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The van seized on Friday by law enforcers in Florida that is believed to belong to mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc was distinctive to say the least.
Every window of the van was covered in pro-Trump stickers and memes. Here are some of the more notable.

Trump standing atop a tank holding a machine gun: This image appears to have been first shared on the website DeviantArt, a place where online illustrators share and comment on each other’s work.
It was created by an illustrator with the username SharpWriter who has also drawn Trump flying past Mount Rushmore on an eagle that fires cruise missiles and Abraham Lincoln as a topless MMA fighter.
Who is Cesar Sayoc, Trump-loving US mail bomb suspect?

Drain the swamp sticker: An enduring Trump slogan, this sticker is a collage of everything included in the Trumpian view of the Washington elite. As well as unsurprising inclusions like the Clintons and CNN, there are also nods to things that don’t seem particularly swampy like the grass roots Black Lives Matter movement and “criticising law enforcement”. A number of people featured in this image received pipe bombs in the mail, including the Clintons and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Trump rejects bombing blame after arrest of devotee Cesar Sayoc
It’s not clear where this particular image originated but one of the earliest online uses was on a blog for National Black Republican Association, a group that was founded in 2005 by Frances Rice, a retired US army colonel.

Hillary Clinton, Michael Moore, Jill Stein and CNN’s Van Jones in crosshairs: Michael Moore and Hillary Clinton are common enemies of the Trump fan, but the other two figures are slightly unusual. Jill Stein has been largely absent from politics since the election, except when she’s been blamed by Democrats for acting as a spoiler and helping Trump ascend to the presidency. Van Jones does appear on Trump’s most loathed network, but is also working with the White House on prison reform and was recently criticised for being too soft on Jared Kushner in a rare sit-down interview.
‘US mail bomber’ with van covered in Trump stickers is arrested in Florida

Obama riding a tricycle and smoking cannabis: Potentially a riff on a real photograph of a young Obama riding a tricycle, this photoshopped image shows Obama superimposed on to a trike, with a cigarette poking out of his mouth and a cannabis leaf on his helmet. Obama’s more liberal approach to drug policy shielded legalised marijuana from federal intervention and enabled the pot industry to flourish. It was posted to a tricycle reddit two years before Trump took office. For good measure, Obama is also pictured in crosshairs.
Unconquered Seminole Tribe: Many of the stickers on the van appear to refer to Native Americans and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, including a large one on the rear window. Earlier today a spokesperson for the Tribe said there was no record of Sayoc being a member. “He’s not a member of the Seminole Tribe, has never been a member of the Seminole Tribe,” they told Politico.


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A guide to the wild pro-Trump memes covering US bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc’s van

Cesar Sayoc's van is seen on the road in Boca Raton, Florida, on October 18 in this picture obtained from social media. Photo Ed Kennedy / Reuters

A van that appears to be the same vehicle towed away by police on Friday after the arrest of a suspect in the US pipe bomb spree, is seen earlier on the road in Florida, in an image circulating on social media. Photo: Twitter

A sticker on Cesar Sayoc's van depicts Donald Trump riding a tank. Photo: Twitter

Mems plastered on the side of Cesar Sayoc's van. Photo: Twitter

A sticker on Cesar Sayoc's van depicts Jilla Stein and Michael Moore in crosshairs. Photo: Twitter

Donald Trump accuses media of political point scoring after fan Cesar Sayoc charged over mail bombs sent to Democrats

This frame grab from video provided by WPLG-TV shows FBI agents escorting mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc, in sleeveless shirt, in Miramar, Florida, on Friday. Photo: WPLG/AP

Cesar Altieri Sayoc, who was arrested during an investigation into a series of parcel bombs, is escorted from an FBI facility in Miramar, Florida October 26, 2018 in a still image from video. WPLG/Local10.com/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO ARCHIVES, NO SALES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, before boarding Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base. Trump is traveling to North Carolina for a rally. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

This frame grab from video provided by WPLG-TV shows FBI agents covering a van after the tarp fell off as it was transported from Plantation, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, that federal agents and police officers have been examining in connection with package bombs that were sent to high-profile critics of President Donald Trump. The van has several stickers on the windows, including American flags, decals with logos and text. (WPLG-TV via AP)

President Donald Trump points to the media as he speaks during a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Cesar Altieri Sayoc is pictured in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. in this January 27, 2015 handout booking photo obtained by Reuters October 26, 2018. Broward County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Cesar Sayoc, arrested in bomb plot against Trump’s critics, is a registered Republican with a long criminal history

