Former US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on August 17 to complain that "Fox News have continued to use an unflattering photo of him.
“Why doesn’t Fox and Friends show all of the polls where I am beating Biden, by a lot," he wrote. "They just won’t do it! Also, they purposely show the absolutely worst pictures of me, especially the big 'orange' one with my chin pulled way back. They think they are getting away with something, they’re not. Just like 2016 all over again…And then they want me to debate!” Trump wrote on the platform.
The photo of Trump is from 2016 and shows him with, what looked like an unfortunate spray tan, that made his skin an orange color. Trump claimed that his orange color came from the color hue of a lightbulb. His chin and facial figures are also contorted at a strange angle.
Trump’s iconic orange color in pop culture
Trump’s orange flesh inspired a host of memes and roasts from his political allies and enemies.
X users have described Trump as the “Orange Jesus.”
I give you the one and only 'Orange Jesus'!#Trump pic.twitter.com/lZUpyuuxHX
— CannonBALLS (@halfsharp123) August 18, 2023
Some have gone on to describe Trump as “THE ORANGE GOD.”
Yes, Mike Lindell aka pillow guy was cheering them on. The same guy that said he received a message from God. @realMikeLindell Phony holy baloney, you serve the orange god, authoritarian white supremacist in chief criminal trump! Pharisee hypocrite! That's why U lost ur business pic.twitter.com/FAcNwYUhNm
— Kitoko2013 (@kitoko2013) August 18, 2023
Others have said that “Trump has a big orange head. The biggest orange head I've ever seen.”
Trump has a big orange head. The biggest orange head I've ever seen.
— Louie (@mean_feat) August 18, 2023
Remember Tweeps. The thing all dictators hate the most, they hate it more than anything else - is ridiculeTrump is INCREDIBLY vain. In particularly about his bald spot. So any of those photos with baldie-Trump are worth using often. And as he heads to prison... orange baldie pic.twitter.com/2n0B8BJ3gt
— Tomi T Ahonen Eats Rat Cake For Arrestmas (@tomiahonen) August 17, 2023