Nancy Pelosi Clapping at the 2019 State of the Union Memes

February 5, 2019 10:56 PM EST

After he applauded at his own State of the Union address in 2018, Donald Trump went viral. This year, it was his archrival, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who got all the applause online.

For Americans watching along at home, the moment was so brief you might miss it. But a a New York Times photographer Doug Mills captured a photo of Trump appearing to turn back to face Pelosi as she clapped with outstretched arms.

Imagine the amount of memes we're gonna get with Nancy Pelosi clapping like this pic.twitter.com/Yr65w0ZXM7
— . (@stan_elites) February 6, 2019

As always in the grand tradition of memes, the people see what they want to see, with Trump critics coming to the immediate conclusion that she was trolling the president.

Viewers got right down to captioning with the snapshot with takes ranging from pointed to silly. See below for various takes on the Nancy Pelosi SOTU meme.

Here’s that applause you so desperately need, boo. pic.twitter.com/cdt6tTQ4nf
— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) February 6, 2019

pic.twitter.com/jdPF0lMvjP
— Astead (@AsteadWH) February 6, 2019

Nancy Pelosi is the BDE version of that picture of Natalie Portman clapping pic.twitter.com/CSSLctHs2d
— Courtney Anne Bree (@courtneyabree) February 6, 2019

Nancy Pelosi is like “I’m clapping because it’s over” #SOTU2019 pic.twitter.com/bhdCDc5Clr
— Cinnamon Roll (@sarahjean3) February 6, 2019

What. A. Photo. https://t.co/XChKMTnSUx
— leahmcelrath.bsky.social (@leahmcelrath) February 6, 2019

Speaker Pelosi clapping in Trump's face is a MOOD! #SOTU #SOTU2019
— MALIK (@malikswright) February 6, 2019

Beyonce doing the choreography at the beginning of “End of Time”: pic.twitter.com/wHu4n3KaaQ
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) February 6, 2019

There's video of the clapping. pic.twitter.com/3i7MYftPUK
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 6, 2019

Another joke? The Nancy Pelosi papers moment that hat had people wondering “what is Nancy Pelosi reading?”

"Ok....I'm just gonna go through these papers real quick..." 😂 #Mood #NancyPelosi pic.twitter.com/Hn8YuXU667
— TiffanyleReux (@tiffanylereux) February 6, 2019

I… do not recall past Speakers holding up the printed text of the speech during the address.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) February 6, 2019

Pelosi's just...reading the speech?
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) February 6, 2019

This is it. This is the photo of the century. @SpeakerPelosi wins. #SOTU pic.twitter.com/3mZ9DTeGHe
— Becca Brubaker (@itsmebecca) February 6, 2019

pic.twitter.com/P9BdZ6U8sF
— Desus MF Nice💯 (@desusnice) February 6, 2019

Photo of the night - here you go man-child, a clap...

Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images pic.twitter.com/HnpNCv3R6Q
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) February 6, 2019

Speaker Pelosi is the new plaid shirt guy #SOTU pic.twitter.com/imz3hqpLoi
— Allison Hart (@alley_hart) February 6, 2019

Someone compared the Nancy Pelosi photo of the clapback to Lucille Bluth of Arrested Development.

Nancy Pelosi and Lucille Bluth have the same energy. #SOTU pic.twitter.com/4nv35HOsx2
— Mary Cosby’s Bread Purse (@spicykezzinnugg) February 6, 2019

Besting them all, of course 2019 Super Bowl Maroon 5 halftime show singer Adam Levine was invoked

Not everyone was into her clapping style. Criticism of clapping follows in the grand tradition of Nicole Kidman clapping memes.

Dem women sitting on hands embarrassed themselves tonight—esp @SpeakerPelosi who often appeared to be doing the Crossword as @realDonaldTrump was speaking.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) February 6, 2019

This isn’t the first time she got this kind of treatment. When she emerged from the White House wearing a burnt orange, high neck peacoat and a pair of sunglasses and it resonated.

Fans of the internet-crowned “power move” assembled behind Pelosi’s exit, which called to mind a certain vibe of as the 2016 viral photo of a Hillary Clinton checking her phone on a plane while wearing shades, captured by TIME’s White House photographers.

But she has also gotten her share of Twitter jabs at her expense. When Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to a single podium to deliver their rebuttal following Trump’s Oval Office address last month, Twitter immediately moved in with a harsh meme offensive joking about them awkwardly sharing one podium.

A record night! Featuring the most simple-minded speech ever from the Oval Office and the most bizarre-looking two-headed response.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 9, 2019

One podium, one speaker (at a time). Not a good look. pic.twitter.com/qR201bREPD
— Everybody Wayne Jung Tonight (@waynejung) January 9, 2019

Another take? The pair looked like two stern, disappointed parents.

I suddenly feel like I've disappointed my parents. pic.twitter.com/uUn870tQEG
— Aaron Pruner (@Aaron_Pruner) January 9, 2019

“We’re not mad, we’re just disappointed.” pic.twitter.com/MjMdhoB7Fn
— Scafe says wear a gd mask (@erinscafe) January 9, 2019

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi: this is going to be a slam dunk

*stands extremely close together behind a podium while staring down the camera awkwardly for way too long*
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) January 9, 2019

Meme Makers Applauded Pelosi’s Clapping Moment at the State of the Union

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