House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) counter-speech to President Donald Trump’s Oval Office Address on border security spawned memes from both left and right-wing commenters Tuesday evening.
In contrast to Trump’s solo performance, the Democratic leaders appeared side-by-side in their rebuttal. A common reaction to their flat, sullen tableau was to Photoshop the pair as the man and woman in the 1930 Grant Wood painting “American Gothic”:
— neontaster (@neontaster) January 9, 2019
American Gothic – 1930
vs Whutever – 2018 pic.twitter.com/dxr9jDNR7g— Jim Simon (F3 – Money Cat) (@Jimbeauxlsu) January 9, 2019
Be honest. How many of you were thinking this tonight. 🙂 #americangothic #couldntresist #chuckandnancy pic.twitter.com/8cr3UiLFmJ
— Robert Gurulé (@RobertGurule) January 9, 2019