{"id":"donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss","name":"Donald Trumps Paper Towel Toss","summary":"Donald Trump's Paper Towel Toss is a viral news moment and meme from October 2017, when the president was photographed shooting paper towel rolls jump-shot style into a crowd of Hurricane Maria survivors in Puerto Rico[1]. The image was widely mocked as tone deaf disaster relief and spawned a Reddit photoshop battle plus a wave of basketball jokes[2].","tags":["donald trump paper towel toss","trump puerto rico meme","hurricane maria meme","trump paper towels","evan vucci photo","trump jump shot meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":6,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss-trump-paper-towel-toss-puerto-rico.webp","caption":"Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd of Hurricane Maria survivors at Calvary Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, October 3, 2017.","width":1920,"height":1080,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss-trump-tossing-paper-towels-crowd.webp","caption":"Another angle of Trump tossing paper towels to hurricane survivors during his October 2017 visit to Puerto Rico.","width":680,"height":453,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss-tom-namako-tweet-stephen-curry.webp","caption":"Journalist Tom Namako's tweet comparing Trump's paper towel toss to a Stephen Curry basketball shot, which helped popularize the moment on social media.","width":680,"height":769,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss-trump-lion-king-paper-towel-photoshop.webp","caption":"A Lion King-themed photoshop meme depicting Trump presenting a roll of paper towels on Pride Rock.","width":680,"height":402,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss-trump-throwing-pose-photoshop.webp","caption":"A photoshopped meme repositioning Trump's paper-towel-throwing pose into an unrelated scene.","width":680,"height":438,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss-trump-baby-swap-photoshop.webp","caption":"A photoshop edit swapping the paper towel roll for a crying baby, one of many remixes of the viral image.","width":680,"height":455,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/donald-trumps-paper-towel-toss/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-imaginary-friend-jim","donald-trumps-nambla-donation-hoax","donald-trumps-sad-tweets"],"popularityRank":3079,"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."}