Donald Trump gave a speech in front of a literal wall of garbage

And the Internet pounced.
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Chloe Bryan
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On Tuesday afternoon, presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a speech against a backdrop of compacted garbage.

The trade speech was held at a Monessen, Pennsylvania recycling plant. It's understandable that the recycling facility amasses a lot of used aluminum bottles, cans and scrap metal. Less understandable is Trump's choice to slam the Trans-Pacific Partnership in front of a sticky trash pile, but we can't all be campaign managers.

And, because the Internet loves a good metaphor, the garbage jokes are flowing aplenty.


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Maybe the Trump campaign should have opted for a wider shot and a machinery backdrop. It looks a lot cooler, with the added bonus of not being garbage.

We have not yet heard Wall-E's opinion on this development.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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