Elon Musk’s Jump at Trump Rally Turns Into Viral Meme Moment
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Elon Musk made a surprise appearance at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, but it was his unexpected jump on stage that took social media by storm, inspiring a wave of memes.
Social media platforms lit up on Saturday as users reacted to Elon Musk’s appearance at former US president Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
On October 5, Musk, the world’s richest man, joined Trump at the site of a previous assassination attempt against the former president in July. His attendance was a public show of support for Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, ahead of the upcoming election in November.
During the event, Trump introduced Musk, the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), as the man who "saved free speech" and described him as a "rocket builder." Musk, wearing a black "Make America Great Again" cap and an "Occupy Mars" T-shirt, jokingly referred to himself as “dark MAGA,” a nod to a far-right meme.
As Musk took the stage, he waved excitedly at the crowd, leaping into the air in a moment that quickly became fodder for online humor. Social media users immediately posted memes and jokes, comparing Musk’s jump to a range of comedic scenarios.
Clips of Musk mid-jump were shared alongside images of chipmunks and animated scenes from The Simpsons on X, the social media platform he purchased for $44 billion in 2022.
"I don’t know if this will make sense to anyone but Elon jumps like a homeschool kid," one X user commented alongside footage of Musk jumping behind Trump.
Another user joked, “Elon Musk decided to jump at Trump’s election rally—and immediately became a meme hero.”
One social media user even compared Musk's jump to a scene from Friends, in which the character Ross, played by David Schwimmer, flails his arms and screams excitedly when he finds a new apartment.
Several users coined the hashtag #dorkmaga, sharing the moment of Musk airborne with captions poking fun at the tech mogul.
"I was there, @elonmusk jumped higher than anybody’s ever seen. Some people were saying he’s the greatest jumper of our generation. Higher than Abraham Lincoln,” another commenter humorously exaggerated.
Another quip read, "Elon Musk providing Donald Trump the rare opportunity of not being the most ridiculous, embarrassing person in a picture."
On the platform Threads, one user edited screenshots of Musk jumping into famous movie scenes from Titanic, Dirty Dancing, and Joker. Other images showed Musk next to characters from the video game Roblox and the Giganotosaurus from Jurassic Park.
During his speech at the rally, Musk emphasized the significance of the upcoming election. “I think this election is the most important election of our lifetime,” Musk declared. “This is no ordinary election. President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve democracy in America. This is a must-win situation.”