The Trump Administration’s chief meme-maker has left the role just as the administration saw its attempt to launch a TikTok account blow up in its face, and Democrats find their Internet attack dog.
Billy McLaughlin, who joined the White House as Director of Digital Content following Trump’s inauguration in January, announced his departure from the role in an op-ed for Fox News.
While it’s unclear when exactly he left the role—his LinkedIn lists him as being in the role until July—many were quick to point out that the White House had just tried to launch a new TikTok account the previous day, only to receive a substantial amount of criticism and trolling from users in response.
Progessive podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen posted a collage of screenshots of comments left on the White House’s