Twitter Thrown Into Confusion After State Department Website Says Trump's Term Ends Today

Social media has been thrown into confusion after discovering that the State Department website updated to say Donald Trump's Presidential term will end today at 7:49 P.M.

Hey, @StateDept, what do you know that the rest of us don't?

"Donald J. Trump's term ended on 2021-01-11 19:49:00." pic.twitter.com/Ntl1BSqsb9

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 11, 2021

There has been no official word on Trump resigning or being removed from office before his term ends on January 20th, though there have been growing calls for his removal from Democrats and a few Republicans after the Storming of the Capitol last week. Democrats have urged Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment of the Constitution, which would require Pence and the Cabinet to vote that Trump is unfit for office. As that seems unlikely, Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment against the President for his role in inciting the riot.

According to Buzzfeed's Christopher Miller, sources have said the site's message comes from a "disgruntled staffer" in the government.

UPDATE: Sources tell @BuzzFeedNews a "disgruntled staffer" is behind the State Department site's change of Trump and Pence's biographies. More TK. https://t.co/5Gbb3cEhRK

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 11, 2021

While that report seems more likely and characteristic of Trump's chaotic administration than the President resigning or being removed by other legal means, it nevertheless inspired jokes and hope from those who want Trump removed.

Today was my first day at my new job at the state department working on web design and stuff. Really nervous, hope I didn’t screw anything up.

— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) January 11, 2021

TAKING BETS ON WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
3/1 Boring hack
8/1 Trump resigned
11/1 Trump died trying to send a tweet via carrier pigeon and somehow electrocuted himself pic.twitter.com/LtDV2DMLxK

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) January 11, 2021

Whoa did you guys see the State department website pic.twitter.com/y2ql2Rn7wY

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) January 11, 2021

Today is the day the State Department website became president

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 11, 2021

me desperately wanting to believe the state department website accidentally told us trump is resigning pic.twitter.com/CwNDEj34rO

— 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 (@heathdwilliams) January 11, 2021

At the time of writing, there are still nine days left in the Trump presidency.