Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on June 2, 2016. (credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Did Donald Trump “Rickroll” America?

During a speech Tuesday night, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said, “I’m never gonna let you down,” and many people started thinking the same thing.

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The line immediately evoked the Rick Astley’s 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which has become an Internet prank and meme over the years.

Social media erupted after Trump uttered that line.

Trump just said "Never gonna let you down" in his speech, and for a moment I thought we were all going to be #RickRolled — Tracy Maher (@tracym) June 8, 2016

I may be mistaken, but I think Donald Trump just evoked the lyrics of one Rick Astley. Never gonna give you up…never gonna let you down… — Magic 1 (@magic_uno) June 8, 2016

"Never gonna let you down." … did Trump just Rick Roll the GOP? — jonny umansky (@jonnyumansky) June 8, 2016

“@ryanbeckwith: Trump: “I’m never gonna let you down.”” Never gonna run around and hurt you. Oh, wait… — Dr. Michael Bitzer (@BowTiePolitics) June 8, 2016

Trump going Rick Astley early "never gonna let you down" — Ex-GOP Mark Brown (@markbrown1164) June 8, 2016

"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…" – Donald Trump 😂😂😂 — (((Andrew Dyer))) (@beerdist) June 8, 2016

"Never gonna let you down," Trump says pic.twitter.com/OZKqvfkzSX — Sarah Parnass (@WordsOfSarah) June 8, 2016

Trump just said "Never gonna let you down," and all I see is: pic.twitter.com/8kv4GXK4qO — gbastian (@gbastian) June 8, 2016

"Never gonna let you down…" Did Donald Trump just Rick Roll everyone? #DonaldTrump #RickAstley pic.twitter.com/sZpKu9C79y — Chris Snyder (@tofer) June 8, 2016

He's never gonna:

– Give you up

– Let you down

– Run around and desert you pic.twitter.com/kK6mImMQ2t — Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) June 8, 2016

Trump Rickrolling America right now: "Never gonna give you up… never gonna let you down…" https://t.co/hJwnK2wYrH — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 8, 2016

"I'm never gonna let you down." – Trump Conspiracy confirmed: he's rick-rolling America. #PrimaryDay — Ms. Entropy (@MsEntropy) June 8, 2016

#Trump "I'm never gonna let you down…" HE'S RICKROLLING US! — Amy Roeder (@amyroeder) June 8, 2016

Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100.