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<p>It might seem redundant for a <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2017/08/politics-of-blonde-hair-from-persephone-to-ivanka-trump.html">Fox News Barbie</a> such as<a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/news/tomi-lahren-kanye-west-taylor-swift/"> Tomi Lahren </a>to put on a costume, but the perky cheerleader for<a href="https://people.com/politics/tomi-lahren-most-controversial-comments/"> making America a white ethno-state</a> got into the Halloween spirit!</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="fail donald trump GIF" data-attribution="Giphy" data-attribution-url="" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/xT9IgpLKcCAvpP1uIo/giphy.gif?cid=3640f6095bda0f8e70455345630aa8d4" /></div> <figcaption>Macho Man president doesn&#39;t like dinos.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Giphy</div></figure><p>Timmy decided to reference a photo from over a year ago, and her reenactment is accidentally very insulting to Trump.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump Derangement Syndrome. Happy Halloween <a href="https://twitter.com/kathygriffin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kathygriffin</a> 😘 <a href="https://t.co/MvpRYFVrFj">pic.twitter.com/MvpRYFVrFj</a></p>&mdash; Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1057637784893087745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>It&#39;s been a long year. Just in case you forgot about this outrage cycle from May 2017 (it&#39;s soooooooo 78 crises ago), <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/politics/kathy-griffin-donald-trump-not-sorry/">Kathy Griffin </a>pretended to decapitate Trump and she <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-cnn-fires-kathy-griffin-from-new-year-s-1496252156-htmlstory.html">lost her job co-hosting CNN&#39;s New Year&#39;s Eve party</a> because of it.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot (PHOTO) <a href="https://t.co/UM9GHRrFf5">https://t.co/UM9GHRrFf5</a></p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/869614289866301440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Griffin congratulated Tammy on her creative costume. She also called out Tawni for the hypocrisy of presenting such a VIOLENT image, when conservatives cried that Griffin&#39;s original was likely to incite violence.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gosh you are just so original <a href="https://twitter.com/TomiLahren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomiLahren</a>! I thought images like this one incite violence! At least that’s what you and your colleagues at <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> have told me for the past year and a half. I’m busy on tour right now or I’d dress up as you: a dumb, racist, and talentless hack. <a href="https://t.co/GCR8C2vYkA">https://t.co/GCR8C2vYkA</a></p>&mdash; Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) <a href="https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1057669662433927168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Two hours later, the &quot;dumb, racist, and talentless hack&quot; had a clapback, and it&#39;s okay.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You’re right Kathy, if I was trying to impersonate you I should have worn the clown mask instead. That’s my bad! Happy Halloween! Xoxo <a href="https://t.co/LLacLMXzRY">https://t.co/LLacLMXzRY</a></p>&mdash; Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1057702685208498176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Other than the obvious irony of violent imagery, Timoth&eacute;e&#39;s costume raises a few questions.</p><p>It is unclear whether we are supposed to see Tami&#39;s recreation through the lens of someone with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Is she making fun of people who think Trump is a clown? What does she mean by depicting Trump as a clown?</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Image result for what is going on jim the office gif" data-attribution="Giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="222" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://media1.tenor.com/images/1768a9d6cd3eca522da26163eff9006f/tenor.gif?itemid=3926604" width="400" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Giphy</div></figure><p>As &quot;The Hoarse Whisperer&quot; notes on Twitter, the object of the parody appears to be <em>Trump, </em>rather than Kathy.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">So, in your parody, &ldquo;Kathy Griffin&rdquo; looks normal but &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; is a deranged clown.<br /> <br /> I... I... don&rsquo;t think you get how parody works.</p> &mdash; The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/1057671780566032384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p> </p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">wait so if you&#39;re supposed to be kathy griffin then by extension you&#39;re calling trump a clown</p> &mdash; I&#39;m Gary (@noyokono) <a href="https://twitter.com/noyokono/status/1057691019444150272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>There are definitely ways to have made this send-up clearer and funnier.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wouldn&rsquo;t it make more sense if she had a Trump mask on and holding Kathy Griffin&rsquo;s head?</p> &mdash; Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) <a href="https://twitter.com/tonyposnanski/status/1057682441207513088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>While it&#39;s certainly accidental&mdash;considering the fact that she is paid to hype up Trump on state TV&mdash;it is a powerful repudiation of the president.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">When children see trump, that&rsquo;s what they see</p> &mdash; Ted Hartman (@TedHartman1) <a href="https://twitter.com/TedHartman1/status/1057649470379356161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Trump head is pretty accurate. You look like you are auditioning for a Jennifer Lawrence part and didn&rsquo;t get a callback.</p> &mdash; Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) <a href="https://twitter.com/DGComedy/status/1057670664256139264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p> </p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Don&#39;t listen to the h8ers, Tammy. Your attempts at humor are every bit as successful as your attempts at political analysis.</p> &mdash; Ellis Weiner (@EllisWeiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/EllisWeiner/status/1057675204862763008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump is a clown. We finally agree on something! Great costume I ❤️ <a href="https://twitter.com/kathygriffin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kathygriffin</a></p> &mdash; C H R I S T O P H E R (@christopherco) <a href="https://twitter.com/christopherco/status/1057672469891502081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">not understanding how jokes work to own the libs</p> &mdash; Andie (@_andiiie) <a href="https://twitter.com/_andiiie/status/1057688447618564096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>She ain&#39;t the sharpest tool.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Tomi Lahren's Halloween costume is a massive self-own and a real treat.

