The Church of Satan Says ‘Orb’ Photo Isn’t a Satanic Ritual

Twitter had a field day when Donald Trump, Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi placed their hands on a glowing globe. Sure, it looked like something out of an Illuminati playbook, or something you’d find at a satanic ritual. But don’t fret; according to the Twitter account of the Church of Satan, it is not a satanic ritual. But it did make for some great memes:

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani joked that the orb was the “Glowing Orb of Global Islamic Dominance”:

Another Twitter user said it looked like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings trilogy:

JFC. We’re stuck with this man for four years.