SNL writer responds to Trump’s tweets like they’re text messages

Donald Trump’s tweets are terrifying. But if you come to accept the fact that we’re all doomed, there’s plenty of comedic material to be drawn from them. That’s what SNL writer Josh Patten is doing, but it’s not the usual form of mockery that Trump’s tweets elicit so well.

This Sunday, Patten announced his new, “incredibly stupid project” on Twitter, where he casually responds to the President’s tweets like they’re text messages. There’s no punchline — it just looks like a text conversation where one party is enthusiastic and dramatic and the other is vaguely interested.

Some might not agree, but I think it’s genius.

Below are a few samplings:

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/886692113198583810

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/886918441835401216

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/887023549118119936

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/887656578102554624

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/887651229974790144

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/887428181623533570

https://twitter.com/thejoshpatten/status/886743641934503936

You can see more of Patten’s funniness here.

Sky Palma

Before launching DeadState back in 2012, Sky Palma has been blogging about politics, social issues and religion for over a decade. He lives in Los Angeles and also enjoys Brazilian jiu jitsu, chess, music and art.