Barack Obama’s farewell speech isn’t the only presidential news to hit world headlines this week. #WaterSportsGate has also caused an online frenzy, due to allegations that President-elect Donald Trump paid prostitutes to perform “golden showers” when he was in Russia. So what’s it all about?
Well, BuzzFeed News made the decision to publish a document which made unverified allegations about Trump’s relationship with Russia. But what has really captured people’s attention is the claim within it about some unusual sexual goings-on. Not to mince words any longer, here are the claims straight from the document:
“According to Sour D, where s/he had been present, TRUMP’s (perverted) conduct in Moscow included hiring the presidential suite of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, where he knew President and Mrs OBAMA (whom he hated) had stayed on one of their official trips to Russia, and defiling the bed where they had slept by employing a number of prostitutes to perform a ‘golden showers’ (urination) show in front of him.”
Here's the note I sent to @buzzfeednews staff this evening pic.twitter.com/OcAloWzVzb
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) January 11, 2017
Given the allegations made throughout the document are not independently verified, BuzzFeed has come under fire for publishing them. However, journalistic arguments aside, what we can thank the doc for is bringing us the silliest scandal of the year so far. We looked to Twitter for the funnies, and Twitter sure delivered.Needless to say, the jokes were not particularly mature.
I will be hosting a press conference in response to #watersportsgate tomorrow – you can follow me on a live stream
— Donald J. Trumps (@DonaldJTrumps_) January 11, 2017
THIS IS TOO MUCH #watersportsgate pic.twitter.com/5dadeVe1h8
— Matt Turner (@MattTurner4L) January 11, 2017
I miss the days when the punchline to "what's yellow and dangerous?" was shark infested custard. #watersportsgate
— Tim H (@timbo_james) January 11, 2017
Everything got even sillier as the puns started rolling in.
Trump brought down by a leak #watersportsgate
— whydidhessfly (@whydidhessfly) January 10, 2017
Let's stop these silly #watersportsgate jokes – truth is, @realDonaldTrump has won, and once urine The Yellow House, urine.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) January 11, 2017
Helpful Twitter users started making suggestions for possible performers at Trump’s inauguration.
Im not joining in all the piss taking out of Trump but its gr8 that Scottish Band Wet Wet Wet will perform at inauguration #watersportsgate
— James Welsh (@jwracingdotcom) January 11, 2017
Acts now tipped for Trump's inauguration: Wet Wet Wet, Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Waterboys, Yello, Slash from Guns'N'Roses #watersportsgate
— Michael Hogan (@michaelhogan) January 11, 2017
Hey @coldplay will you play @realDonaldTrump inauguration. He's a big fan of all things Yellow it would seem #watersportsgate #trump
— Camberwickerman (@jeremythomas666) January 11, 2017
The more nuanced comedians on the internet were quick to point out the Alan Partridge reference.
"They do it on purpose Lynn" #watersportsgate pic.twitter.com/ay2R78sSEw
— Gordon Lockhart (@GordonLockhart) January 11, 2017
"You mean you don't know what watersports are?"
"I believe we've established that!"#Watersportsgate pic.twitter.com/svpWDLUXpA
— Political Partridge (@PoliticalAP) January 11, 2017
And because this is Trump, he hasn’t sat quietly and waited for all this to blow over. Instead, he’s already taken to Twitter to condemn the “fake news” – with capital letters and exclamation points aplenty.
FAKE NEWS – A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
