Donald Trump firing his Chief of Staff draws Lane Kiffin, USC comparisons
By Jack Crosby
Donald Trump fired his Chief of Staff on Friday, and well, the manner in which he did it brought back some pretty fun Lane Kiffin memories.
A day is not a complete day until the President of the United States, Donald Trump, gets the newswire all riled up, and Friday he did that in a big way. Following some recent controversy that we won’t get into because we’re not a politics blog, Trump fired his White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus and replaced him.
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Since we are in fact not a political blog, you’re probably wondering why this is important to mention here at all. Well you see, the manner in which Trump let Priebus know he was relieved of his duties drew some flashbacks to one of the most memorable college football firing moments ever.
It appears as if Trump pulled the trigger on the firing while Priebus was on the Air Force base tarmac. You know, basically the same way the USC Trojans told Lane Kiffin he was out the door back in 2013 following an embarrassing loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Priebus is in this van on tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, as Potus has not yet disembarked. Driver pulled van away as press moved toward it pic.twitter.com/mlrV2s3U8P
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) July 28, 2017
Immediately, college football fans all over Twitter picked up on the similarity and it was off to the races from there!
The ole Lane Kiffin. https://t.co/35oJnyfKZ8
— J. Q. Brooms (@JoeyQBrooms) July 28, 2017
Lane Kiffin sends his regards. https://t.co/5vna3f2vnY
— Bryan D. DeSena (@bryandesena) July 28, 2017
Omg Rinse Primus actually got Lane Kiffin'd
— Trent Reznor Ramon (@fuzzybritches) July 28, 2017
Lane Kiffin'd on the tarmac. Trust the process. https://t.co/b0foHM1kI2
— sterl haggard (@_sc_miller) July 28, 2017
Reince got LANE KIFFIN'D?!?!
— John T. Fox (@johntfox) July 28, 2017
That's COLD pic.twitter.com/wfxmmyx3Tn
https://twitter.com/TyTheLocator/status/891045433904173058
Right now even Lane Kiffin is saying, "Damn, that's cold." https://t.co/nqOTUqA8yQ
— B J. Witkin (@Itsjustbeej) July 28, 2017
USC: firing Lane Kiffin on the tarmac in front of the team is a low as it gets.
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) July 28, 2017
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Donald Trump: hold my Diet Coke.
If you search around the wonderful world of Twitter, you will find many more of the comparisons to the Lane Kiffin firing, with seemingly each being a little more hilarious than the other.
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Truly, Lane Kiffin really is the gift that just keeps on giving. No matter what, the current Florida Atlantic head coach will find his way to the forefront of the news, even if that news deals with the dang President of the United States firing one of his most important staff members.
Really, we should also thank Pat Haden and USC in 2013 for making a moment like this possible.