Twitter’s permanent ban on Donald Trump Friday triggered a surge of comedic creativity on the social media platform, including the birth of a deliciously deadpan “John Barron” parody account. That inspired the ersatz account for “John Barron,” the fake persona Trump formerly used to talk to the press as his own spokesperson. When Johnson checked “Barron’s” direct messages, he discovered hundreds of people actually believe the Barron account is the real Donald Trump. #MABA — John Barron (@barronjohn1946) January 9, 2021He's fine (I hear) but also pretty "p.o. https://t.co/lR4VguJViJ — John Barron (@barronjohn1946) January 9, 2021The Barron account racked up nearly 400,000 followers by Saturday evening.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2021 02:03 UTC