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Trump blindsides Twitter with his 'singing farmer' persona throwback (VIDEO) Trump blindsides Twitter with his 'singing farmer' persona throwback (VIDEO)
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US President Donald Trump tweeted a clip of himself and an actress dressed as farmers singing the Green Acres theme to celebrate the 2019 farm bill, catching the media off-guard amid tension over the coming government shutdown.US President Donald Trump tweeted a clip of himself and an actress dressed as farmers singing the Green Acres theme to celebrate the 2019 farm bill, catching the media off-guard amid tension over the coming government shutdown.
The clip, tagged #TBT for "throwback Thursday," dates from the 2005 Emmy Awards, when Hollywood had a rather more sanguine view of Trump, then at the height of his reality-TV stardom with "The Apprentice."  His partner on stage is actress Megan Mullally of Will & Grace. The clip, tagged #TBT for "throwback Thursday," dates from the 2005 Emmy Awards, when Hollywood had a rather more sanguine view of Trump, then at the height of his reality-TV stardom with "The Apprentice." His partner on stage is actress Megan Mullally of Will & Grace.
The $867 billion farm bill – the Agriculture Improvement Act, officially – passed the Senate last week after lengthy negotiations over work requirements for food stamps, restrictions which did not make it into the final bill. While Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) described the bill Trump signed as "mostly status quo," it did take the unusual step of legalizing industrial hemp as a crop. The $867-billion farm legislation – the Agriculture Improvement Act – passed the Senate last week after lengthy negotiations over work requirements for food stamps, restrictions which did not make it into the final bill. While Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) described the bill Trump signed as "mostly status quo," it did take the unusual step of legalizing industrial hemp as a crop.
Mullally was mortified upon seeing herself arm in arm with Hollywood's #1 bogeyman, first responding with an "omg" and then a full statement: Mullally was mortified upon seeing herself arm in arm with Hollywood's number-one bogeyman, first responding with an "omg" and then a full statement:
Some of the president's Twitter followers thought they were looking at a joke account…Some of the president's Twitter followers thought they were looking at a joke account…
Others accused him of trying to distract from his endless legal tribulations.Others accused him of trying to distract from his endless legal tribulations.
Others had their own "Throwbacks" at the ready: A number of social-media users had their own "throwbacks" at the ready:
Who knew when he sang "Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside!" he meant Washington, DC?Who knew when he sang "Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside!" he meant Washington, DC?
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