Twitter was quick to find irony in President Donald Trump’s mid-afternoon screening of “Finding Dory” on Sunday in the White House as crowds gathered outside to protest an executive order banning refugees and immigrants from certain countries from entering the United States.
The White House announced the 3 p.m. screening in its official daily schedule.
CBS correspondent Mark Knoller reported that Trump is screening “Finding Dory,” citing a White House aide.
In between foreign leader phone calls today, Pres Trump hosting a movie screening in the Family Theater. WH aide says it’s “Finding Dory.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 29, 2017
Twitter had something to say about that.
Thousands are currently protesting nationwide.
Per the WH schedule, President Trump is currently watching Finding Dory. https://t.co/2ryiUUK0Zw
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 29, 2017
Finding Dory is the story of someone unlawfully detained while trying to visit her family. https://t.co/mKhqezd58a
— Jason Sparks (@sparksjls) January 29, 2017
Trump is screening “Finding Dory” today: the story of a foreigner entering the U.S. without authorization to reunite with her parents #Irony pic.twitter.com/FKU7ItiPod
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) January 29, 2017
Finding Dory is mostly about a family reuniting across a border that wouldn’t be blocked by a wall
— Jared Rizzi (@JaredRizzi) January 29, 2017
Trump spends Sunday afternoon w/ family and friends watching #FindingDory, a film about a separated family https://t.co/cx7UatB2Q6
— Jackie Strause (@jackiedstrause) January 29, 2017
At 3pm, Trump is hosting a screening of Finding Dory, a movie about what happens when you’re separated from your family.
Let that sink in.
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) January 29, 2017