By Timothy Ojo
Following the siege of the Capitol in the United States of America by supporters of President Donald Trump, who has vowed not to concede victory to the president-elect, Joe Biden. Nigerians have taken to social media, throwing jibes at America’s most embarrassing moment in almost 200 years.
Trump has constantly bickered over the outcome of the November 2020 presidential elections, alleging that his votes were stolen. The highly controversial president has regularly used Twitter, to constantly call the outcome of the elections a big fraud. At other times, he insists the November 4, 2020, vote was the worst elections in US history.
After inciting his supporters against the outcome of the elections, a large number of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Wednesday and broke into the hallowed chamber of the United States Congress. There were images of persons carting away instruments while others were seen sitting on the seats of lawmakers, displaying several flags.
Nigerians took to the social media to react to the shameful development with some calling for the resignation of President Trump.
One particular social media user, in a sarcastic tone, said: “no saner climes after all”. A stark description of the violence that described the happenings at the Capitol.
Below are some of the other comments:
“Donald Trump should be convicted and removed from office before January 20.”— J.J Omojuwa
“Don’t ever mess with a KGB agent. Putin took over America for 4 straight years and ended his term with a bang. Respect!!!”— @tayooye
“Ahah, This trump Na werey. They say make he dey go him house, they no want am as president, and this Werey go carry agege boys go loot White House. I don dead.” — @shank_comic
“The same president who told blm protestors “when the looting starts the shooting starts” tells domestic terrorists “i love you, you’re very special”. — @raplinelover
“Now you know why @realDonaldTrump looks up to Kim Jong-un” — @aishayesufu
“Hoodlums (Trump Supporters) Lol”— @venusakingba
“2020 elections n covid-19 really exposed America as a weak unprepared backward nation.” — @Stunneri
By the way, does America remember they have 21 million cases of Coronavirus and 357,000 deaths?
“Do these people gathering en masse at the US Congress remember there’s a pandemic out there still killing people and that America has the highest number of deaths in the whole world?”— @drOlufunmilayo
“While you are focused on America and what’s happening there. Geidam in Yobe State is under attack and that’s what bothers me more.” — @Yaxsymand
