White House attorney Ty Cobb on Wednesday revealed that he will be "retiring" from his post at the end of the month, marking the second major White House lawyer to flee from their jobs over the past two months.
“It has been an honor to serve the country in this capacity at the White House,” Cobb said in a statement. “I wish everybody well moving forward.”
Back in March, Trump angrily attacked the New York Times for reporting that he wanted major changes to his legal team that has been handling the Mueller probe. Trump went so far as to say he was "VERY happy" with Cobb, as well as attorneys John Dowd and Jay Sekulow.
Now, less than two months later, two of those three men are gone.
Given all this, many Twitter users on Wednesday had fun at the president's expense and mocked Trump for losing yet another lawyer. Check out some of the reactions below.
Ty Cobb is retiring to spend more time with literally anyone.— Rex Huppke (@Rex Huppke) 1525280535.0
Now Cobb is freed up to do Quaker Oats and Diabetes commercials. https://t.co/1Wr0Wpe86n— Emily Brandwin (@Emily Brandwin) 1525279436.0
YOU HAD ONE COBB— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@Ariel Edwards-Levy) 1525279624.0
Ty Cobb bids Trump a sweet adieu He's learned how swift time flies Older, wiser, and yet stained For everything Trump touches dies— Rick Wilson (@Rick Wilson) 1525280100.0
John Bolton's mustache to Ty Cobb's mustache: "There can be only one."— Benjamin Wittes (@Benjamin Wittes) 1525279390.0
Ty Cobb is out as Trunp’s lawyer being replaced by Emmet Flood and when he leaves he will be replaced by a laundry… https://t.co/SGgLKBviZV— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1525279795.0
Ty Cobb leaves as the all-time leader in hit by cans of Diet Coke.— Billy Boy (@Billy Boy) 1525280551.0
So Ty Cobb quit too? They may as well keep that 'Now Hiring' banner up at the WH. #anotheronebitesthedust #justresignalready— Good Trouble #Resist👊🏽🌊 (@Good Trouble #Resist👊🏽🌊) 1525280549.0
let's all be perfectly clear about one thing: Ty Cobb was just a low-level campaign volunteer who only used to fetc… https://t.co/vxIBKH8Gl2— Jeff Tiedrich [retired account — see bio] (@Jeff Tiedrich [retired account — see bio]) 1525280537.0
