Adam Gabbatt 

Ecstatic internet gleefully quips about Donald Trump’s presidential speech

Tycoon’s highly quotable speech gives Twitter plenty to tweet about, from Mexico sending ‘rapists’ to US to questioning Trump’s claim he has friends
  
  

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And another thing: Donald Trump delivers faux pas after faux pas in presidential announcement. And the internet loves it. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

After years of saying he might run for president, Donald Trump has finally announced that yes, he is.

In a rambling speech in New York on Tuesday, the world learned that the real-estate mogul is “really rich”, that he will “make Mexico pay” for a great big wall on the southern border of the US, and that you have to “get hit by a tractor” to use Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.

Literally everyone was literally thrilled.

Here’s how the internet reacted to a bold entry – from a very bold man – into a crowded Republican field (a dozen and counting).

First Donald Trump was lowered to the floor at his own Trump Tower.

Donald Trump arrives

Then he launched into China, his most common gripe. Although:

We discovered that Trump gets people to build his websites. For $3 a time.

There was speculation as to whether his party could run in tights and capes.

There were also questions over the authenticity of some of his bold claims.

But the potential future US president did show off his fine conducting skills.

A common campaign refrain among presidential hopefuls so far has been the desire to kick lobbyists out of Washington. Donal Trump? Not in his case.

There was his charm offensive:

And his quote of the day:

Well, unless you counted his ambitious agenda:

In 2012, Donald Trump was one of the leading figures in demanding that Obama release a presidential birth certificate. When the Guardian tried to get Trump to release his birth certificate, the Donald refused. But questions remain:

So there you have it, straight from his mouth and his family. Donald Trump is running for president.

In summary, a lot of people were very excited. Not necessarily for the reasons Donald Trump might like, but they were happy about his ambitious ambitions.

So will Donald Trump be the next president? Of course not. Still, he remains “really rich”. And he could probably beat this guy.

 

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