Democrat Slams ‘Embarrassing’ Placards at Trump Speech
“The handmade signs were pitiful,” one Democratic strategist told the Daily Beast.
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Democratic Party lawmakers who waved signs in protest at Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress looked like they were playing bingo, according to an MSNBC host.
The handmade signs and paddles were widely mocked online as social media users shared memes after Trump’s speech.
Symne Sanders-Townsend, a host on MSNBC, compared the Democrats to bingo players in a post on X.
Why are democrats just sitting there? The signs are not landing. It is giving bingo! Sigh.
— Symone D. Sanders Townsend (@SymoneDSanders) March 5, 2025
“Why are democrats just sitting there? The signs are not landing. It is giving bingo! Sigh,” she posted.
“B42. B42...BINGO!” They are not taking back the house with these visuals,” she added in another post.
"B42. B42...BINGO!"
— Symone D. Sanders Townsend (@SymoneDSanders) March 5, 2025
They are not taking back the house with these visuals. https://t.co/Ry6tTiIysJ
A Democratic strategist told the Daily Beast they felt the optics of the silent protests weren’t effective.
The only thing the Dems achieved by holding those ridiculous signs is a never ending avalanche of hysterical memes.
— Homo Edens (@homoedens) March 5, 2025
Bravo!
Who was the mastermind behind this gigantic self own?
They really didn’t think this through at all. pic.twitter.com/FSsQASGWNS
“So amateurish. It was embarrassing,” they said. “They could have really gone for it, they could have done nothing, or they could have stayed away. Instead they did all three and it looked lame.
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“The handmade signs were pitiful.”
Congratulations to the Democrats' leader who decided that bringing signs with a black background and white text was a great idea. You just enabled millions of people on social media to turn your party into the greatest meme in political history.#StateOfTheUnion pic.twitter.com/yJ2jFq4mW0
— TM (@GeorgeBurdell57) March 5, 2025
Another strategist said: “I mean, the reality is that if they had any courage, each Democrat would have done what Al Green did, one by one, and that’s what they should have done.”
The Texas Democrat was ordered out of the chamber by House Speaker Mike Johnson after he heckled Trump over possible Medicaid cuts.
The Democrats should never have held up those stupid round signs, they just created endless memes.🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/dSrEaCJEKI
— Dr. Dawn Michael (@DawnsMission) March 5, 2025
“Congratulations to the Democrats’ leader who decided that bringing signs with a black background and white text was a great idea. You just enabled millions of people on social media to turn your party into the greatest meme in political history,” one user posted on X.
In the end, those dumb Democrats did get one sign, right? 😁😆😅🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/uokTz10HpN
— 😎LisaMarie😎 (@LisaSteelersGal) March 5, 2025
“The Democrats look pathetic. Whoever came up with the idea of those bingo signs should be fired,” posted another critic.
Democrats handed us a blank check last night with those signs. The memes are rolling in from the Joint Session Address.
— Anne (@WiserAsIWrite) March 5, 2025
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Whoops this one’s embarrassing 🙈 pic.twitter.com/PZrafYl0zk
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