Somehow, The Babylon Bee managed to trigger conservatives on Tuesday. That came after a satire piece targeting Vivek Ramaswamy dropped.
The headline reads “Trump Promises Vivek An Administration Position Running The White House 7-Eleven,” an obvious illusion to the “Vivek is not MAGA” to “Vivek is MAGA again” whiplash we saw over the three proceeding days from the Trump camp.
SEE: Trump Just Threw Vivek Ramaswamy Under the Bus
Of course, good satire includes a lot of layers, and there’s much more to the joke than that.
Trump Promises Vivek An Administration Position Running The White House 7-Eleven https://t.co/1cYOX4IWUx pic.twitter.com/SojL5OZDAj
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 16, 2024
What are the other angles? Trump’s top advisor had just ruled Ramaswamy out as a vice presidential pick while not doing the same for Nikki Haley the day before. The joke would then…