Twitter Critics Mercilessly Mock Trump For Canceling Summit With Kim

"Pot meet kettle."

If you thought President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his planned summit with Kim Jong Un would go unnoticed by the Internet, you were sadly mistaken.

Once Twitter saw the letter Trump sent the North Korean dictator, people  immediately began mercilessly mocking what they saw as a blatant effort to save face in the face of failure.

Some people had questions:

 

Some pointed out the similarities between the two leaders:

Others pointed out that Trump’s angry letter pulling out of the meeting was written after the Korean leader threatened to cancel.

Some people offered their own theories for why Trump ditched the meeting. 

More than a few people noticed that the tone of Trump’s letter seemed less like a political statement than like a note between two people in an unstable romance:

A few observed that this means Trump’s chances of a Nobel Peace Prize were probably kaput:

Others smelled opportunity:

And some just had to gloat:

Finally, one man had words of advice ― not for Trump, but for journalists covering him.

Before You Go

Trump Travels Through Asia
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U.S. President Donald Trump flies via Marine One helicopter over the Tokyo suburbs to meet Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wave to reporters after they signed hats reading 'Donald and Shinzo, Make Alliance Even Greater'. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump gestures to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama looks on, as they play golf at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, north of Tokyo, Japan. (credit:KYODO Kyodo / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump pours fish food out as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on while they were feeding carps before their working lunch at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump puts on a U.S. Pacific Air Forces bomber jacket before delivering remarks to members of the U.S. military at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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First Lady Melania Trump shows her calligraphy with Akie Abe, wife of Japanese prime minister, while attending a calligraphy class of 4th graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Melania Trump and Japan's first lady Akie Abe visit Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump smiles during a joint press conference with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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White House senior staff discuss the situation as U.S. President Donald Trump sits in his car after being grounded from an attempt to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the truce village of Panmunjom dividing North Korea and South Korea, at a U.S. military post in Seoul. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania visit the Forbidden City. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with opera performers at the Forbidden City. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump departs Seoul in Marine One while en-route to Osan Air Base, South Korea. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive on Air Force One in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song (credit:Aly Song / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive on Air Force One at Beijing, China. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony at the Great hall of the People in Beijing, China. (credit:Damir Sagolj / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (credit:Damir Sagolj / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport. (credit:Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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Melania Trump smiles with children holding U.S. and China flags as she visits Beijing Zoo. (credit:Thomas Peter / Reuters)
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Melania Trump visits the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. (credit:Thomas Peter / Reuters)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) as they pose for a group photo ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit leaders gala dinner in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 10, 2017. (credit:MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV via Getty Images)