A Missouri man was stunned when his mother’s close friend replaced a family photo with an image of President Trump—so much so that he decided to share the moment online. The man, who goes by Joeltheconner, posted a picture of the family friend’s photo wall on r/pics, where it quickly went viral, attracting tens of thousands of upvotes and a flood of comments. The woman’s decorating choice soon drew widespread criticism, with many Redditors—including her close friend’s son—mocking and shaming her decision.
One commenter claiming not to be American wrote that even though they “don’t have a horse in this race” with US politics, they still felt the photo replacement with Trump was unbelievable. “As an American, it’s very crazy,” Joeltheconner said in response, throwing his mom’s friend under the bus for her decision. The majority of the post’s comment section was even harsher.
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“All MAGA parents I’ve ever known are toxic,” accused a user. “Why are these people always so weird?” remarked a second. “Now imagine if somebody does this with OBAMA and what would the Trumpsters say?” mocked a third. “North Korean behavior. They love dear leader to an irrational level, entrenched in their lunacy,” wrote a fourth.
Many others echoed the sentiment that it’s allegedly a common North Korean practice to put up the leader’s portrait in one’s home. Commenters accused the Missouri woman of being in a cult or false religion, one person going even as far as to say this was “false idol worship” by a “white Christian nationalist.”
Although many people naturally view President Trump as a politician, his most devoted supporters often see him as an icon—someone to admire, emulate, and follow. For example, one girl was recently overjoyed to receive a heartwarming letter from the White House, while others have framed enduring high gas prices as an act of loyalty to the President. On the other hand, many Trump critics view even modest expressions of support from his followers as cult-like—just as thousands of Redditors did in response to this woman and her portrait.
Any strong show of support from either major political side is likely to spark intense backlash online. Even something as personal as displaying a photo of the President inside one’s own home can be enough to ruffle feathers.
