--- title: Trump Congress Address Best Funny Internet Reactions description: Here's Twitter's funniest responses to Donald Trump's big speech to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday. canonical: https://time.com/4687122/trump-congress-address-reactions/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-01T17:20:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:18:53.828Z og:title: The Internet's Funniest Reactions to Donald Trump's Address og:description: From Mike Pence and Paul Ryan memes to sarcastic humor. og:url: https://time.com/4687122/trump-congress-address-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt232a41c848af3d1d/6988bc8e8e06013b24469660/trump-ryan-pence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6169 og:image:height: 3470 og:image:alt: President Trump's Joint Address to Congress og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet's Funniest Reactions to Donald Trump's Address twitter:description: From Mike Pence and Paul Ryan memes to sarcastic humor. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt232a41c848af3d1d/6988bc8e8e06013b24469660/trump-ryan-pence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Had a Lot of Fun With President Donald Trump's Congress Address > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=8479f70b-93c9-43bd-b77c-08f048987cc4&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Fact Check: How Many Americans Are Out of the Labor Force? [Watch (HLS stream): Fact Check: How Many Americans Are Out of the Labor Force?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pGUb9xVH.m3u8) (0:47)  _Published 2017-03-01. President Trump Said 94 Million Americans Are ‘Out of the Labor Force.’ That's misleading._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 1, 2017 5:20 PM UTC President Trump Said 94 Million Americans Are ‘Out of the Labor Force.’ That's misleading.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 1, 2017 5:20 PM UTC President Donald Trump’s first broad-ranging [speech to a joint session of Congress](http://time.com/4686785/trump-congress-address-analysis/?xid=homepage) on Tuesday touched on topics from healthcare reform to domestic crime to terrorism. For some, it [offered a sign](http://time.com/4686785/trump-congress-address-analysis/) that he could learn from the role. But naturally, the internet—being the internet—had [many strong feelings](http://time.com/4687109/trump-congress-address-travel-ban/?xid=homepage) and laughs about Trump’s stances, reacting to the mood in the room, the background looks of Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Paul Ryan, and the [response of the Democrats](http://time.com/4686694/trump-congress-address-lawmakers-wear-white/?xid=homepage) and political pundits in the aftermath of the speech. Below, a roundup of some of the funniest reactions. > [](https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/836767212337840128) > [](https://twitter.com/ambermruffin/status/836770596814008324) > [](https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/status/836761154814947336) > [](https://twitter.com/TheNardvark/status/836768457156935680) > [](https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/836932726880096259) > [](https://twitter.com/MaeveReston/status/836764243173101569) > [](https://twitter.com/TheTweetwit/status/836921344247767040) > [](https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/836775285127331841) > [](https://twitter.com/cthagod/status/836767532426088453) > [](https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/836764969425317888) > [](https://twitter.com/mathewrodriguez/status/836973476288344064) > [](https://twitter.com/AnaGasteyer/status/836773844010545153) > [](https://twitter.com/joshgondelman/status/836773601567195136) > [](https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/836769985506635776) > [](https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/836762643209793536) > [](https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/836755653943263234) > [](https://twitter.com/crampell/status/836760463090335748) There were also some pointed jokes about the official Democratic response. > [](https://twitter.com/gilbertjasono/status/836781341484146688) > [](https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/836780523930411008) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/836777648219107328) ## Transcript [00:00] We must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we [00:03] inherited. 94 million Americans are out of the labor [00:33] force. 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