"Cancel The Olympics. Cancel The World Cup. Cancel America. We Are Not Fit To Host The World": 35 Tweets Calling Out The Utter Chaos Of Politics This Week

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"Cancel The Olympics. Cancel The World Cup. Cancel America. We Are Not Fit To Host The World": 35 Tweets Calling Out The Utter Chaos Of Politics This Week

Morgan Sloss

Fri, January 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM UTC

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American politics — well, frankly, global politics — is chaos right now, but I find it comforting to know I'm not alone in thinking the world has gone bananas. So, here are 35 of the best and most relatable political tweets from the last week:

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A tweet by PatriotTakes mourns the killing of a VA nurse, Alex Pretti, allegedly by police in Minnesota. Image of Alex wearing medical scrubs
VA official portrait / Twitter: @ProjectLincoln

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Via Twitter: @jared_shult

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Tweet from Kathy Hochul shows her shoveling snow, responding to Ted Cruz with sarcasm about Cancun trips during storms
Twitter: @GovKathyHochul

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Disclose TV / Via Twitter: @brndxix

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Tweet by Jamie Bonkiewicz calling to cancel the Olympics, World Cup, and America, stating "We are not fit to host the world."
Twitter: @JamieBonkiewicz

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A woman and a man pose together at an event. Comments below discuss a woman's death and reference her career
Win McNamee / Getty Images /

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Tweet criticizing policies of the Trump administration regarding ICE and their impact on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments
Twitter: @amandacarpenter

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Tweet showing a video of Putin laying flowers at a grave. Tweet comments on his age. Video caption mentions Viktor, Putin's brother, and the Siege of Leningrad
RT

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Via Twitter: @ClaireMPLS

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Screenshot of a tweet about Donald Trump criticizing the NFL's choice of Super Bowl entertainers, citing his personal opinion against it
Samuel Corum / Getty Images / Twitter: @jerseyh0mo

Note: The images in the original tweet were replaced here due to photo rights.

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Tweet by Jon Favreau expressing criticism over federal agents' response to a shooting incident, referencing JD Vance's tweet about off-duty officers
Twitter: @jonfavs

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Via Twitter: @CattardSlim

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Via Twitter: @esjesjesj

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Via Twitter: @esjesjesj

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Note: The images in the original tweet were replaced here due to photo rights.
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) / Twitter: @GavinNewsom

Note: The images in the original tweet were replaced here due to photo rights.

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Summary of tweet: A user highlights a tweet about a 5-year-old in ICE custody suffering from health issues due to poor food quality
Twitter: @PEACHYBLACKG0RL

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CBS News / Via Twitter: @kylietcheung

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Tweet by Covie @covie_93: "They wouldn't wear a mask to save lives but they're wearing a mask to take lives." 53.8K likes, 396 replies
Twitter: @covie_93

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Fox News / Via Twitter: @mehdirhasan

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Tweet from Michael A. Arouet showing a chart of rising U.S. measles cases from 2022 to 2026, questioning how this is possible in a developed country
Twitter: @MichaelAlbertMD

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C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @shannonrwatts

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Gavin Newsom tweet about investigating TikTok for potential censorship after a controversial message involving Jeffrey Epstein was flagged
Twitter: @CAgovernor

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CNN / Via Twitter: @BrittanyinTexas

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Tweet by Mohamad Safa: "Slavery was legal. Segregation was legal. Never use legality as a guide to morality."
Twitter: @mhdksafa

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Tweet screenshot featuring a CNN segment. Kristi Noem says responsibility lies with the president and Stephen
CNN / Twitter: @shannonrwatts

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Social media post discussing a federal judge blocking the destruction of evidence related to the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti
Twitter: @electionsjoe

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Tweet from Alex Cole: "They went after Don Lemon faster than anyone on the Epstein Files." 45.6k likes, 7.2k retweets
Twitter: @acnewsitics

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Social media post discussing irony in people being shocked when others demand "liberty and justice for all" after routinely reciting it
Twitter: @delaniraeann

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Via Twitter: @Ravens_Realest

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Twitter: @RepGwenMoore
Twitter: @RepGwenMoore

35. And finally:

Tweet featuring a quote calling someone the "Worst human ever" and an embedded tweet saying "Worst president ever" with a picture of a person speaking
Samuel Corum / Getty Images) / Twitter: @johnpavlovitz

Note: The image in the original tweet was replaced here due to photo rights.

See you next week.

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