At the inauguration of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, President Trump, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt put their hands on an “orb” to officially activate the centre. The intention was to launch a splashy welcome video, Saudi Gazette reports.
They certainly achieved that and then some, as Twitter erupted with online jokes, drawing comparisons between the picture and comic characters.
Have a look:
https://twitter.com/fart/status/866377953793294336
https://twitter.com/NeuralCulture/status/866388204462755840
Does this not look like a scene from a James Bond film?
The point when the supervillains form a pact to take over the world. pic.twitter.com/ISiXStaaSc
— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) May 21, 2017
it's totally the Orb of Peace from the end of The Phantom Menace pic.twitter.com/KuBEIfKWdY
— Will (@historicus91) May 21, 2017
Knew I'd seen it somewhere before. pic.twitter.com/LqBWxYnxr5
— Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) May 22, 2017
For clarification, this is not a Satanic ritual. pic.twitter.com/CccP39fqN4
— The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) May 22, 2017
trump 100% made a wish when he touched the orb pic.twitter.com/S0TlxgxtBY
— america's gangstalking lounge singer (@KrangTNelson) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/HaverOfOpinions/status/866438455059992577
"Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble." pic.twitter.com/Zp7whnPzCk— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/bobismighty/status/866450865514848256
https://twitter.com/BronckoBamma/status/866397749910138882
https://twitter.com/Sam_Levine/status/866498521016393728
The next Lord of the Rings movie looks terrible. pic.twitter.com/gVhv5bt0rK
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) May 21, 2017
Sean Spicer (tomorrow): "That was a World Class Orb. The only and Bestest Orb on Earth. Trump touched it better than anyone there!" pic.twitter.com/j5Gkrh5Foa
— Mark Bland (@markbland) May 22, 2017
.#IHaveQuestions
Do you get a feeling they are just making up rituals to play with Trump's head? #TrumpinSaudi pic.twitter.com/aauxnZqVdz— «Harvey Esquire» (@HarveyEsq) May 21, 2017
.#IHaveQuestions
Do you get a feeling they are just making up rituals to play with Trump's head? #TrumpinSaudi pic.twitter.com/aauxnZqVdz— «Harvey Esquire» (@HarveyEsq) May 21, 2017
Three rings for the Arab kings under the desert sky,
One for the Orange lord on his gold throne, in Washington where the bureaucrats lie.— The Texist WARLORD OF TEXAS (@thunderstruckcp) May 21, 2017
big deal some guys put their hands on a glowing orb it's not like they're going to get super powers oh my god this is how space jam started pic.twitter.com/3rGPNr4yPD
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) May 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChaseClynch_/status/866389562284703749
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/866386899421863936
Spicer: All I can say is the President is fatigued now because he streamed his awesome cosmic powers into The Orb. PERIOD. pic.twitter.com/4It1u8RqWj
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/theshrillest/status/866381012451774464
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/866459146463432705
"Everyone grab on to the cosmic sphere. It's much better than a cosmic cube…believe me!" (HT @PresVillain) #HailHydra pic.twitter.com/7jKLQIdXRt
— Ben Gross (@bhgross144) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/chrisError/status/866384953734565889
https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status/866385307448614912
