America’s very own Gríma Wormtongue sits there gloating and grinning, having successfully manipulated Trump into torpedoing the talks. Grotesque.

Get ready to see this gesture everywhere now, from school playgrounds to colleges to right wing rallies. He knew full well that it would be imitated by his army of alt-right edgelords, and he’s given them cover by doing it in plain view. A shiny new dogwhistle, with plausible deniability. A gift.

In banya, hat wears you.