Donald Trump and his henchmen were never just bad. They were also strange. The president-turned-failed blogger was always in charge, laying the groundwork for a series of Mad Libs-style tragedies that mixed the evil and the ludicrous. (And he hasn’t lost it!) Mike Pompeo, who took over as Secretary of State in April 2018 and stayed until the finish, was one of his less flashy — yet nonetheless shifty — staffers. He kept a quiet profile for the most part, but not altogether. However, since losing his old employment, he’s been acting strangely.
Tuesday saw a good example of the lunacy of which Pompeo is capable. Apropos of nothing much at all, the former CIA director took to Twitter to call upon “unapologetic Americans” to “join me and become a Pipehitter.”
What could that possibly mean? Pompeo helpfully included a definition of the term it appears he just made up. In a pastiche of dictionary definitions, he defined it as “someone who is unapologetically American, someone who fights for our future, someone who never gives an inch, someone who is dedicated to standing against the radical Left’s agenda.”
Pompeo was a relatively quiet Trump aide, but he wasn’t without controversy. Perhaps his most heinous transgression was when he said Trump would “transition” into a “second term” if he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. Still, this kind of conservative red meat thing with the lowest common denominator seemed a little out of character for him.
However, it was strange in any case. People on social media were caught away by the news.
Some people complained that there are already too many Trump supporters to mock. (On Monday, for example, Ted Cruz went viral on two occasions.)
Some pointed out the term was ill-advised if he was advised at all.
Some pointed out “pipehitter” is already a term, and not one you want.
Others pointed out that this proves, once again, that satire is dead.
But the majority of people saw Mike Pompeo drop the term “pipehitter” and immediately thought of drugs.
There were other jokes as well.
So there you have it: Yet another person who used to be employed by Donald Trump, stepping directly into that rake.
