Dad Jokes Newsletter Issue No. 7

January 23, 2025

Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on 20 January was one of the year’s most anticipated events. X, Instagram, and other social media platforms were flooded with memes reacting to all the weird and wacky moments at the inauguration. From Melania Trump’s hat to that awkward kiss, the internet had some things to say.

Super Bowl LIX is just around the corner, which means we are not far away from witnessing Kendrick Lamar light up over 80,000 people with his halftime show.

The final game of the NFL calendar regularly draws over 100m television viewers in the United States alone with more than 50m more people watching outside of the US. And here’s what you need to know.

Melania Trump knows that fashion plays a part in being the First Lady of the United States. So, while her husband was getting sworn in, some people were more distracted by her hat. Some of those people had to take to the internet to express their feelings about the millinery feat designed by Eric Javits.

Some got political, some cracked jokes, and some were downright confused. Let’s take a look at the best reactions…

TikTok might be back in the US, but it isn’t proving to be entirely smooth sailing for the video-sharing app.

At the time of writing, TikTok is not available to download on either Google or Apple’s app stores in the US. This move has led those who deleted the app to be unable to re-download it. According to Reuters, some people have been shelling out more than $50,000 for second-hand phones with the app installed.