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‘President Nadine Lustre’: A hilarious Twitter meme that keeps on giving

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Some time this year, a “consensus” was somehow reached on Twitter that Nadine Lustre — the multi-hyphenate star — is also the president of the Republic of the Philippines, at least going by a meme that’s recently snowballed on the social media platform.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Presidents of the Philippines 🇵🇭 RT IF NADINE LUSTRE IS YOUR PRESIDENT <a href="https://t.co/vxc8jNvgGm">pic.twitter.com/vxc8jNvgGm</a>— Altea Taway ～̎̎٩(⌒͡∀⌒͡⌯̊)̥̊◦ (@AlteaTheWhy) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlteaTheWhy/status/1028291176447672325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2018</a></blockquote>The latest viral entry to the “President Nadine Lustre” meme, for instance, made the rounds on Friday. A set of photos showing the actress in a stylish, oversized blazer was referred to as her look during a “cabinet meeting,” garnerning some 8,000 likes and hundreds of retweets.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">The President of the Philippines after her first cabinet meeting. <a href="https://t.co/0Z14zY9I3g">https://t.co/0Z14zY9I3g</a>— CG (@christiangultz) <a href="https://twitter.com/christiangultz/status/1052935847983558657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2018</a></blockquote>It’s unclear how the meme started, although tweets proclaiming “Nadine Lustre is my president” have been popping up as early as 2016, which saw the last presidential election.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Nadine Lustre for President! <a href="https://t.co/Knwy3G3jAB">pic.twitter.com/Knwy3G3jAB</a>— JaDine Graphic ❤ (@JadineGraphic) <a href="https://twitter.com/JadineGraphic/status/874971260245073920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2017</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en">Madame President Nadine Lustre delivering her speech 😄😍 <a href="https://t.co/vTESGFNaFa">pic.twitter.com/vTESGFNaFa</a>— ɭ๏гคเภє ✨🌸 (@loriegirlsakura) <a href="https://twitter.com/loriegirlsakura/status/889521717109956608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2017</a></blockquote>However, it was only recently that the running joke has gone viral, with versions tagging <span style="color:rgb(68, 73, 80);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(241, 240, 240);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Lustre&#x27;s boyfriend and co-actor James Reid as the first gentleman.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">President Nadine Lustre with her first Gentleman. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NadinexSkechers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NadinexSkechers</a> <a href="https://t.co/GLzB8hxFW4">pic.twitter.com/GLzB8hxFW4</a>— cont;nue emi (@naddiefrost) <a href="https://twitter.com/naddiefrost/status/1047834682186842117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Her Excellency President Nadine Lustre and First Gentleman James Reid <a href="https://t.co/YCeTVmQCSI">pic.twitter.com/YCeTVmQCSI</a>— j (@turquatta) <a href="https://twitter.com/turquatta/status/1047064951804846082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2018</a></blockquote>Others used the meme as a witty commentary on current political issues. One netizen, for example, quipped Lustre should be the only exception of an “artista” being allowed to enter government — a dig on the performance of some celebrities who became politicians.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">conspiracy theory: the undying corpse that is juan ponce enrile was sent by extraterrestrial beings to intentionally ruin and sabotage the philippines because they are threatened by our president and the eventual leader of the free world: nadine alexis lustre— 𝕣 𝕠 𝕚 (@roilipardo) <a href="https://twitter.com/roilipardo/status/1052399342953279489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">oh eh tapos? nadine lustre, our president, is the most powerful woman in the philippines and yet she was seen having no security guards on her way to her mall show at sm bicutan. did we make an issue about it? we didnt. please stream huwag ka nang humirit by james reid on spotify <a href="https://t.co/K46sqLB02R">https://t.co/K46sqLB02R</a>— ha? harley? hatdog. #NeverAgain (@harleymaw_) <a href="https://twitter.com/harleymaw_/status/1026377950696861696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">who among these presidents has made the philippines better? 100% nadine lustre 0% rodrigo duterte 0% noynoy aquino 0% gloria macapagal arroyo 974,968,523 votes • final results— 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦 | #𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 (@NINJAYEWOLF) <a href="https://twitter.com/NINJAYEWOLF/status/1012536023882973184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Puwede bang basta artista yung tumakbo, automatic nang i-tag na nuisance candidate? (Except for President Nadine Lustre, obvs.)