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US officials forced to share bald JD Vance meme by denying tourist’s claim he was denied entry over photo (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 2 months ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that, no, agents did not stop a Norwegian traveler who showed them a meme of a bald Vice President JD Vance.

“Fact Check: FALSE,” the CBP wrote on X. “Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons, it was for his admitted drug use.”

And no, the agency is not referring to Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, but rather the similarly named 21-year-old who was denied entry at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 11.

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[–] Focal@pawb.social 228 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

A Norwegian newspaper got to see his letter of denial and it didn't list drug use at all. Rather they said he tried to enter the country to get a job illegally.

At this point, CBP's story keeps changing, and I don't trust anything they say.

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/OoKoRA/mads-mikkelsen-21-ble-nektet-innreise-til-usa

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Trying to get a job without legal paperwork.

What fucking clowns these people are.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago

YouTube prank video: Getting a job illegally in America for insurance to see how quickly I die from denied medical claims

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"CBP"?

[–] RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 months ago

Customs and Border Protection

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

customs and border protection

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I see... well, ACAB includes border cops, doesn't it?

[–] match@pawb.social 19 points 2 months ago

possibly more than anyone else

[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 2 months ago

la migra, la policia, la misma porqueria

[–] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago

Always has

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Customs and border pigs

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

you just have to trust the meme.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

lmao, a norwegian entering the us to get a job? that's like an american entering the dprk to get work... oh, wait!

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 125 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The exact meme in case anyone wants to avoid it for um... Legal purposes.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I read your username as ChinWeasel and thought heh, username checks out oddly enough.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

It obviously says ChanWhistle

[–] troybot@midwest.social 19 points 2 months ago

Under no circumstances should you share this image. We must send this to everyone we know to be absolutely certain all our friends and family know about this so they don't unknowingly have it on their phone. It's our patriotic duty to share this with as many people as possible.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I do in fact want to "avoid it" for legal purposes.

[–] usernameusername@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Why are you all calling it a meme? It's literally his real face

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

MSNBC's report on it is on YouTube, plenty of people in the comments replaced their profile pictures with various versions of the meme and had a lot of fun with it.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 74 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What a shit show.

Europeans, this is the best time to troll America right now.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I think Americans are trolled enough by Trump and his administration.
It's pretty hard to measure up to that level of trolling. It's so bad they are trolling people to death over there!

Haha no more medicare for you! lol
Haha your papers are wrong, away to Venezuela you go. lol
Haha Your pregnancy is putting your life in danger, but no doctor will help you. lol
Haha you complained about high prices under biden, but I (Trump) will make them even higher, with no wage compensation. lol
Americans are having a blast with how funny things are now.
/s

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heh *cough* That's a pretty good impression of us.
*cough cough, holds out disposable coffee cup fished from the trash* Got any spare healthcare? I promise I'm gonna use it for drugs!

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh poor man, of course you can have some spare healthcare, you just have to migrate to get it.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sounds expensive. Maybe I can just get a tan and get myself deported?

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The easy way out.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I'm American. I'll always take the easy way.

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I want to change his portrait on wikipedia to this

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That would be vandalism... but there's probably a section where it would be perfectly legitimate, like "Controversies"

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just add an "In media" section

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Summarise it neatly and add good reference links.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Be the change you want to see in the world

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

This is the most possible exposure the meme could get. Guaranteed JD saw it. Sucks for the Norwegian but absolutely hilarious that the fascists have to acknowledge unflattering pictures.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gonna get this framed

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

when someone says this chapter in history books is going to be wild....this.

this is what I imagine the pages filled with.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hope this gets its own Wikipedia article.

[–] Knuschberkeks@leminal.space 7 points 2 months ago

Be the change you wish to see in the world

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago

Great way of spreading the meme, whether or not this is true, I say well played!

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Streisand Effect strikes again

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I don't believe their cover story.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 2 points 2 months ago

Interesting how they always find a convenient scape goat.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Man, all that friction against his couch did a number to his hair