Pelosi, Schumer Rebuttal Mocked for Wooden Delivery, Weird Staging

Democrats insisted that networks give them equal airtime to respond to Trump’s first Oval Office address on border security, but it may have backfired.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) prompted mocking on social media after they delivered a wooden rebuttal while being squished together behind one podium.

Their rebuttal drew comparison after comparison to concerned parents scolding their child:

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Brody Logan

✔@BrodyLogan

When mom and dad catch you taking their car out without asking

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They also drew numerous comparisons to the 1930 American Gothic painting:

LB@beyondreasdoubt

I’m sorry

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Their choice of a backdrop — a hallway with red walls, also conjured up images of the horror movie The Shining.

Alexandra Petri

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apologies for commenting on style not substance but oh no why would you use the Shining shot for this rebuttal

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Deneen Borelli

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Hmmm... I didn’t know twins from The Shining was on immediately following ⁦@POTUS⁩ message to the nation abt border security. #Scared

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One journalist asked why there were six flags behind Pelosi and Schumer. “One for each ring of hell,” another responded....

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