Trump’s Lonely Photo Op Targeting Pelosi and Schumer Inspires Twitter Memes

President Donald Trump was set to bargain today with Democrat congressional leaders Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi, but these plans went downhill after he tweeted that he didn’t “see a deal” happening any time soon.

Despite the fact that a government shutdown is only days away if a deal isn’t made soon, Trump felt the need to rile up his Democrat opponents by tweeting the following this morning:

Meeting with “Chuck and Nancy” today about keeping government open and working. Problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes. I don’t see a deal!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2017

In response, the Democratic leaders cancelled the meeting, which led Pelosi to fire off a tweet of her own afterwards:

.@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

While his opponents may have cancelled the meeting, the president still decided to show up and stage a photo op in an attempt to embarrasses his Democratic colleagues. Trump sat on a long wooden table with two chairs flanking him; to his right a label read “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer” and to his left a sign read “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.”

Immediately after Trump set this scene, Twitter got right to work by creating their memes, mocking the president, and bringing back similar government shutdown-related photos from years past. See the best tweets inspired by Trump’s lonely table photo op below:

there are so many layers of pettiness in this photograph pic.twitter.com/kDlnWfaylC

— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) November 28, 2017

ME: I have two friends
TWO FRIENDS: the new season of Stranger Things wasn’t as good as the original
ME: pic.twitter.com/q98kpZsTla

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) 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

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

♫empty chairs at empty tables

♫where chuck & nancy meet no mooooooore https://t.co/TR7bTklWHA

— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) November 28, 2017

Who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/t3QstEytgR

— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) November 28, 2017

Trump and everyone that loves him (not shown Bob Kraft) https://t.co/dYUbsOWt0W

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) November 28, 2017

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

Previous time Trump met with congressional leaders of both parties, Ryan and McConnell were closest to him. Wonder why those spots were reserved for Pelosi and Schumer this time … pic.twitter.com/lO0qImoUad

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 28, 2017

Trump and the empty chairs was a masterful stroke if he intended to draw Clint Eastwood senility comparisons.

— Jamie O’Grady (@JamieOGrady) November 28, 2017

Donald Trump is now holding a press conference next to two empty chairs for Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. The sad part is Trump probably thinks Chuck and Nancy are actually sitting in those chairs.

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) November 28, 2017

WH Trump visual with empty chairs good, but perhaps disingenuous. Doubtful Pelosi and Schumer would be on both flanks. Possible, I guess.

— Jim Swift (@JSwiftTWS) November 28, 2017

Trump, Ryan, McConnell with empty chairs at WH

But they know they need Pelosi/Schumer votes to pass year-end spending bill

— Lisa Mascaro (@LisaMascaro) November 28, 2017

[image via screengrab/CSPAN]

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