A 17-year-old coding bootcamp student named Lucy tried to boost her resume with a three-hour project she called TrumpScratch.com, where users click on Donald Trump’s face to swat him with tiny kitten paws.

Everyone knows cats usually win the internet, whether or not they’re attached to powerful political figures. But this one had humble beginnings. The website launched in February, and within its first few weeks only had about 1,200 visitors.