Twitter users mocked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for giving them “Ben Affleck at the Grammys” vibes during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
Affleck became a meme during Sunday night’s music awards ceremony after he was caught on camera looking a bit, well, disinterested alongside wife Jennifer Lopez.
On Tuesday night, it was McCarthy’s turn to cut a bored figure as he sat with Vice President Kamala Harris behind Biden.
Tweeters lightheartedly suggested McCarthy had usurped Affleck as the king of “uncomfortable.”
Who had a worse time pic.twitter.com/KvlQjVcj9y
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) February 8, 2023
Memes of Ben Affleck looking miserable are so last Sunday. Now, it’s time for Mean Muggin’ McCarthy memes with Kevin!
— Meghin Moore✨ (@meghin_) February 8, 2023
It’s lost in my TL right now but whoever made the comparison of Kevin McCarthy tonight and Ben Affleck last night at the Grammys is SPOT ON. Does he rehearse the sour face?? #SOTU pic.twitter.com/kK3OidW5q8
— Shawna Presley Vercher (@shawnavercher) February 8, 2023
Kevin McCarthy is the Ben Affleck of the #StateOfTheUnion. pic.twitter.com/4CfjXO3x4g
— scerri foodman (@SherriGoodman13) February 8, 2023
Sitting behind him and listening to President Biden, Kevin McCarthy looks like Ben Affleck at the Grammies.
— C.W. Nevius (@cwnevius) February 8, 2023
Who wins most uncomfortable MVP,? @BenAffleck at the #GRAMMYs #KevinMcCarthy McCarthy #sotu2023 pic.twitter.com/qCvM0vvMGx
— Kim Beal (@KimBeal8) February 8, 2023
Kevin McCarthy at the State of the Union looks like Ben Affleck did at the Grammys #SOTU pic.twitter.com/iZe9eh5MKT
— Alice (@ArmoAlice) February 8, 2023
Kevin McCarthy is the new Ben Affleck.
— pɹoɟɯɐq ʇɹɐ (@ArtBamford) February 8, 2023
Kevin McCarthy is doing his best Ben Affleck at the Grammys pic.twitter.com/FZe43wYv23
— Rachel Fey (@RachelFey) February 8, 2023
Kevin McCarthy looking like Ben Affleck at the Grammys.
— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) February 8, 2023
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