{"id":"donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim","name":"Donald Trumps Imaginary Friend Jim","summary":"Donald Trump's Imaginary Friend Jim is a 2017 meme spoofing Trump's anecdotes about a mysterious man named Jim who quit visiting Paris because of terrorism—a claim that journalists couldn't substantiate.","tags":[],"howToUse":["**The imaginary friend joke:** Reference someone having a \"very, very substantial\" friend who conveniently validates their opinion but can never be produced. Common pattern: \"My friend Jim said [obvious self-serving claim].\"","**The Paris format:** Adapt the \"Paris is no longer Paris\" template to any city or situation. \"How's [place] doing?\" / \"[Place] is no longer [place].\"","**The investigation format:** Pretend to search for Jim, listing increasingly unlikely candidates and having each one deny being Trump's friend.","**Missing person parodies:** Create fake missing-person posters or \"Have You Seen This Man?\" flyers for Jim."],"imageCount":11,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-iconic.webp","caption":"The iconic Trump and invisible Jim image.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-table.webp","caption":"Trump alone at table with invisible Jim.","width":511,"height":362,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-disguise.webp","caption":"Jim disguised as Trump satire.","width":522,"height":402,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-cartoon.webp","caption":"Cartoon businessman as Jim proof.","width":526,"height":582,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-nametag.webp","caption":"The iconic Jim nametag meme image.","width":590,"height":405,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-pink-elephant.webp","caption":"Pink elephant as imaginary Jim reference.","width":533,"height":667,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-eastwood.webp","caption":"Clint Eastwood empty chair Jim reference.","width":584,"height":490,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-teddy.webp","caption":"Teddy bear as Jim satirical meme.","width":584,"height":678,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-paris.webp","caption":"French Twitter response to Trump's Jim story.","width":569,"height":636,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-office.webp","caption":"Jim Halpert Office reference meme.","width":582,"height":475,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/donald-trump-imaginary-friend-jim-macron.webp","caption":"","width":null,"height":null,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-imaginary-friend-jim/history.md","related":["trump-mugshot","trump","trump-and-the-executive-order-signature","2025-labor-day-weekend-donald-trump-death-rumor","400-pound-hacker","bigly","donald-trump-trans-weightlifter-impression-ahegao-face","donald-trumps-hand-makeup-and-death-speculation","donald-trumps-hollywood-star","donald-trumps-nambla-donation-hoax","donald-trumps-sad-tweets","donald-trumps-small-hands"],"popularityRank":94,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}