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highplainsdem

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9. Trump being an ass, as usual. Article on this and how people are mocking him:
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 01:50 PM
Jun 17
https://www.fastcompany.com/91321753/thank-you-for-your-attention-to-this-matter-donald-trump-viral-meme

The cold formality of TYFYATTM seems meant to distinguish one of Trump’s many daily dispatches as Official Business, something to be considered with utmost seriousness. It doesn’t always get the job done. In one instance, Trump dropped a TYFYATTM after merely mentioning that he’d had a conversation with Canadian PM Mark Carney, perhaps out of habit. (Although it’s certainly possible that Trump’s team uses the strange phrase when posting on his behalf, now that it’s become a signature line.)

TYFYATTM fuses together formality with urgency, conveying that something must be done! Whether he intends to or not, by addressing readers directly, Trump involves them. TYFYATTM brings them into breaking news, like when late-night talk show hosts precede a monologue joke with, “Did you hear about this?” Some readers might even feel deputized by the phrase—even if all they have to do is hate Harvard a little more than before. On the other hand, Trump may just understand that people like being thanked—even when they haven’t done anything.

In any case, whether through marketing prowess or sheer force of will and repetition, Trump has quickly lodged his new catchphrase within the cultural vernacular.

People on X and Bluesky have been using it as a goofy mock-signoff for decidedly unofficial proclamations.

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That'll teach you to make fun of his birthday party parade. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 17 #1
So Trump's prosecuting this war now instead of Bibi? sop Jun 17 #2
"Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Ray Bruns Jun 17 #3
Trump being an ass, as usual. Article on this and how people are mocking him: highplainsdem Jun 17 #9
Iran is going to go for it Ponietz Jun 17 #4
Boy they're going to wish they hadn't if they do EX500rider Jun 17 #7
If they hit Israel with a dirty bomb, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 17 #8
They claim to have an undetectable missile Ponietz Jun 17 #10
Yeeaahh, I would take that statement with a bag of salt, not a grain, but a bag, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 17 #17
Maybe just a grain of salt -- read this today Ponietz Jun 18 #32
The undetectable missile SomewhereInTheMiddle Jun 18 #31
This might interest you Ponietz Jun 18 #33
Would detonating a dirty bomb reduce support for Iran? sarisataka Jun 17 #12
That would not be a trivial event. It will illici an immediate response of greater severity. CentralMass Jun 17 #15
But civilians are a fair target in Ukraine. nt doc03 Jun 17 #5
Hey nowforever Jun 17 #6
"We know where you live." Kid Berwyn Jun 17 #11
Who the almighty fuck does he think he is and when did he order Israel's military to fire of the first strikes? Texin Jun 17 #13
If Trump orders the death of another head of state, might they not retaliate in kind? mackdaddy Jun 17 #14
There must be more damage being done to Israel than we are being told. nt Jit423 Jun 17 #16
Or the Iranians are putting out propaganda and fake news. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 17 #18
Did the US Congress say that the US is at war with IRAN? riversedge Jun 17 #19
One thing Trump definitely knows Mz Pip Jun 17 #20
If that is the case, over 70% of Americans say no to getting involved Butterflylady Jun 17 #21
People may be against it now Mz Pip Jun 17 #23
Magats are very stupid and have short memories mdbl Jun 17 #25
Let's ask SNL usonian Jun 17 #22
War with Iran will not end well for the United States. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 17 #24
Thinking back to bush/Cheney/Iraq and no declaration of war does not give comfort. Attilatheblond Jun 17 #27
When you do MASSIVE screw-ups every week, you need massive distractions Attilatheblond Jun 17 #26
Trying not to TACO while on the skids bucolic_frolic Jun 17 #28
...from a three time draft dodger demosincebirth Jun 17 #29
The convicted felon thinks he is a war movie hero... Justice matters. Jun 17 #30
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