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Scientist Ivanka Trump is a series of image macros of United States President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump in safety goggles and using a test tubes. Online, people joked about Trump pretending to be a scientist.

Origin

On March 19th, 2018, Ivanka Trump posted a series of photos promoting "workforce development" and infrastructure intiatives while dressed as a working scientist on Twitter ^[1] and Instagram. ^[2] The post (shown below) received more than 1,200 retweets, 7,300 likes and 2,200 comments on Twitter and 69,000 likes on Instagram.

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Shorly after Ivanka posted the image, people on Twitter began captioning the photograph. Twitter^[3] user @RealSteveKemble referenced the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal with the caption "Kremlin Barbie mixes a new batch of DEADLY 'Nerve Agent' for Putin!" The post (shown below, left) received more than 80 retweets and 460 likes in 24 hours.

Twitter^[4] user @veronicamariez2 added the caption "Just one more teeny drop of humanity left to squander." The post (shown below, center) received more than 190 retweets and 500 likes.

Additionally, Twitter^[5] user @cdiersing tweeted, "when the receipie calls for the tears of exactly four poor children." The post (shown below, right) received more than 4,000 retweets and 21,000 likes.

The following day, The Daily Dot, ^[6] Mashable, ^[7] HuffPost^[8] and more published articles about the popularity of the meme.

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