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DNC's Anti-Donald Trump 'Boy Bye' Phone Wallpaper Backfires Spectacularly

The Democratic National Committee's channeling of a Beyoncé lyric did not go over well.
Lee Moran
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Reporter, HuffPost

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The Democratic National Committee’s offer of free cellphone wallpaper that trolled President Donald Trump sparked a backlash this week.

On Saturday, the DNC gave Twitter users the opportunity to download an image of Trump’s face underneath the Beyoncé lyric “Boy Bye” from the singer-songwriter’s 2016 hit “Sorry.”

This is a whole mood.

Text "Boy Bye" to 43367 to get this exclusive wallpaper. pic.twitter.com/reWksgbNEz

— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) June 15, 2019

People who pinged the five-digit number with the term “BOYBYE” were also signed up to receive “periodic text messages from the DNC,” per the small print.

But many tweeters demanded that the DNC “do better” and predicted Trump would win reelection in 2020 if it continued campaigning in the same way.

as Trump steers the Titanic into another iceberg the Democrats cling to a lifeboat debating which emoji will best describe their feelings https://t.co/bSkw4F8qJz

— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) June 17, 2019

good luck stopping the rise of fascism and white supremacy!

— Sen. Mike Gravel (@MikeGravel) June 17, 2019

we’re definitely going to lose this election https://t.co/aVVIyTyQw8

— Max Temkin (@MaxTemkin) June 17, 2019

We want universal healthcare!

How about hot sauce in bag!

We want free college!

How about this sick beat!

Climate change will kill us if rising white nationalism doesn't!

Beep us for your free R Kelly ringtone!

— rafael (@rafaelshimunov) June 17, 2019

t swift third single confirmed https://t.co/1SjH9cL2Pc

— Anthony Smith (@AnthonyBLSmith) June 17, 2019

pic.twitter.com/mlmrCOU1ln

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) June 17, 2019

I had to check "The Democrats" wasn't a new HBO show I wasn't aware of https://t.co/BOshLxFcDC

— Tanya Chen (@Tanya_Chen) June 17, 2019

pic.twitter.com/9ffA0tp02s

— shauna (@goldengateblond) June 17, 2019

seeing this photo/caption first before seeing who tweeted it & thought it might be tacky promo from a desperate band, but then I saw who tweeted it & realized that it was tacky promo from a desperate band https://t.co/aWHQi6VkbZ

— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) June 17, 2019

To those who argue "Dem leaders have a secret plan" and "trust them, they're playing the long game," I submit the tweet below. https://t.co/FXfTzJcHjV

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 17, 2019

How Not to Win an Election, brought to you by the DNC https://t.co/YRNMCI7uCR

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 17, 2019

Yeah, that'll do the job. Great work, Democrats. https://t.co/4vg2zEwK8F

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 17, 2019

Gosh it's a perfect message to reach the Obama-Trump switch voters who left you in 2016.

Oh. Wait.

Do better. https://t.co/LGhEX48AaK

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 17, 2019

First of all this wallpaper is ugly.
Second of all, Beyoncé didn't rise again on the third day to be plagiarized like this.
Third of all, fix your life.
Fourth of all, less meme-ing, more impeaching. https://t.co/sqAIjVN3r0

— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) June 17, 2019

there are concentration camps at the border https://t.co/v8JsAlbjG6

— jaboukie (@jaboukie) June 17, 2019

Yes, this will be much more effective than impeachment proceedings. https://t.co/qrex6l0l3q

— someone stretched out my beagle (@trollprincess) June 17, 2019

“text boy bye” is 2019’s “pokemon go to the polls.”

— mark hoppus.🏳️🌈 (@markhoppus) June 17, 2019

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