In his second term as US president, Donald Trump has become known for his late night posting sprees. Said sprees see him sharing memes he finds on Truth Social between long-winded messages he rarely follows through on. Sunday 3 May proved to be a particularly eventful night for the president, with the following meme attracting the most attention:
The morons don’t even know how UNO is played….the person with the most UNO cards loses the game https://t.co/2qigA2efwK
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) May 4, 2026
Trump also announced ‘Project Freedom’ – a plan to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz (if Iran will let him).
Trump and the most powerful country in history
You’ll notice the above wasn’t simply shared by the US president. It was also screengrabbed by someone at the White House, and then subsequently shared to their official account.
This is supposedly the most resourceful empire to have ever existed, and yet they can’t even launch a successful meme anymore.
Honestly, this perfectly captures the current state of affairs: Iran is playing chess while Trump is playing Uno https://t.co/CTGgcySww7
— Victims of Capitalism Memorial Foundation (@karaokecomputer) May 3, 2026
On the plus side for Trump, he has retained the support of online suck-ups who require AI to write their posts for them:
Trump just dropped the ultimate Uno hand.
All the cards. All the colors. All the chaos.
“I HAVE ALL THE CARDS”
They’re not ready for this level of based.
(Generated with @grok imagine) pic.twitter.com/3hIA9msK0p
— Myrna 𝕏 (@GigaBeers) May 4, 2026
Trump also posted the following, which many are understandably interpreting as Trump promoting election interference:
Trump says the authoritarian part out loud:
Throw out election results, extreme partisan gerrymander states, then redo elections just so Republicans can pick up seats. pic.twitter.com/pDiCVQenpO
— Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) May 4, 2026
Project Freedom
In an even longer post, Trump announced something called ‘Project Freedom’ (emphasis added):
Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly, and violently, for all to see, have asked the United States if we could help free up their Ships, which are locked up in the Strait of Hormuz, on something which they have absolutely nothing to do with
— They are merely neutral and innocent bystanders! For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business.
Again, these are Ships from areas of the World that are not in any way involved with that which is currently taking place in the Middle East. I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait.
In all cases, they said they will not be returning until the area becomes safe for navigation, and everything else. This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time. I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all.
The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong — They are victims of circumstance. This is a Humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran. Many of these Ships are running low on food, and everything else necessary for largescale crews to stay on board in a healthy and sanitary manner. I think it would go a long way in showing Goodwill on behalf of all of those who have been fighting so strenuously over the last number of months.
If, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In this post, Trump comes across like he’s politely asking Iran not to stop him. What a difference a blockade makes, eh? We’ve gone from the US threatening to wipe out an entire civilisation to this.
Promises, promises
Of course, the fact that Trump promised to do all of the above in a late-night post doesn’t mean he’ll follow through. After all, if he followed through on all his Truth Social posts, the American economy would be booming right now.
Featured image the White House
By Willem Moore
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