'God was angry that day my friends'

Internet bemused as Mother Nature comes for Trump's Mount Rushmore speech Severe weather threatened to put a damper on Friday on President Donald Trump's plans to speak near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, prompting amusement from internet critics who said it seemingly indicated "god is angry." Trump was flying to South Dakota as part of a broader July 4 and America-250 trip, planning to visit the iconic American landmark for an Independence Day fireworks celebration. But Mother Nature, it seems, had other plans. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect until 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time for the area, with quarter size hail that could damage vehicles reported by the National Weather Service. "Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail," an alert on the weather service read. The weather alert forced Fox News to scramble, with host Bret Baier telling viewers they had breaking news. "They just said there is severe weather on the way. In fact, they said hail could be coming, and they are urging everybody to get inside," said Baier, adding: "We're going to get to shelter." The setback prompted mockery from onlookers, with Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of the progressive MeidasTouch news outlet, quipping on X, " God is angry ." Dan Koh, a Massachusetts Democrat running for Congress, chimed in on X, "Considering Trump wants to cut the National Park Service budget by 40% and Mount Rushmore has a $57m repair backlog, you better run ." The progressive influencer account known as Polly Sigh added: " Calamitous weather seems to follow Trump around these days. Mother Nature is so over him." Writer Joe Flood joked, " damn antifa !" Trump has had mixed luck with weather in recent weeks, with scorching temperatures and rain derailing his Great American State Fair. President Donald Trump celebrated the 250th anniversary of the nation he leads by blasting out insulting memes at about 2 a.m. Trump took to Truth Social at 2:11 a.m. precisely to make sure American citizens knew for certain he thinks Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) looks like Pee-wee Herman . The president returned at 2:19 a.m. to remind the nation he believes Rep. James Talarico (D-TX), currently running for the Senate, looks like MAD Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman . For good measure, the leader of the free world blacked out one of Talarico's front teeth. Ossoff has served a vocal critic of Trump in recent weeks as he runs against the president's chosen candidate for Georgia, Rep. Mike Collins. When Trump dubbed Ossoff "Dumocrat Senator, Os(jerk!)off" last month, Ossoff was ready with a retort , focused on the conflict in Iran . "The president is humiliated globally by this failed war," said Ossoff. "He’s an increasingly unstable lame duck and a national disgrace.” While Trump may enjoy filling his mornings sharing memes on social media, there is one thing he typically does not do, according to a recent analysis . Trump, 80, made just three public appearances in Washington before 11 a.m. in all of June, according to the Daily Beast. The Daily Beast's review noted his public events were more often slated to take place in the afternoon or later and dubbed his schedule “shockingly lazy."