It turns out that President Donald Trump has found some time in between signing executive orders banning people from certain countries from entering the US for a bit of comic relief.
Yes, this is genuinely the news that on Sunday afternoon Trump screened Finding Dory in the White House Family Theatre. Who knew he was such a Pixar fan?
In between foreign leader phone calls today, Pres Trump hosting a movie screening in the Family Theater. WH aide says it's "Finding Dory."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 29, 2017
Hey, whenever we’re stressed out we’ve definitely been known to switch on a humorous animated movie.
However, considering the fact that Trump’s most recent actions have sparked widespread protests, people find his decision to watch Finding Dory a bit… odd.
"Mr trump there are mass protests going on rn"
"Idc im watching finding dory"
"But…sir…its getting bad"
"WRONG Just keep swimming OK"
— RyansAverageLife (@RyanAbe) January 29, 2017
I can't get over Trump making time to watch "Finding Dory" today in the middle of a national crisis he dropped on us like a Friday newsdump.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) January 30, 2017
@markknoller With all HELL BREAKING LOOSE (because of trump) he has time to screen FINDING DORY? Glad he takes his job so seriously (sic)!
— Shawn Hall (@ShawnIGGYmama) January 29, 2017
Some find his choice of movie strangely appropriate.
Trump's 1st White House screening is Finding Dory, a film about a brightly colored motormouth cartoon w/no attention span.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 29, 2017
Not only is it appropriate, but for many it’s acutely ironic considering the movie tells of the fish Dory’s quest to reunite with her parents.
Odd that Trump is watching Finding Dory today, a movie about reuniting with family when he's preventing it in real life.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) January 29, 2017
Trump is screening FINDING DORY at the WH today. The story of a fish who wants to be reunited with her family.
I can't.— Laurie Crosswell ?? (@lauriecrosswell) January 29, 2017
Trump is screening "Finding Dory" today: the story of a foreigner entering the U.S. without authorization to reunite with her parents #Irony pic.twitter.com/FKU7ItiPod
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) January 29, 2017
We’ll be the first to say that Pixar movies are the greatest, but it doesn’t really seem to be the most presidential of choices.
FUN FACT: the first movie that Jimmy Carter screened in the White House was ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. Trump's first movie: FINDING DORY
— priscilla page (@BBW_BFF) January 29, 2017
Ellen DeGeneres, who voices Dory in the movie, gave her take on Trump’s ban on Twitter.
For me, America is great because of all the people who came here. Not in spite of them. #NoBan
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 29, 2017
P.S. My grandparents were immigrants. The woman making us pizza right now is Muslim. And I'm grateful for all of them. #NoBan
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 29, 2017
The world really has changed if even Pixar isn’t safe from politics.
