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Say what you will about the "Sharknado" franchise, but there's no doubt, it's swimming in irony.

Take a couple of a key casting choices announced this week.

"Shark Tank" star and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will play the President of the United States in "Sharknado 3."

Care to venture a guess on his Veep? Try political commentator Ann Coulter.

It's a match made in Twitter heaven.

"Will Ann Coulter Be Eaten Alive In Sharknado 3?" a hopeful sounding Political Pirate tweets.

The plot

Yes, there actually is one, or as much as there's ever been one.

This time around a sharknado will tear into in the nation's capital before roaring down the Eastern Seaboard and into Florida.

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Ann Coulter speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. The annual gathering of more than 11,000 conservatives marked the unofficial start of the GOP presidential nomination fight. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ann Coulter's latest message to Americans: "illegal aliens" in the United States are far more dangerous than ISIS. Oh, and if you don't want to be murdered by ISIS, just avoid travel to Syria.

The conservative pundit penned a column for WorldNetDaily on Wednesday, arguing that undocumented immigrants in the United States pose a greater threat than the terrorist group. Branding undocumented immigrants as "the enemy," Coulter said that they are "murdering far more Americans than ISIS ever will." She continued:

ISIS has killed four Americans -- in Syria. Were not exactly talking about another 9/11. Heres a tip: If you dont want to be killed by ISIS, dont go to Syria.

Meanwhile, illegal aliens have killed, raped and maimed thousands of Americans - in America. If you dont want to be killed, raped or maimed by illegal immigrants in your own country, I have no tips for you. Theres nothing you can do. Youre on your own. Good luck.

Coulter slammed the media for "Soviet-style censorship about immigrant crime," focused so heavily on ISIS in order to hide what's happening in our home country. She went on to list recent crimes and killings committed by undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

"ISIS is not at our doorstep. Illegal immigrants are not only at our doorstep, but millions of them are already through the door, murdering far more Americans than ISIS ever will," she said. "But politicians and the media only want to give us war, while aiding the enemy in the war were already in, here at home."

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The business model of SyFy in recent years seems to involve doing the most insane, ridiculous things that will get the Internet talking and tuning in just to witness the train wreck. That pretty much describes the Sharknado franchise, which has just cast the president and vice president in the upcoming sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sharknado 3 has cast Mark Cuban as the president of the United States. Cuban is best known for being an investor on the ABC series Shark Tank. Get it? Sharknado 2 also featured a Shark Tank cast member, having Daymond John hit by the statue of liberty's head while trying to grab a suitcase full of money because these movies are anything but subtle.

What's way crazier though is the casting of the vice president. Sharknado 3's vice president will be played by Ann Coulter. Yes, conservative political commentator and Fox News contributor Ann Coulter. Coulter has never acted in a film before, let alone a second sequel to a bad shark attack movie on the SyFy network. She's a pretty controversial figure, and so it seems like this has to be a move intended to generate controversy and get people to tune in.

Sharknado 3 will be set in Washington D.C., moving from California in the first movie and New York in the second movie. The movie will also feature cameos from Bo Derek, Jerry Springer, Chris Kirkpatrick from 'N Sync, and WWE wrestler Chris Jericho. The model for this franchise seems to be pick a big location, have sharks attack people there, and throw in a bunch of completely random, pointless cameos to get people talking and tweeting. Sharknado 2's guest stars included Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Judah Friedlander, Billy Ray Cyrus, Perez Hilton, Kurt Angle, Jared from Subway, and The Today Show's Al Roker and Matt Lauer, who actually have character arcs in the movie. Why? Well, why not?

Sharknado premiered in 2013 and was something of a phenomenon. SyFy has been making these kinds of movies for years, but for whatever reason Sharknado stuck and become a viral sensation. The Internet embraced it as a "so bad it's good" movie, and when it spread via word of mouth and SyFy re-aired the movie, it received 2.1 million viewers, making it the network's most watched film, according to TV by the Numbers.

The sequel was released the following summer, and its premiere smashed SyFy's records, hitting 3.9 million viewers according to Deadline. It beat out actual major network shows that night like So You Think You Can Dance on ABC.

Now, Sharknado is becoming a yearly tradition for the SyFy network. It remains to be seen how long the Internet will embrace the joke, but based on this casting it appears the third movie won't be getting any less ridiculous and fun than the first two.

Sharknado 3 will again be directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and based on a screenplay by Thunder Levin. It will air on SyFy this July.

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'Sharknado 3' casts Mark Cuban as president, Ann Coulter as vice president

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Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter are heading for the Oval Office. The pair have been cast to the play the president and vice president of the U.S. in "Sharknado 3."

The latest stunt casting in Syfy's unabashedly out-there disaster movie franchise is sure to keep "Sharknado" buzzing on social media, given the followings of maverick investor and "Shark Tank" judge Cuban (pictured) and conservative firebrand Coulter.

Other cameos set for the pic include Jerry Springer, Bo Derek and NSync's Chris Kirkpatrick.

After terrorizing Los Angeles and New York in the first two installments, "Sharknado 3" will wreak havoc in Washington, D.C., and down the Eastern Seaboard into Florida. Anthony C. Ferrante is again directing from a script by Thunder Levin for production banner the Asylum.

Pic is set to air on Syfy in July.

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'Sharknado 3': Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter to play president, vice president

Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter are America's POTUS and VP in 'Sharknado 3'

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By Sandra Gonzalez2015-03-02 18:40:40 UTC

Flying sharks are apparently the least of America's troubles in Sharknado 3.

Syfy announced Monday that the third installment of its flying shark franchise has enlisted Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who also (fittingly) appears on ABC's Shark Tank, and Ann Coulter for guest roles.

The parts? Cuban will play the President of the United States and Coulter is his VP.

As previously announced, the new season will find the latest shark storm taking over Washington D.C. and wreaking havoc down the Eastern Seaboard.

Tara Reid, Ian Ziering and Cassie Scerbo will be reprising their roles in the new installment.

Additional guest stars include Bo Derek (who will play Reid's character's mother), Jerry Springer, and N'Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick.

No word on whether the Left Shark was able to work out a deal to appear.

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