Donald Trump has raised eyebrows by telling Americans to “CALM DOWN” in a bizarre all-caps tweet to commemorate the New Year.
While most world leaders welcomed in 2019 with messages of introspection and hope, the US president took a brasher approach – and included the shouty missive in a flurry of tweets.
He wrote: “HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE HATERS AND THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA! 2019 WILL BE A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR THOSE NOT SUFFERING FROM TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME. JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE, GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING FOR OUR COUNTRY!”
Many fellow Twitter users reacted with bemusement.
One tweeted: “Great parody account. How do I find the real presidential account?” while others posted memes of various vehicles losing control before crashing off bridges and cliffs, referring to Mr Trump’s “enjoy the ride” comment.
About an hour later, Mr Trump was back on Twitter again, opting for a decidedly more subdued greeting of “Happy New Year!” to his 56.8 million followers.
It is unclear whether Mr Trump was feeling frustrated at the time of his all-caps tweet – or whether the caps lock on his computer was stuck.
In all, Mr Trump tweeted more than a dozen times on New Year’s Day.