Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.) appeared on television Tuesday night to deliver a rebuttal to President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE’s Oval Office address, and quickly became a meme on social media.

The visual of Pelosi and Schumer standing side-by-side as they countered Trump’s push for a border wall prompted comparisons to the famous painting “American Gothic” and to a couple scolding their children.

“When you think you can sneak into the house after staying out too late, but Mom & Dad are up waiting for you in the living room,” wrote conservative commentator Guy Benson.

When you think you can sneak into the house after staying out too late, but Mom & Dad are up waiting for you in the living room pic.twitter.com/TOqINd1DaP — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) January 9, 2019

“We’ve all been grounded for the weekend,” Washington Post political columnist Karen Tumulty captioned the photo. “Also, we should pick up our room. This isn't a hotel.”

We've all been grounded for the weekend. Also, we should pick up our room. This isn't a hotel. pic.twitter.com/9TxAc54HyO — Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) January 9, 2019

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Schumer and Pelosi accused Trump of trying to “stoke fear” with his Oval Office address, in which he continued his push for a border wall by calling the situation at the southern border a “humanitarian and security crisis.”

“Most presidents have used Oval Office addresses for noble purposes,” Schumer said. “This president just used the backdrop of the Oval Office to manufacture a crisis, stoke fear and divert attention from the turmoil in his administration.”

Your father and I aren't angry with you, just ... disappointed. pic.twitter.com/RZKC6SxkFe — jon gabriel (@exjon) January 9, 2019

I knew I had seen this pair somewhere else #AmericanGothic #TrumpShutdown2019 pic.twitter.com/Xn83voLrXw — Eleanor Montague (@EleanorMontague) January 9, 2019

Chuck and Nancy slaying lewks pic.twitter.com/yxF2K5kD9T — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 9, 2019

When mom and dad find out you’ve been skipping school pic.twitter.com/u4QGBHMhfO — Elliott Hamilton (@ElliottRHams) January 9, 2019

when moms telling you she’s disappointed and dad is just like yeah pic.twitter.com/he5URIZ91m — Anna Orso (@anna_orso) January 9, 2019