{"id":29536,"date":"2017-09-22T08:43:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29536"},"modified":"2017-09-22T08:43:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:43:33","slug":"friday-fun-apparently-trumps-new-bff-is-prince-akeem-joffer-aka-eddie-murphy-of-zamunda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/22\/friday-fun-apparently-trumps-new-bff-is-prince-akeem-joffer-aka-eddie-murphy-of-zamunda\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Apparently Trump\u2019s New BFF Is Prince Akeem Joffer (aka, Eddie Murphy) of Zamunda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While speaking to a group of African leaders during his United Nations fiasco tour, <strong><em>Trump<\/em><\/strong> decides he would just create a new country out of whole cloth: the non-existent nation of <strong><em>Nambia<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear if he was thinking of <em><strong>C.S. Lewis\u2019<\/strong><\/em> <strong><em>Narnia<\/em><\/strong>, or if he was creating a portmanteau of <strong><em>Namibia<\/em><\/strong>, an actual nation in southwestern Africa, and <strong><em>Zambia<\/em><\/strong> in the northeast.<\/p>\n<p>Who am I trying to kid?\u00a0 Trump can\u2019t \u2013 or at least doesn\u2019t read \u2013 and the only foreign country he would even have a chance of finding on a world map is Russia.\u00a0 <em>Amirite?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At any rate, Twitter had a field day with the new nation of Nambia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump, at a lunch with African leaders, refers to the non-existent country of &quot;Nambia.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N8megnC1Xi\">pic.twitter.com\/N8megnC1Xi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Mack (@davidmackau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidmackau\/status\/910558586799099904\">September 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And of course he got to know <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coming_to_America\"><strong>Prince Akeem Joffer<\/strong><\/a> because Nambia is a neighbor to <em><strong>Zamunda<\/strong><\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ah, Nambia. A beautiful country that borders the equally enchanting Zamunda.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mariam Hosseini (@yogurtsoda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yogurtsoda\/status\/910563037207134208\">September 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So here is Trump with his new BFF \u2013 <strong>Prince Akeem Joffer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Eddie-Murphy_Coming-to-America.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s a shot of the Prince Joffer leaving the UN during the recent General Assembly gathering<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Footage of the Prince of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nambia?src=hash\">#Nambia<\/a> leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN\">@UN<\/a> after meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KagroX\">@KagroX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailykos\">@dailykos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/85vXKH5Q2E\">pic.twitter.com\/85vXKH5Q2E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ((((JoshuaWarren)))) (@JoshWarrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshWarrun\/status\/910575244183789569\">September 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(There were rumors swirling around at the United Nations that the <strong><em>Prince of Nambia<\/em><\/strong> was planning on marrying the <strong><em>Princess of Pambia<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 And they agreed that they would jointly rule their new country of <strong><em>Nambia-Pambia<\/em><\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s enjoy a few of the Twitter bon mots recognizing the new nation of Nambia \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yet if Trump insists &quot;Nambia&quot; exists and claims he&#39;s done business there, 90 percent of his supporters will believe him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Max Karpov (@maxvkarpov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxvkarpov\/status\/910578571101589504\">September 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And you can bet that Trump could stand in the dead-center of Nambia, shoot someone and not lose one supporter.<\/p>\n<p>And of course his Trumpkins give him high praise &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">About time we have a president who pays attention to the long forgotten people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nambia?src=hash\">#Nambia<\/a>! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pzv5Rh1yDb\">https:\/\/t.co\/pzv5Rh1yDb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Taurean (@taureanb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taureanb\/status\/910560630536642560\">September 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While we may not give it the attention it deserves,\u00a0at least\u00a0most of us do enjoy its leading export \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love the smell of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nambia?src=hash\">#Nambia<\/a> in the morning! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash\">#MAGA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Namibia?src=hash\">#Namibia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POTUS?src=hash\">#POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GtAHc4J9Fg\">pic.twitter.com\/GtAHc4J9Fg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OG_Nambian_Covfefe (@MuricanPigDog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuricanPigDog\/status\/910752560260304896\">September 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course the awful pending <em><strong>Graham-Cassidy<\/strong><\/em> healthcare charade couldn\u2019t escape comparison \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nambia doesn&#39;t exist and already has better health care than we&#39;re about to get from Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminJS\/status\/910579587058421760\">September 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nor could we forget how Hillary actually won the popular vote \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Nambia_Immigrants-Voted-for-Hillary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Nambia_Immigrants-Voted-for-Hillary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Nambia_Immigrants-Voted-for-Hillary.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Nambia_Immigrants-Voted-for-Hillary-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Nambia_Immigrants-Voted-for-Hillary-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the actual county of Namibia couldn\u2019t pass up the chance to troll Trump \u2013 and they did so with a poster \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Namibia-TROLLS_Nambia_Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Namibia-TROLLS_Nambia_Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Namibia-TROLLS_Nambia_Poster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Namibia-TROLLS_Nambia_Poster-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Trump_Namibia-TROLLS_Nambia_Poster-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why, I myself just got an email from a barrister in the new nation of Nambia informing me that a distant cousin recently died and left me millions in gold.\u00a0 But unfortunately with all the turmoil in neighboring countries he is not able directly to transfer the funds to me.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately all I have to do to release those millions to me is execute a wire transfer to him of $\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While speaking to a group of African leaders during his United Nations fiasco tour, Trump decides he would just create a new country out of whole cloth: the non-existent nation of Nambia. 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Lewis\u2019 Narnia, or if he was creating a portmanteau of Namibia, an actual nation <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/22\/friday-fun-apparently-trumps-new-bff-is-prince-akeem-joffer-aka-eddie-murphy-of-zamunda\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}