Tensions rose and anger boiled in the Oval Office where Donald Trump verbally boxed out with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on Monday, but Mike Pence didn’t seem to notice as he sat cool and silent in the corner and appeared to catch up on some shut-eye.
Twitter users had a field day making fun of the Vice President’s very awkward and catatonic behavior where he remained tight-lipped, stared at the floor, and briefly closed his eyes during the heated confrontation.
‘How Mike Pence could fall asleep during the heated meeting with Trump, Pelosi and Schumer is beyond me. No stamina!!’ Chairman of the Democratic Coalition Jon Cooper tweeted.
Sleepy beauty: Twitter users eviscerated Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday for falling asleep during a tense Oval Office meeting
Can’t we all just get along? Anger boiled in the room where Trump talked over Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, but Pence didn’t seem to mind and was silent throughout the meeting
‘VP Pence is me at every family dinner’: At some points of the discussion he looked fast asleep
‘VP Pence is me at every family dinner,’ Twitter user Steven Buccini joked.
‘Mike Pence powered down to save electricity,’ one Twitter user said on Pence’s shut-eye.
Even when he was awake, Pence was noticeably silent and bored in the discussion.
‘Funny how Pence was in that meeting, but you wouldn’t notice. He was like an embarrassed little kid dressed as a Christmas tree, in a 2nd grade holiday play, with no lines,’ a Twitter user said.
‘Mike Pence looks exactly like our Elf on the Shelf during this discussion,’ one Twitter user said.
Comedian Stephen Colbert joked: ‘Weird time to introduce the new Pence statue to the White House’
Rebooting: Twitter users joked that Pence is a robot and powered down to save electricity
Others resonated with his silent and sleepy reaction saying ‘me at every family dinner ever’
One day: This Twitter user joked Pence was contemplating his redecorating ideas hoping Trump will get impeached
This Twitter user joked that Pence was praying to die and rise to heaven right there and then
The Daily Show joked the Vice President was stoned after eating an edible
Another Twitter user made Pence into a comic giving a thought bubble saying ‘This rug is the first thing I’m getting rid of’ as he stares at the ground, contemplating Trump’s impeachment.
Others joked that he was praying to be taken away from the heated argument over the government shut down and border security.
‘Mike Pence’s thoughts: “Dear sweet, white Jesus, take me home,”‘ on Twitter user wrote.
‘”If you stay really still and close your eyes they can’t see you.” Mike Pence,’ another Twitter user wrote.
The Daily Show joked that Pence wasn’t sleeping, he was simply stoned, sharing a picture of Pence in a high haze.
Others captioned the photo ‘Pence contemplating homosexuality’, poking fun at the Vice President’s opposition to gay marriage.
Holiday spirit: Social media users joked he looked just like the Christmas character Elf on the Shelf
Disappear from here: Twitter users joked that he shut his eyes to pretend he was no longer in the room
Others joked the conservative anti-gay marriage politician was contemplating homosexuality
The force is with him: Some said he looked blissfully at peace in the midst of the heated argument like Yoda of Star Wars
Real or fake? Others were convinced Pence was a wax figure after he remained silent and barely moved in the tense Oval Office meeting
Some joked that he looked blissfully at peace like Yoda of Star Wars as he closed his eyes during the argument.
Others compared his still and silent nature to a Madame Tussaud’s wax figure.
‘Why did they even put Pence in that room? He might as well be a houseplant,’ one Twitter user noted.
Some social media users found his stiff silence in the corner all too familiar, joking that it felt like being in a friend’s house while they start arguing with their parents.
Some joked that he was a typical dad, falling asleep within five minutes of a conversation.
Useless! This Twitter user said Pence was no more useful than a houseplant in the meeting
Awkward: One user compared Pence’s stiff silence to being in a friend’s house while they start arguing with their parents
Just like a kid! This user said he felt like a neglected actor with no lines in a play
Classic dad move: This Twitter user joked Pence was ‘everyone’s dad’ falling asleep within five minutes of sitting down
Others joked that his silence was a great intro to a comedy movie
Pence seemed more interested in the ground than in Trump’s feud with Nancy Pelosi
Go away! Some users joked he closed his eyes wishing Minority Leader of the House Nancy Pelosi away