β€œPosted without further comment.”

That is what Donald Trump Jr. wrote when he shared a fake image of his father, President Donald Trump, throwing a bright green sex toy off the roof of the White House.

The target was Women’s National Basketball Association players.

The meme came from a far right account called Grand Old Memes. It was supposed to be a joke about the recent string of sex toys being thrown on WNBA courts. But coming from the president’s son, it felt cheap and nasty.

The WNBA has been dealing with this for weeks. It started in Atlanta on July 29. Then it happened in Chicago on August 1. Los Angeles got it on August 5. Chicago again on August 7. Even New York saw an attempt, though it never reached the court.

One of the worst incidents was in Los Angeles. Sparks guard Sophie Cunningham had pleaded online for fans to β€œstop throwing dildos on the court… you’re going to hurt one of us.” A few days later, she was hit by one during a game. Her reaction was short: β€œthis did NOT age well.”

Chicago saw two more objects thrown in a game against the Atlanta Dream. One landed near the Dream bench. The other, purple in color, landed in the middle of the court just before the game ended. Police arrested a second person after the stunt.

Trump Jr. saw all this and thought the best move was to post a sex toy meme of his own father. People noticed.

β€œI thought these guys cared about the integrity of women’s sports?” one person wrote.

Mehdi Hasan put it bluntly. β€œRemember these are the same people who bash trans people because they care about β€˜women’s sports’. Er, ok.”

Another comment said, β€œA high school student government has more maturity than the clowns currently in the White House.” One user summed it up: β€œZero respect for women.”

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