--- title: Schumer Jabs Trump After 'Game of Thrones' Meme description: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took a swipe at Donald Trump after the President tweeted a "Game of Thrones" meme supporting his agenda canonical: https://time.com/5494876/meme-schumer-trump-game-of-thrones/ author: Alejandro de la Garza article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-06T15:39:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:25:23.085Z article:section: Politics og:title: ‘Enough With the memes.’ Schumer Slams President Trump After Another 'Game of Thrones' Reference og:description: Trump shared a picture of a border wall with the words, "The wall is coming" og:url: https://time.com/5494876/meme-schumer-trump-game-of-thrones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad06d0325c55c46/698942b5e76ad2f486633e95/chuck-schumer-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Senate Lawmakers Speak To Media After Policy Luncheons og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: ‘Enough With the memes.’ Schumer Slams President Trump After Another 'Game of Thrones' Reference twitter:description: Trump shared a picture of a border wall with the words, "The wall is coming" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad06d0325c55c46/698942b5e76ad2f486633e95/chuck-schumer-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘Enough With the Memes.’ Schumer Slams President Trump After Another _Game of Thrones_ Reference  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Jan 6, 2019 3:39 PM UTC  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY) speaks during a during a news conference after a GOP caucus meeting on December 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY) speaks during a during a news conference after a GOP caucus meeting on December 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.Getty Images  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Jan 6, 2019 3:39 PM UTC Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took a swipe at Donald Trump Saturday after the President tweeted a _Game of Thrones_ meme. Earlier on Saturday, Trump [tweeted an image](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081735898679701505) showing his face and a picture of a border wall with the words, “The wall is coming.” Written in a similar font used in the popular HBO fantasy series, the words were a reference to one of the show’s most recognizable phrases: “Winter is coming.” “Enough with the memes. Just quit hurting innocent people and re-open the government,” Schumer tweeted on Saturday night, responding to Trump’s political _Game of Thrones_ reference. > [](https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1081761565173600258) Many online have been quick to point out that the reference doesn’t exactly fit in the context of the _Game of Thrones_ series. In the most recent season of the show, Westeros’ giant ice wall is overrun by a horde of undead. > [](https://twitter.com/JamesMSama/status/1081910762182983681) > [](https://twitter.com/cracksh0t/status/1081911550921924615) Trump has used a similar _Game of Thrones_ reference to promote proposed sanctions against Iran. He brought a poster-version of a meme to a [recent cabinet meeting.](http://time.com/5492555/donald-trump-cabinet-meeting-shutdown/) Trump’s most recent meme comes in the midst of a prolonged government shutdown over his demand for $5 billion to build a border wall with Mexico. Constructing a wall would fulfill one of Trump’s most-cited 2016 campaign promises, though many experts [doubt](http://time.com/4729470/mexico-border-wall-trump-undocumented-immigrants/) the proposed barrier’s potential effectiveness. As the government shutdown entered its third week, a Saturday meeting between Vice President Mike Pence and congressional aides from both parties yielded few signs of progress. “Not much headway made today,” President Trump tweeted. The Democrats and Republicans are scheduled to meet again Sunday afternoon, though there is little indication that the two sides have moved any closer to resolving the budget crisis. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081658090792148993) About 800,000 federal workers across the country are [affected by the shutdown](http://time.com/5492953/government-shutdown-effects/), either furloughed or working without pay. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5494876/meme-schumer-trump-game-of-thrones/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5494876/meme-schumer-trump-game-of-thrones/"},"headline":"‘Enough With the Memes.’ Schumer Slams President Trump After Another Game of Thrones Reference","datePublished":"2019-01-06T15:39:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T22:25:23.085Z","description":"Trump shared a picture of a border wall with the words, \"The wall is coming\"","url":"https://time.com/5494876/meme-schumer-trump-game-of-thrones/","keywords":["Senate","Congress","White House","Shutdown","government shutdown","trump","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad06d0325c55c46/698942b5e76ad2f486633e95/chuck-schumer-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alejandro de la Garza","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad06d0325c55c46/698942b5e76ad2f486633e95/chuck-schumer-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Senate Lawmakers Speak To Media After Policy Luncheons","caption":"Senate Lawmakers Speak To Media After Policy Luncheons","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/senate/","name":"Senate"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5494876/meme-schumer-trump-game-of-thrones/","name":"‘Enough With the Memes.’ Schumer Slams President Trump After Another Game of Thrones Reference"}}]}] ```