President Donald Trump’s odd photo op on Tuesday with a pair of empty chairs has quickly turned into a new meme ― and probably not the one he was hoping for.
The chairs were supposedly reserved for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who bailed on a meeting after the president tweeted “I don’t see a deal” with the pair.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) were both at the meeting, but cast off to the sides as Trump sat flanked by the empty seats.
Trump was hoping the seats would show that the two Democrats are, as he said, “all talk and no action.”
Instead, the image of a lonely looking president sitting between two empty chairs quickly went viral:
Twitter help! My son threw a party and no one in his class showed up. Can we send him cards or something? pic.twitter.com/hbYyHQeXve
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) November 28, 2017
"I'll be your friend, donny." pic.twitter.com/izLFMTb88Z
— Rita Meter Maid (@rd522) November 28, 2017
Oh God, Trump is going to ask the empty chairs their favorite thing about his presidency, isn’t he pic.twitter.com/NjJDQWPTQJ
— Eliot Nelson (@eliotnelson) November 28, 2017
Maybe he'll seem less lonely now. pic.twitter.com/3u7GzEqQZR
— copyboy1 (@copyboy1) November 28, 2017
I knew I recognized those empty seats next to Trump. https://t.co/C3Usp5kx4C pic.twitter.com/FkcmvrxBmP
— John Aravosis (@aravosis) November 29, 2017
ME: I have two friends
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 28, 2017
TWO FRIENDS: the new season of Stranger Things wasn't as good as the original
ME: pic.twitter.com/q98kpZsTla
Who farted?
— Mac Daniel (@macdonalddaniel) November 28, 2017
When you cyberbully your friends and pretend to be the victim when they don't show up to your party pic.twitter.com/xeSSlfbJBP
— Orli Matlow (@HireMeImFunny) November 28, 2017
So this is what the little kids table looks like on camera.
— jsf (@jfssbndr) November 28, 2017
Who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/t3QstEytgR
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) November 28, 2017
If you're a 6th-grader, this was really, really funny. If you're an adult, self-proclaimed "master of the deal "and charged with leading a great nation, this was just today's embarrassment (slightly less than yesterday's.) https://t.co/V6Z46hCgxc
— Robert Picardo (@RobertPicardo) November 29, 2017
Where have we seen this scene before? pic.twitter.com/oI0GM3Dy0o
— Ariuszme (@Ariuszme) November 29, 2017
The Dealmaker President pic.twitter.com/wxMRtfdhpW
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 28, 2017
"They've been all talk and no action," Trump says of Chuck and Nancy, as he sits in meeting room with empty chairs for them. https://t.co/SLid3AQBrW
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) November 28, 2017
Photo op! The real realpolitik. #resistance pic.twitter.com/VZ2JH9c4Vn
— Keoki (@keogeo) November 29, 2017
#Loser pic.twitter.com/5msMK3qPAH
— Least Popular POTUS (@NotDonnieTrump) November 29, 2017
— FactsMatter314 (@FactsMatter314) November 28, 2017
What do you see when looking at this picture? I see a @POTUS who is weak, unhappy, alone and divisive. https://t.co/fI1Fe7Qy0e
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 28, 2017
Three empty chairs. pic.twitter.com/UuJFrF7Mi6
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 29, 2017
— Crambone (@DREADNOK) November 28, 2017
🎶 empty chairs at empty tables, now my friends are dead and gone 🎶 pic.twitter.com/wSWOsdd1LS
— jordan yule log ⛄️ (@JordanUhl) November 28, 2017
box of hammers 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
— JC (@Badger_Resists) November 28, 2017
Here was my view: pic.twitter.com/P2erPSEcWn
.@realDonaldTrump now knows that his verbal abuse will no longer be tolerated. His empty chair photo opp showed he’s more interested in stunts than in addressing the needs of the American people. Poor Ryan and McConnell relegated to props. Sad!
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 28, 2017
— Andy Beck (@mrandybeck) November 28, 2017
Empty chairs and an empty suit with an empty soul. #ImpeachTrump
— Doug Dem (@DemocracyFellow) November 29, 2017
— We, the People 🌊 (@ofbyforthepeop1) November 29, 2017
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