According to press reports, during its brief time in office, the Trump administration has already committed 511 “self-owns,” putting it on track to become the most “self-owning” administration since Woodrow Wilson. President Trump heads up the “self-own” list with Elon Musk and administration spokesperson Karoline Leavitt occupying the second and third spots
“With our democracy hanging in the balance, documenting “self-owns” is more crucial than ever,” said HuffPost senior self-own sleuth Ed Mazza. HuffPost has documented 327 “self-owns,” putting it well ahead of its closest media rivals on the “self-own” beat. “Hilarious self-owns” lead the list with “epic self-owns” running close behind.
Perhaps the most “epic” or “meta self-own” came when President Trump was asked about his propensity to “self-own” and he mistook the reporter to say “cell phone.”
“Of course I have a cell phone. What is this guy talking about? Fake news. Fake news,” the president remarked in what turned out to be a spectacular, reality-bending self-own.
In addition to “self-owns,” the media has issued a record number of “brutal reminders.” It appears the late night talk shows dominate the “brutal reminder” list, with Seth Myers pumping out scathing brutal reminders on almost a nightly basis.
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