Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush tweeted a photo of a gun engraved with his name. The text of the tweet simply read, “America.” There are a number of ways to interpret this tweet, just as there are so many ways to interpret the concept of America. Helpfully, the good people of Twitter dot com gave their own interpretation of what America meant to them.
America. pic.twitter.com/TeduJkwQF3
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699720996585152513
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699715363454509056
America. pic.twitter.com/AJwfz2Y0Fz
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699717049665351680
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699708940909735936
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699717145140170754
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699717946764087299
America. pic.twitter.com/4CLpo3qTRp
— Joe Webster (@jweb) February 16, 2016
America. pic.twitter.com/EpEA7WnGHv
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699715053965062144
America. pic.twitter.com/hEZnnP8Fpf
— brian braiker (@slarkpope) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699719217290088448
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699720462851567617
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699719833777090560
America. pic.twitter.com/Ug8qlfuKlD
— Matt Petronzio (@mattpetronzio) February 16, 2016
There were also the very helpful contributions of Twitter users from other countries:
Canada. pic.twitter.com/qEMhfvGk1d
— Jim Aley (@jimaley) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699720743102251008
Australia. pic.twitter.com/vrki9lfnAR
— Now at @[email protected] (@mpesce) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699715211255746560
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699714941629177857
Britain pic.twitter.com/zfcA2HtSV8
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699710316637106176
Ancient Rome. #Shannon2016 pic.twitter.com/JEolFThh0J
— Shannon Ellery Hubbell (parody) (@brundlefly) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/699714350739644416
And the one that says it all from Andy Levy: