The Funniest Tweets about Mike Pence Leaving the Colts/49ers Game
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Today Vice President Mike Pence flew, on our dime, to a Colts/49ers game in Indianapolis, then promptly left out of protest. A protest of what? A protest of protest, of course. “I left today’s Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem,” Pence said in a statement quickly undercut by President Donald Trump, who tweeted: “I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen.” It was all a setup, you see, a stunt of sorts, specifically of the profoundly stupid sort. But oh, the tweets! What a great day this is for tweets:
I, a grown adult, attended a sporting event where a protest display was a near certainty, and I did so entirely so I could send these tweets https://t.co/1kyKXEjcvk
— Jason Miller (@longwall26) October 8, 2017
When he said he grabs puss he disrespected women but you stuck around for that, huh old boy? https://t.co/Nzxr8e2795
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) October 8, 2017
No one who has to pay for parking would ever pull this bullshit. https://t.co/ILax8P17BZ
— Noah Garfinkel (@NoahGarfinkel) October 8, 2017
you went just to leave, you drama-loving bitch https://t.co/AuOarvV4LF
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) October 8, 2017
To be fair, I think Mike Pence leaving anything is a great way to respect the flag.
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) October 8, 2017
I’m just trying to have a beer & gamble on football for a few hours. I’d like the elected officials I pay to let me do that in peace if poss
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 8, 2017
our vice president is causing drama for retweets just like a vine star
— Ziwe (@ziwe) October 8, 2017
this is really crazy pic.twitter.com/j56akuxzwd
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) October 8, 2017
Weird how kneeling on a football field is more disrespectful to our troops than starting a needless war with North Korea.
— Sandra Newman (@sannewman) October 8, 2017
Ok cool now you have the afternoon to work! https://t.co/RsosgnLDkB
— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) October 8, 2017
If I take a knee during the anthem at the White House will Pence get the fuck out of there, too?
— David Ross (@FinalDavidRoss) October 8, 2017
jfc there is no one trump will not publicly shame in order to try and take credit
no one
???????????????????? https://t.co/rja7GUPsUA— darth:™ (@darth) October 8, 2017
nobody wanted your dumb ass there anyways you Sealab2020 reject lookin ass dork https://t.co/besNfrRqrg
— keith buckley (@deathoftheparty) October 8, 2017
Let’s do this again https://t.co/myDn4H76LQ
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) October 8, 2017
Mike Pence hates birth control and left a Colts game because of a protest. The only idea he brings to the table is “pulling out early.”
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) October 8, 2017
I don’t want to get ahead of the story, but I’m going to go with stunt. https://t.co/4YIpFZbsGN
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) October 8, 2017
Mike Pence doesn’t watch the news. No idea there were going to be protests at an NFL game. He’s going on vacation to North Korea next week.
— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) October 8, 2017
we are the dumbest. https://t.co/pMpNcUDc6E
— (((guterman))) (@danguterman) October 8, 2017
PENCE: I took a principled stand, because I believe —
TRUMP (Kool-Aid Man-ing his way through wall): IT WAS MY IDEA I MADE HIM DO IT!!!
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) October 8, 2017
why isn’t mike pence in church
— blaine capatch (@blainecapatch) October 8, 2017
Mike Pence is that person who fakes a call during a party that no one invited him to and then loudly makes a big deal about having to bounce
— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) October 8, 2017
Wow: VP Pence & the Second Lady just walked out of an Indianapolis McDonald’s after they failed to produce Szechuan Sauce
— Nick Wiger (@nickwiger) October 8, 2017
“Also, I was sad when Hamilton asked me to not be racist, so I wanted to do some ‘theater’ of my own in the form of a staged walkout.” https://t.co/ECGz6zFjgc
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) October 8, 2017
why it’s as if the only reason he engaged in this was to signal his virtue. is there a term for this?
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 8, 2017
“I am Mike Pence, and I do not have a shadow.”
— julio torres ~* (@juliothesquare) October 8, 2017
“A nice day at the Coliseum watching gladiators violently murder each other RUINED because they didn’t thank us for the opportunity to die!” https://t.co/2fuAPAyT4W
— Harris Mayersohn (@harrismayer) October 8, 2017
If you love the flag you cannot bend your knees. I love the flag so much I’ve been standing for 50 days in a row. I sleep standing up.
— Tamara Yajia (@DancesWithTamis) October 8, 2017