007 Trump: President posts picture of himself as James Bond

US President Donald Trump has posted a meme of himself as the iconic British secret agent James Bond on another busy night on Truth Social.

Trump has a long history of making flattering comparisons between himself and famous figures, from Elvis Presley, Sir Winston Churchill and Mother Theresa to, most recently and controversially, Jesus Christ.

In his latest post he used an archive picture of himself as a younger man, standing in front of a panelled mirror with the caption “Trump 007.”

With Amazon MGM – owned by the president’s friend Jeff Bezos – putting out an official casting call for a new Bond as the studio seeks a replacement for Daniel Craig, the White House has already nominated Trump for the role in tongue-in-cheek fashion.

Its official account posted its own meme, more elaborate than Trump’s, on May 16, consisting of an illustration of the president wearing a tuxedo and brandishing a silenced pistol in silhouette.

His slogan “Make America Great Again,” could be seen written in a gold military typeface in the bottom-right corner.

The identity of the next actor to play Ian Fleming’s suave spy remains the subject of feverish speculation, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Holland, Harris Dickinson, Jacob Elordi and Callum Turner all said to be in the running.

Craig played the part for the final time in 2021’s No Time to Die, following in the footsteps of Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.

Elsewhere on the president’s social media platform on Tuesday, he posted a picture of himself appearing before a rally crowd and proclaimed himself: “The Greatest Attraction.”

He also put up a vintage shot of himself with the late pop superstar Whitney Houston for no clear reason. Houston passed away in 2012.

Trump also celebrated election wins for Republican candidates he endorsed in Tuesday’s state votes while staying quiet on the subject of Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra, his pick in the race to be that state’s next governor, who lost out to businessman Zach Lahn in the Republican primary.

There was also another pop culture meme, this time comparing Texas Democratic State Rep. James Talarico – who is running for the US Senate – with Alfred E Neuman, the freckled, gap-toothed boy mascot of Mad magazine.

Trump previously likened former US transport secretary Pete Buttigieg to the same character in 2019.

The Independent