I'd Like to See Ol Donny Trump Wriggle His Way Out of THIS Jam!

About

I'd Like to See Ol Donny Trump Wriggle His Way Out of THIS Jam! is a quote from a tweet by Jesse Farrar parodying critics of Donald Trump frustrated by the then-Presidential candidate's knack for avoiding consequences of scandal. The tweet grew popular and became a snowclone in which people substituted Trump for other characters.

Origin

On October 1st, 2016, Jesse Farrar tweeted:^[1]

Well, I'd like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of THIS jam!
*Trump wriggles his way out of the jam easily
Ah! Well. Nevertheless,

The tweet gained over 13,000 retweets and 38,000 likes in two years.

Spread

As the tweet grew popular, it began seeing use as a snowclone as people remade the tweet with other scandal-prone celebrities. For example, Twitter user @AliceAvizandum posted the snowclone with Lena Dunham, gaining over 29 retweets and 320 likes (shown below, left). User @trevorbnj posted a variation Drake, gaining 8 retweets and 25 likes (shown below, right).

The tweet is popular in sports fandom, as teams and other prominent sports figures are regularly used in the snowclone. @trevorbnj posted another variation with LeBron James that gained over 470 retweets and 4,200 likes (shown below, left). User @Bill_TPA posted an example that referenced the Washington Redskins (shown below, left)

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