Did Donald Trump 'Rickroll' America? Social Media Thinks So
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Did Donald Trump "Rickroll" America?
During a speech Tuesday night, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said, "I'm never gonna let you down," and many people started thinking the same thing.
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The line immediately evoked the Rick Astley's 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up," which has become an Internet prank and meme over the years.
Social media erupted after Trump uttered that line.
Trump just said "Never gonna let you down" in his speech, and for a moment I thought we were all going to be #RickRolled
— Tracy Maher (@tracym) June 8, 2016
"Never gonna let you down"???? He's Rick-rolling the GOP!!! #NeverTrump #RacistDonald #innershttps://t.co/sPg6oJBswd
— scott olson (@scott_olson) June 8, 2016
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down..."
— Andrew Dyer (@andrewpdyer) June 8, 2016
- Donald Trump
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"Never gonna let you down," Trump says pic.twitter.com/OZKqvfkzSX
— Sarah Parnass (@WordsOfSarah) June 8, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump "never gonna let you down..." pic.twitter.com/qhA1tMxcpx
— Political Hog (@PoliticHog) June 8, 2016
Trump just said "Never gonna let you down," and all I see is: pic.twitter.com/8kv4GXK4qO
— gbastian (@gbastian) June 8, 2016
"Never gonna let you down..." Did Donald Trump just Rick Roll everyone? #DonaldTrump #RickAstley pic.twitter.com/sZpKu9C79y
— Chris Snyder (@tofer) June 8, 2016
He's never gonna:
— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) June 8, 2016
- Give you up
- Let you down
- Run around and desert you pic.twitter.com/kK6mImMQ2t
Trump Rickrolling America right now: "Never gonna give you up... never gonna let you down..." https://t.co/hJwnK2wYrH
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 8, 2016
"I'm never gonna let you down." - Trump
— The Provost / سيدة الفتنة (@MsEntropy) June 8, 2016
Conspiracy confirmed: he's rick-rolling America. #PrimaryDay
#Trump "I'm never gonna let you down..." HE'S RICKROLLING US!
— Amy Roeder (@amyroeder) June 8, 2016
Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100.