Someone Killed Off The "Respect For My President" Meme Just Perfectly

    A week is a long time for a meme.

    Mark Di Stefano
    by Mark Di Stefano

    BuzzFeed News Political Editor, Australia

    The start of this meme life-cycle is here: A woman named Makenna Greenwald stopped by and cleaned US president Donald Trump's Hollywood star.

    Makenna @makenna_mg

    Stopped to clean @realDonaldTrump Hollywood Star. Nothing but respect for MY President. #RaisedRight

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    A few days later, people started making comparisons between Makenna and others who were defacing the Trump star.

    Brian is with an i @youronlydad

    Can you spot the difference in attitude and composure? Who seems mature? Who seems that could handle political conv… https://t.co/hJ9oObWc0Y

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    It prompted, well, some tributes, with people showing "nothing but respect" for their respective presidents.

    md. @davis_morgan14

    Stopped to clean his star. Nothing but respect for MY president. #raisedright

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    Nothing but respect.

    lindsey @lindxeyy

    stopped and cleaned @britneyspears' star. nothing but respect for MY president

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    Well, in the Victorian town of Ballarat an impressive bust of former prime minister Tony Abbott was recently unveiled.

    Facebook: TonyAbbottMP

    Of course, because people don't like nice things, Abbott's bust has been routinely decorated and defaced.

    Jarrod Watt @Jay_Watt

    It took the people of #Ballarat just 4 days to properly crown the new bust of Tony Abbott. Bless. #auspol… https://t.co/2bElSDlHyJ

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    This has all been going on while Abbott has been fostering discontent within the Liberal party, by speaking out against prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

    Carolyn Morwood @carolynmorwood

    @Jay_Watt Love this. And this - We could start a gallery. #auspol #worstpmever #onionking

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    The supporters of Abbott have been arguing that he was stabbed in the back by Turnbull and he's the rightful standard bearer for the Liberal party and the government.

    ❄Jenny Jarman❄ @Triplejay58

    @Honeputu @vingreensill No it won't. You might enjoy the latest pics of Abbott's bust.

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    And on Monday, Mahalia Carter took a photo of her friend Lucy with the Abbott bust, "cleaning" it and adding a caption, "Nothing but respect for MY prime minister".

    Mahalia Carter @mahaliafmcarter

    Nothing but respect for MY prime minister @MarkDiStef #putyouronionsout

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    Now the fact Mahalia tagged me in it, suggests she might have seen my off-hand joke to my colleague last week.

    Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 @MarkDiStef

    @braddybb If someone cleaned Abbott’s new bust and uploaded a pic with “nothing but respect for MY prime minister” we’re writing it up

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    Nothing but respect for this meme. RIP.