉ๐ด)1610576581.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/Jsb9EVqt7wโ David Weissman (@David Weissman)1576728752.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr This didnโt age well AT ALL ๐๐ ๐ https://t.co/RUc3diCP8Xโ โฟโฅ ฦลลฮลฤ๐วคฦลล โฅโฟ ๐ต๐ท (@โฟโฅ ฦลลฮลฤ๐วคฦลล โฅโฟ ๐ต๐ท)1610578755.0
So in a weird way, it seems Don Jr. ended up agreeing with Hillary Clinton's diagnosis.
@DonaldJTrumpJr Hey Don how's this tweet going for youโ TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon)1610577043.0
@DonaldJTrumpJr Does this mean that you dad is deplorable squared? https://t.co/TpBkSdUEtaโ Lucie (@Lucie)1610578452.0
One thing is certain: none of the Trump will be sending a tweet like this one any time soon.