It might seem redundant for a Fox News Barbie such as Tomi Lahren to put on a costume, but the perky cheerleader for making America a white ethno-state got into the Halloween spirit! Macho Man president doesn&#39;t like dinos. GiphyTimmy decided to reference a photo from over a year ago, and her reenactment is accidentally very insulting to Trump.Trump Derangement Syndrome. Happy Halloween @kathygriffin 😘 pic.twitter.com/MvpRYFVrFj&mdash; Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) October 31, 2018 It&#39;s been a long year. Just in case you forgot about this outrage cycle from May 2017 (it&#39;s soooooooo 78 crises ago), Kathy Griffin pretended to decapitate Trump and she lost her job co-hosting CNN&#39;s New Year&#39;s Eve party because of it.Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot (PHOTO) https://t.co/UM9GHRrFf5&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) May 30, 2017 Griffin congratulated Tammy on her creative costume. She also called out Tawni for the hypocrisy of presenting such a VIOLENT image, when conservatives cried that Griffin&#39;s original was likely to incite violence.Gosh you are just so original @TomiLahren! I thought images like this one incite violence! At least that’s what you and your colleagues at @FoxNews have told me for the past year and a half. I’m busy on tour right now or I’d dress up as you: a dumb, racist, and talentless hack. https://t.co/GCR8C2vYkA&mdash; Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) October 31, 2018 Two hours later, the &quot;dumb, racist, and talentless hack&quot; had a clapback, and it&#39;s okay.You’re right Kathy, if I was trying to impersonate you I should have worn the clown mask instead. That’s my bad! Happy Halloween! Xoxo https://t.co/LLacLMXzRY&mdash; Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) October 31, 2018 Other than the obvious irony of violent imagery, Timoth&eacute;e&#39;s costume raises a few questions.It is unclear whether we are supposed to see Tami&#39;s recreation through the lens of someone with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Is she making fun of people who think Trump is a clown? What does she mean by depicting Trump as a clown?GiphyAs &quot;The Hoarse Whisperer&quot; notes on Twitter, the object of the parody appears to be Trump, rather than Kathy.  So, in your parody, &ldquo;Kathy Griffin&rdquo; looks normal but &ldquo;Trump&rdquo; is a deranged clown.  I... I... don&rsquo;t think you get how parody works. &mdash; The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 31, 2018    wait so if you&#39;re supposed to be kathy griffin then by extension you&#39;re calling trump a clown &mdash; I&#39;m Gary (@noyokono) October 31, 2018 There are definitely ways to have made this send-up clearer and funnier.  Wouldn&rsquo;t it make more sense if she had a Trump mask on and holding Kathy Griffin&rsquo;s head? &mdash; Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) October 31, 2018 While it&#39;s certainly accidental&mdash;considering the fact that she is paid to hype up Trump on state TV&mdash;it is a powerful repudiation of the president.  When children see trump, that&rsquo;s what they see &mdash; Ted Hartman (@TedHartman1) October 31, 2018   The Trump head is pretty accurate. You look like you are auditioning for a Jennifer Lawrence part and didn&rsquo;t get a callback. &mdash; Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) October 31, 2018    Don&#39;t listen to the h8ers, Tammy. Your attempts at humor are every bit as successful as your attempts at political analysis. &mdash; Ellis Weiner (@EllisWeiner) October 31, 2018   Trump is a clown. We finally agree on something! Great costume I ❤️ @kathygriffin &mdash; C H R I S T O P H E R (@christopherco) October 31, 2018   not understanding how jokes work to own the libs &mdash; Andie (@_andiiie) October 31, 2018 She ain&#39;t the sharpest tool.

It might seem redundant for a Fox News Barbie such as Tomi Lahren to put on a costume, but the perky cheerleader for making America a white ethno-state got into the Halloween spirit!   Macho Man president doesn&#39;t like dinos.   Timmy...