Trump's short-lived cyber security deal with Putin: The best tweets, jokes and memes
Social media reacts to US President's plan to fight hackers with his Russian counterpart
Donald Trump appears to have backed away from his announcement that he might form an "impenetrable" cyber security unit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Saturday night, the US President tweeted that he had come up with the plan after meeting his Moscow counterpart on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg last week.
Twelve hours later, however, he seemed to have lost faith in the idea.
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Twitter reacted with various shades of horror and hilarity. Many found analogies for why they felt the plan might not be the most sensible idea:
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he thought it was pretty close to the dumbest idea he had ever heard:
Fellow GOP politician John McCain, a frequent critic of Trump, joked how Putin had the right credentials for the job:
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr felt he had the perfect meme to respond to the news:
Another also seemed to sum up the popular mood:
One tweeter felt this cartoon got to the heart of the matter:
WikiLeaks suggested Trump could put Julian Assange in charge, given he had all the CIA's best secrets:
Not everyone saw the funny side, however. Beau Willimon, the creator of the US version of House of Cards, called for a march on Washington if the pact ever came to pass:
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