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People Think Kevin McCarthy Just Had His 'Uncomfortable' Ben Affleck Moment

The Republican House speaker's demeanor during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address went viral on Twitter.
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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.

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On Tuesday night, it was McCarthy’s turn to cut a bored figure as he sat with Vice President Kamala Harris behind Biden.

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Tweeters lightheartedly suggested McCarthy had usurped Affleck as the king of “uncomfortable.”

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