Jeff Sessions was fired,???????? ??? ?????? ??? and Twitter users can't hold back on the memes.
In a pair of tweets on Wednesday, Trump announced that Matthew G. Whitaker, Sessions' former chief of staff, is stepping in as acting Attorney General.
SEE ALSO: Jimmy Kimmel asks people what it was like voting in the midterms...last week?"We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well," Trump tweeted. "A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date."
But in an undated resignation letter, Sessions writes to the president, "at your request, I am submitting my resignation."
Many poked fun at Sessions' uncanny resemblance to a the least jolly elf imaginable.
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Some couldn't help but bring up his reputation of making racist remarks.
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Let's just take a moment to acknowledge the resignation letter's wording.
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It's almost reassuring to know that no matter how turbulent American politics are, Twitter and its memes will always be here.
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