Reince Priebus’ resignation as White House chief of staff drew immediate comparisons with “Game of Thrones” from Twitter users.
President Donald Trump announced that Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly had replaced Priebus in the role in a series of tweets on Friday:
I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
...and a Great Leader. John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my Administration
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country. We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
Many tweeters instantly likened the development to something out of HBO’s epic fantasy drama:
Reince Priebus is the political equivalent of Reek on Game of Thrones.
— (((Shining City))) (@shiningcity1776) July 29, 2017
.@Reince45 #ReekPriebus pic.twitter.com/gE7cD5QlBO
Bye Reince Priebus, you were my favorite White House official whose name sounded like a Game of Thrones character married a Transformer
— liz🌹 (@ldrinkh20) July 28, 2017
Reince Priebus sounds like the name of a Game of Thrones character who's been gone for 30 years and may or may not be the Night King.
— Bob Phillips (@BobTheSuit) July 28, 2017
Rump was mad "that Reince didn't fight back at Scaramucci", what the heck is this...Game of Thrones?"
— Marti Gorun (@martigras12) July 28, 2017
84.3% of people see Reince Priebus trending and think, "Ugh... I don't even watch Game of Thrones".
— Clay Shaver (@RemodelingClay) July 28, 2017
Re: Game of Thrones. Reince Priebus is the most Game-of-Thronesy name in American politics.
— Ron Miles (@RonMiles) July 28, 2017
Meanwhile on Game of Thrones: Reince Priebus is out.
— Mick (@ZIALANDER) July 28, 2017
All that's missing is a dragon. pic.twitter.com/PTKTtycQjf
With Reince Priebus gone, has the Trump administration overtaken #GameOfThrones for most characters killed off, or not yet?
— 👻✊Seth-sy MFer👻✊ (@SethFromThe716) July 28, 2017
Can't believe Joffrey killed off Reince Priebus @GameOfThrones
— Allison J. Boron (@ajoboaugogo) July 28, 2017
I'm not gonna lie. I thought Reince Priebus was a Game of Thrones character.
— Octopus/Caveman (@OctopusCaveman) July 29, 2017
Goodbye to @Reince, the #JanosSlynt of the Trump White House. #GoT #GameOfThrones #Politics
— Craig Ledoux (@CraigLedoux) July 29, 2017
Sean Spicer. Reince Priebus. White House Game of Thrones continues ...
— milo (@low_ph) July 29, 2017
With Reince Priebus gone is it just me or has the white house turned into game of thrones with someone getting killed off every other week 😂
— Liam Stewart (@LiamStewart137) July 28, 2017
Some Twitter wags suggested what Priebus may turn to next:
A reboot of The Expendables, but starring the people fired from the Trump Administration
— Jordan Zakarin (@jordanzakarin) July 28, 2017
Rumor: Reince and Spicer to open a Ben and Jerry’s.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) July 28, 2017
So does this now mean Reince Priebus will be competing against Sean Spicer on Dancing with the Stars??🕺🕺🏻
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) July 28, 2017
Reince Priebus is out as White House Chief of Staff just after Spicer resigned. Trump's creating lots of jobs in the tell-all book industry!
— Jonathan Riley (@JonRiley7) July 28, 2017
Ok, yea. Spicer and Reince would be great on Dancing with the Stars together.
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) July 28, 2017
And the race to land @Reince's book contract begins. pic.twitter.com/mHNq7GE7he
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 28, 2017
Others, meanwhile, just marvelled at the ongoing chaos and confusion that seems to constantly engulf the Trump administration:
Live look at Trump's cabinet. pic.twitter.com/bIK9NCeaiN
— James Downie (@jamescdownie) July 28, 2017
Add Priebus to the (growing) list of Republicans — Christie, Spicer, Sessions — who’ve been paid back with humiliation for supporting Trump.
— jelani cobb (@jelani9) July 28, 2017
welp pic.twitter.com/uVSgXJVFON
— chelsea hassler (@chelseaadelaine) July 28, 2017
WASHINGTON -- It was never clear how to correctly pronounce his name. Reince Priebus. Now America will never know.
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) July 28, 2017
"Sure, the last guy who rode that tiger got mauled by the tiger. But I'm pretty sure I can ride that tiger." -- everyone in the Trump WH
— Elliott Kalan (@ElliottKalan) July 28, 2017
Frankly this humiliation is an appropriate end for Priebus, who was a key figure facilitating Trump's rise.
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) July 28, 2017
"Hello, Reince? Hey, it's Bob Mueller."
— Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) July 28, 2017
Was it worth it, @Reince45? pic.twitter.com/BOJXZvaxKK
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) July 28, 2017