Rep. David Cicilline says 'Chief Jim Hopper is not coming to rescue us'

Stranger Things type TV Show network Netflix

Beware of the Demogorgon, because we’re officially living in the Upside Down — or at least one congressman believes so.

On Thursday, Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island took to the House floor and compared life in President Donald Trump’s America to living in Stranger Things‘ creepy, monster-run, overgrown parallel dimension, the Upside Down.

“Mr. Speaker, like the main characters in Stranger Things, we are now stuck in the Upside Down,” began the Democrat, standing next to an easel supporting a poster of the show’s title. “Right is wrong, up is down, black is white.”

Cicilline went on to reference the immigration ban, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s alleged ties to Russia, and Trump’s fraught relations with U.S. allies before circling back to his Stranger Things comparison once again.

“Mornings might be for coffee and contemplation, but Chief Jim Hopper is not coming to rescue us,” he says, referencing David Harbour‘s character on the Netflix show. “Like Mike, Lucas, Dustin, and Eleven, we must remain focused on the task at hand and hold this administration accountable so we can escape from our own version of the Upside Down.”

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