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Bill Clinton Loves Balloons

Meme & format · 2016 · Notable

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Bill Clinton’s 2016 balloon reaction became GIFs, photo captions and a TV reprise.

Brandon Wall

@Walldo · Jul 29, 2016

politicians kicking balloons dot tumblr dot com #DemsInPhilly

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Original · Brandon Wall (@Walldo)

Ingrid Ostby

@ingridostby · Jul 29, 2016

bill: hey hill check this out hillary hey hillary hill hey hillary check this out hillary look what i hill hillary

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Post · @ingridostby on X

Bill Clinton

@BillClinton · Aug 4, 2016

Happy Birthday, @POTUS!  I would’ve sent real balloons 🎈🎈, but we used them all last week. h

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Post · @BillClinton on X

Bill Clinton

@BillClinton · Aug 4, 2017

Happy Birthday @BarackObama! Hope you get some balloons. I love a good balloon. #HBD44

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Ingrid Ostby

@ingridostby · Jul 8, 2020

a bunch of people in Germany have just found this tweet. bless.

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Post · @ingridostby on X
Clip · ABC15 Arizona on YouTube
BALLOONS! Tim Kaine & Bill Clinton join Hillary Clinton on stage - Democratic National Convention
ABC15 Arizona on YouTube
bill: hey hill check this out hillary hey hillary hill hey hillary check this out hillary look what i hill hillary
@ingridostby on X
Happy Birthday, @POTUS! I would’ve sent real balloons 🎈🎈, but we used them all last week.
@BillClinton on X
Former US President Bill Clinton plays with balloons on stage at the...
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How it works
Reach66ContagionNo data yetBreadth70Velocity9Longevity1146

Numbers

Seed to peak
1 day
Jul 29 ’16 to Jul 30 ’16
Platforms
7
Started on X
Origin
Organic
Politics & civic

Mechanics

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  • Creator relay
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Political adoption

How it spread

Trace the origin

After the convention balloon drop, Wall posted a GIF and Ostby added a photo joke. Press collected the reactions. Clinton reused the joke in birthday posts; Brit + Co made a costume, and The Daily Show repeated the drop.

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  1. July 2016

    Democratic National Convention precursor · Jul 28 ’16

    The convention dropped 100,000 balloons after Hillary Clinton accepted the nomination.[1][2]

    Former US President Bill Clinton plays with balloons on stage at the...
    Open the first post ↗

  2. ABC15 Arizona precursor · Jul 28 ’16

    ABC15 uploaded footage of Bill Clinton playing with balloons at the DNC finale in Philadelphia.[3][1]

    bill: hey hill check this out hillary hey hillary hill hey hillary check this out hillary look what i hill hillary

  3. Brandon Wall (@Walldo) seed · Jul 29 ’16

    Wall posted a GIF of Clinton kicking balloons with a joke about a politicians-kicking-balloons Tumblr.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 46
Origin
Organic
Sector
Politics & civic
Region
US
Reported figure
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  1. July 2016

    Democratic National Convention precursor · Jul 28 ’16

    The convention dropped 100,000 balloons after Hillary Clinton accepted the nomination.[1][2]

    Former US President Bill Clinton plays with balloons on stage at the...
    Open the first post ↗

  2. ABC15 Arizona precursor · Jul 28 ’16

    ABC15 uploaded footage of Bill Clinton playing with balloons at the DNC finale in Philadelphia.[3][1]

    bill: hey hill check this out hillary hey hillary hill hey hillary check this out hillary look what i hill hillary

  3. Brandon Wall (@Walldo) seed · Jul 29 ’16

    Wall posted a GIF of Clinton kicking balloons with a joke about a politicians-kicking-balloons Tumblr.[4]

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