— SPOOKY SERNA (@Punongbayan_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Punongbayan_/status/1051838209917743104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Wala pong katotohanang naospital ang ating Pangulo. Lagi po siyang nag-eehersisyo sa gym upang maging malusog at malakas. <a href="https://t.co/vGTXQj3rMa">pic.twitter.com/vGTXQj3rMa</a>— SPOOKY SERNA (@Punongbayan_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Punongbayan_/status/1048105585114144768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2018</a></blockquote>A number of “JDS” (JaDine Supporters) — a play on the term “DDS” used by some supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte — apparently don’t just consider Lustre the country’s top executive, but a cosmic being.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Nadine Lustre, President of the Philippines and a God <a href="https://t.co/KCaJjgxCOl">pic.twitter.com/KCaJjgxCOl</a>— owo (@walkingeyebrows) <a href="https://twitter.com/walkingeyebrows/status/1028279815210553345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">&quot;new k-12 graduates may not be work-ready&quot; BITCH WE WERE MOLDED FROM THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT OF POTENTIALITY, THE BIRTH OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE, INCONSISTENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, CAPITALISM, TRAFFIC, IMMERSION, AND THE COMING OF THE LORD, NADINE LUSTRE. WE ARE WORK-READY.— 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦 | #𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 (@NINJAYEWOLF) <a href="https://twitter.com/NINJAYEWOLF/status/953910381130362880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2018</a></blockquote>One netizen also claims to have informed Lustre of the online “consensus” on her presidency, sparking another joke that the actress has taken the responsibility to heart, as evidenced by a photo of her shaking hands with “constituents.”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">So I sent it. Aware na siya. <a href="https://t.co/y1S8daWjB5">pic.twitter.com/y1S8daWjB5</a>— SPOOKY SERNA (@Punongbayan_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Punongbayan_/status/1048237466035970048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">When Nadine Lustre learned that she’s the president of the Philippines... <a href="https://t.co/aEwiaf6RQG">pic.twitter.com/aEwiaf6RQG</a>— ynah 😘 (@ynahmodine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ynahmodine/status/1048375195629543424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2018</a></blockquote>There were also fans who attached sentimental meaning to the meme, citing Lustre’s campaign to raise awareness about mental health, and her other “inspiring” statements.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">When celebrities and their fans say we should not politicize their platforms, remember President Nadine Lustre launched a mental health awareness campaign. 💚 Glaiza de Castro accepted the role of Liway to tell the truth about what happened during martial law. ✊ <a href="https://t.co/S97LeNPEQe">pic.twitter.com/S97LeNPEQe</a>— Roentgen; (@ronaIdgem) <a href="https://twitter.com/ronaIdgem/status/1050642726901837826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Nadine Lustre is an advocate of - self love - woman empowerment - depression And Now - saving nature The.True. President. Of. The . Philippines 😂— xin (@unicorn_skrskrs) <a href="https://twitter.com/unicorn_skrskrs/status/1035559921536757760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Nadine Lustre on being named the worst dressed by Fashion Pulis (and gazillion others). The President is not bothered at all. <a href="https://t.co/IT2EMvTrk2">pic.twitter.com/IT2EMvTrk2</a>— j (@turquatta) <a href="https://twitter.com/turquatta/status/1047095352896061440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">President Nadine Lustre wants you to stand up for what you really believed.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NadineLustreAtLCCLegazpi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NadineLustreAtLCCLegazpi</a> <a href="https://t.co/iBTyeHTcJr">pic.twitter.com/iBTyeHTcJr</a>— sean (@bumforjadine) <a href="https://twitter.com/bumforjadine/status/1048556661181300738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Kung authenticity ang pag-uusapan, our President, Ms. Nadine Lustre will be on top of the list. 💜— klentonic (@jb_klent) <a href="https://twitter.com/jb_klent/status/1033215328715603969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">from &quot;Nadine who?&quot; to &quot;the NADINE&quot; from &quot;No one knows me. Para lang akong mushroom na biglang sumulpot.&quot; (Lustre, 2014) to &quot;Nadine Lustre, the real President of the Philippines.&quot; (a consensus among netizens) 😭❤— massee ❄ (@kooridenka) <a href="https://twitter.com/kooridenka/status/1048747896584073216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Ah, basta. Nadine Lustre for President.— SPOOKY SERNA (@Punongbayan_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Punongbayan_/status/1017033293206732801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2018</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">We can argue all day, I don’t care. Nadine Lustre is MY president.— M.A. Buendía 💎 (@MABuendiaHD) <a href="https://twitter.com/MABuendiaHD/status/1026793749190332417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2018</a></blockquote>

A “consensus” was somehow reached on Twitter that Nadine Lustre is also the president of the republic.

A “consensus” was somehow reached on Twitter that Nadine Lustre is also the president of the republic.