White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest got pounded on social media this week, when his awkward defense of President Obama’s humiliating trade defeat could be summed up in one word: snafu.
As one Twitter user put it, “Does he know what that acronym stands for?”
It started Tuesday when Earnest was stuck with explaining why Senate Democrats effectively blocked President Obama’s efforts to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
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But you have to give him credit, not only does Earnest have the most difficult job in America having to answer for Obama’s decisions, he actually got pretty creative when responding to reporters about the “Democrat insurrection.”
And while dismissing the embarrassing blow as a “procedural SNAFU,” some would argue that Earnest unknowingly summed up the entire Obama presidency.
For those who live under a rock, SNAFU stands for: “Situation Normal, All Fouled Up.”
Either way, reporters had fun with the nomenclature, as did social media users. Here is a sampling, as seen on Twitter:
A record: @PressSec spoke the words “procedural snafu” 8 times at today’s WH briefing. Spoken another four times by reporters.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 12, 2015
“Procedural snafu” remains in the WH nomenclature. It’s what @PressSec calls Pres Obama’s Senate defeat yesterday on the trade bill.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 13, 2015
“Snafu”? LOLOL That is NOT how you spell “Democrat Insurrection”, Joshie Boy #TPP https://t.co/oPiAnX9tyt
— The 57th State ℅EF™ (@EF517_V2) May 13, 2015
@markknoller @PressSec So that’s the new euphemism for uncooperative Democrats?
— Republicanvet (@Republicanvet91) May 12, 2015
@markknoller @PressSec I wonder what phrase he would have used if he could have blamed Republicans?
— Life by the Creek (@lifebythecreek) May 12, 2015
Does he know what that acronym stands for? @markknoller @lifebythecreek @PressSec
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) May 12, 2015
@lifebythecreek @markknoller @PressSec “Procedurally Fubar”
— Morpheus (@farfenugen) May 13, 2015
@markknoller @PressSec “You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it does.”
— Stephen Coleman (@Olinecoacher) May 14, 2015
@markknoller @PressSec Voting for Obama twice was a procedural snafu.
— Dalyanks (@dalyanks) May 13, 2015
.@markknoller @PressSec “Snafu” in this context means Democrat Disgust with King Obumbles
— The 57th State ℅EF™ (@EF517_V2) May 13, 2015
@markknoller @PressSec I’m pretty sure Pacquiao lost to Mayweather due to a “procedural snafu.”
— Cindy Pond (@clpond53) May 13, 2015
@markknoller @PressSec i believe Vince Foster died due to a “procedural snafu”, no? Mary Jo Kopechne drowned cuz of a “prodecural snafu” too
— ThewlynOh (@ThewlynOh) May 13, 2015
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