Twitter Morphs Chuck And Nancy Into ‘American Gothic’
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi
Side-by-side, Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi became internet memes after their joint response to President Trump’s prime-time address from the Oval Office, which called on him to reopen the government.
Townhall rounded up the unserious responses to Chuck and Nancy’s serious speech.
Twitter turned Schumer, Senate minority leader, and Pelosi, House speaker into the couple in the famed painting “American Gothic.” Users reimagined them as the creepy twins from “The Shining.” They reminded many of their parents, giving lectures when they were “not mad, just disappointed.”
I’m sorry pic.twitter.com/5nGJ0kBUhS
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) January 9, 2019
— neontaster (@neontaster) January 9, 2019
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) January 9, 2019
we’re not mad, we’re just disappointed
your father and i are going to take turns talking to you now pic.twitter.com/vpeHCZh6Ou
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) January 9, 2019
They look like the angry parents in Step Brothers pic.twitter.com/plKN2qA96s
— Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) January 9, 2019
Live feed of Schumer and Pelosi. pic.twitter.com/ywMvOTbpBj
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 9, 2019
It’s like open mic night at the funeral home. https://t.co/oIigvPRCbi
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) January 9, 2019
Chuck and Nancy look like they’re selling me a reverse mortgage.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) January 9, 2019
Dad is so angry his eye is twitching. https://t.co/5hCqHtfNil
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) January 9, 2019
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