President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she refused to defend Trump’s executive order ban most immigration from seven countries with terrorist threats.
.@POTUS has named Dana Boente, US Attorney for the Eastern District of VA as Acting Attorney General. Sally Yates has been relieved.
— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) January 31, 2017
The internet was on its game, releasing hilarious memes celebrating her firing. Here are six of the best:
To say you will not defend the laws of our land, left @POTUS no choice but to tell Sally Yates, You’re Fired! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/grk4s59ngv
— Travis Angry (@TravisAngry) January 31, 2017
This line from @WhiteHouse statement announcing firing of acting AG so Trumpian. Can’t you hear him saying it in Apprentice board room? pic.twitter.com/B9tsaLCPPd
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) January 31, 2017
BONUS: All the liberals got together and decided to compare the firing to Harry Potter. Examiner‘s Becket Adams had the perfect retort:
READ ANOTHER BOOK pic.twitter.com/SHcVKcTslG
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) January 31, 2017
