Thank You Kanye, Very Cool

Meaning

What does Thank You Kanye, Very Cool mean?

Thank you Kanye, very cool is a phrase from President Donald Trump’s tweet, in which he replies to a tweet from hip-hop artist Kanye West.

Origin

What's the origin of Thank You Kanye, Very Cool?

Kanye West posted a tweet on April 28th, 2018, in which he explains his love for the President, despite their disagreements.

The same day, Donald Trump made a response on the social media site, tweeting β€œThank you Kanye, very cool!”.

Both tweets received a substantial amount of likes and retweets.

Spread & Usage

How did Thank You Kanye, Very Cool spread?

On April 26th, 2018, one day after Trump tweeted the sentence, a photoshop edit of the encounter was uploaded to Reddit, depicting an infantile stick figure drawing of Trump and Kanye.

Other edits would be uploaded to subreddits like r/me_irl, r/MemeEconomy and r/dankmemes.

The format later spread onto other social media sites, like Facebook or Instagram.

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