Trump's victory is undoubtedly also a victory for Pepe the Frog.
In October 2015, Trump released this meme image of himself in Pepe form, accompanied by the caption "You can't beat Trump." Pepe was at the height of popularity during that election campaign and once again took the world by storm.
Subsequently, extreme right-wing organizations and opposing political parties brought Pepe into the abyss of "hate symbols," forcing cartoonist Matt Furie to announce its demise.
The true rebirth of Pepe the Frog was brought about by the crypto community. Starting in 2016, crypto artists began continuously creating memes themed around Pepe, and the decentralized meme image of Pepe continued to proliferate and spread, becoming a genuine mascot of the crypto world.
In this U.S. election, the crypto world became one of the important forces in the election for the first time. Throughout the past year and more of election activities and events, Pepe has consistently been an important figure in the dissemination of Trump memes on Twitter.
With Trump's victory and Musk's support, it is not hard to imagine that the suppression of meme dissemination on social networks will be completely lifted, and Pepe the Frog, as the true king of memes, will once again return to the mainstream.