A photo of suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc attending a pro-Trump rally, in an image posted to his Facebook page. Photo: facebook

Cesar Sayoc, 56, and the van that was seized at the scene of his arrest in a Florida car park. Photos: WTSP 10 / Twitter

PLANTATION, FL - OCTOBER 26: The AutoZone at 801 S. State Road 7 is seen (the building with the white roof) where Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old man from Aventura, Florida was arrested in the possible connection with pipe bombs being mailed to critics of President Donald Trump on October 26, 2018 in Plantation, Florida. The pipe bomb devices have been recovered in New York, Washington D.C., California and South Florida, all with the return address of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's office. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

A photo of suspected bomber Cesar Sayoc wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap. Photo: Facebook

A photo of suspected bomber Cesar Sayoc posted to his Facebook account. Photo: Facebook

A photo of suspected bomber Cesar Sayoc at a pro-Trump event, posted to his Facebook account. Photo: Facebook

‘US mail bomber’ with van covered in Trump stickers is arrested in Florida

Cesar Sayoc and a van that appears to be the same vehicle towed away from the scene of his arrest. Photos: WTSP 10 and Twitter

epa07118837 A man (L) yells at members of the press as another man carries a sign calling the 9/11 terrorist attacks a hoax outside of the building where a suspicious package addressed to actor Robert De Niro was discovered and removed by the New York Police Department's bomb squad in New York, New York, USA, 25 October 2018. The package adressed to the building of De Niro's restaurant Tribeca Grill was reportedly similar to packages that contained crude pipe bombs that were sent to CNN's offices and Bill and Hilary Clinton's home. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

PLANTATION, FL - OCTOBER 25: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) at a candidate forum at Temple Kol Ami on October 25, 2018 in Plantation, Florida. The forum was held to discuss issues in the Jewish community as the November 6 election approaches. Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

In this frame grab from video provided by WPLG-TV, FBI agents cover a van parked in Plantation, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, that federal agents and police officers have been examining in connection with package bombs that were sent to high-profile critics of President Donald Trump. The van has several stickers on the windows, including American flags, decals with logos and text. (WPLG-TV via AP)

A police officer and dog are shown outside a postal facility, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, in Opa-locka, Fla. Investigators searched coast-to-coast Thursday for the culprit and motives behind the bizarre mail-bomb plot aimed at critics of the president. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

This frame grab from video provided by WPLG-TV shows a van parked in Plantation, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, that federal agents and police officers have been examining in connection with package bombs that were sent to high-profile critics of President Donald Trump. The van has several stickers on the windows, including American flags, decals with logos and text. (WPLG-TV via AP)

This image obtained Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, and provided by ABC News shows a package addressed to former CIA head John Brennan and an explosive device that was sent to CNN's New York office. The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement officials seized more suspicious packages. (ABC News via AP)

Pro-Trump Twitter says pipe bomb spree is a ‘false flag’ attack by liberals, of course

NYPD officers depart from the Time Warner Centre area in New York on Wednesday after a pipe bomb triggered the evacuation of CNN's offices. Photo: AP

The apparent pipe bomb that was sent to CNN's office in New York. Photo: CNN

Robert De Niro and Joe Biden are latest Trump critics targeted by pipe bombs

Targets in a wave of attempted pipe bomb attacks in the US have included (top, from left) actor Robert De Niro, US Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party donor George Soros and former US president Barack Obama; and (bottom, from left) former US Attorney General Eric Holder, US Congresswoman Maxine Waters, former US vice-president Joe Biden and former CIA director John Brennan. Photo: Reuters

C1H64N United States, New York City, Manhattan, Tribeca, Franklin St, TriBeCa grill : restaurant owned by De Niro

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 20, 2018, former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a rally at the Culinary Workers Union Hall Local 226 as he campaigns for Nevada Democratic candidates in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Former US vice president Joe Biden and Hollywood megastar Robert De Niro were the latest targets Thursday of a spree of suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to opponents of Donald Trump as the US president lashed out at the media for stirring up "anger." (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 16, 2016 US actor Robert de Niro poses during a photocall for the film "Hands of Stone" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. - Police are investigating a suspicious package addressed to actor Robert De Niro in New York, news reports said on October 25, 2018. CNN quoted two law enforcement sources as saying the package was addressed to De Niro at an address in the Tribeca area of Manhattan. (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP)

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