Wait, so who is Nero, and why are people comparing him to Trump?

Washington Post logoThe Roman emperor was a trending Twitter topic on Monday, so a history lesson is in orde

After a weekend of golfing in Florida, President Trump quote-tweeted a mysterious meme Sunday evening, depicting himself playing the violin in front of an orange and red background, with the caption, “MY NEXT PIECE IS CALLED NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT’S COMING.”

“Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me!” he tweeted.

The meme drew speculation that it was related to the QAnon conspiracy theorists, as The Washington Post’s Timothy Bella described here. Continue reading.