The Republican Party's official Twitter account on Wednesday dismissed former FBI Director James Comey's testimony with a movie gif, prompting immediate mockery by social media users.

Comey on Wednesday released the opening statement in his testimony Thursday to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Comey's statement confirms reports that Trump asked him to "let go" of the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The GOP's Twitter account responded with a gif of Ethan Hawke from the film "In a Valley of Violence," captioned: "Trying to find something of substance in Comey’s opening statement like."

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Twitter users — including a number of Democratic lawmakers — swiftly ripped the tweet, mocking the party's digital strategy and attempt to downplay Comey's testimony.

Trying to find something of substance in Comey’s opening statement like pic.twitter.com/igLC4JPREg — GOP (@GOP) June 7, 2017

I almost feel badly for the @GOP digital team being forced to try this https://t.co/iIyQ87134C — Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) June 7, 2017

GOP attempt at humor... https://t.co/QDmMJbDt2S — Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) June 7, 2017

Searching for the Republican Party’s integrity like https://t.co/SlV6zd4Ofs — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 7, 2017

In how many different ways is this sad? At first glance I count eleven thousand. https://t.co/GNfaJ3GRij — Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) June 7, 2017

tfw your president has obstructed justice but you've got to get the gifs out anyway https://t.co/45UnrqHnlZ — laura olin (@lauraolin) June 7, 2017