Connolly Goes Viral With Magazine Cover Mocking Trump

Gerry Connolly is winning so much he’s tired of winning.

That’s according to his own personal cover of Time magazine, which the U.S. congressman’s staff created in response to President Donald Trump’s current scandal.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that a slew of fake Time magazine covers featuring the president’s image hang in his golf courses. In response, Connolly tweeted out what may be the most noteworthy reaction yet.

Wow, my first cover of Time. Asked my staff to frame this and hang it in all four of my offices. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Hx57ZJExR8 pic.twitter.com/y1HciTB5G1

— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) June 27, 2017

Featuring a full headshot similar to the faux Trump cover, Connolly sprinkled the photo with headlines written in Trump’s linguistic style, such as “FITARA is a legislative smash!” (FITARA is a reform bill for federal information technology).

Jamie Smith, Connolly’s communications director, said that all credit for the tweet goes to the congressman.

“He saw the reports of Trump’s fake Time cover and thought this could be a fun way to highlight the absurdity of it,” Smith said. “We never expected it to go this viral. I guess we will have to hang our cover in our four offices.”

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the post had more than 5,200 retweets and 19,000 likes, with hundreds of replies and notable comments.

Omg just noticed the headlines. Congressman, your social media person deserves a raise.

— Sarah Mimms (@mimms) June 27, 2017

I never realized we had such a celebrity in the @OversightDems!

— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) June 27, 2017

We have a winner. No more submissions today. The Internet is now closed.

— TrumpsTaxes (@trumpstaxes.com on bsky) (@TrumpsTaxes) June 27, 2017

“The response has been incredibly positive,” added Smith, but there were a few left unimpressed.

https://twitter.com/MadMadModerate/status/880112386606288899

https://twitter.com/deltaweese/status/880083729837948928

So, what do you think?