Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi's rebuttal to Trump unleashes a flood of memes

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi's rebuttal to President Trump's Oval Office address spawned plenty of memes. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi's rebuttal to President Trump's Oval Office address spawned plenty of memes. Photo: Twitter Photo: Twitter Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi's rebuttal to Trump unleashes a flood of memes 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a rebuttal to President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on illegal immigration Tuesday night, and the Democratic duo instantly turned into a meme.

Some compared Pelosi and Schumer to the couple in Grant Wood's classic painting "American Gothic," while others said the lawmakers closely resembled exasperated parents.

Click through the slideshow above to see the best "Chuck and Nancy" memes.

During their rebuttal, Schumer and Pelosi blamed the government shutdown on President Trump, and called on the president to reopen the government and negotiate on border security later.

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Schumer said Democrats and Republicans agree on the need to secure borders. But the New York Democrat said the "symbol of America should be the Statue of Liberty, not a 30-foot wall."

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Schumer noted that Trump had promised to have Mexico pay for the wall. But he says having failed, Trump is now "unable to convince Congress or the American people to foot the bill."

He added, "American democracy doesn't work that way. We don't govern by temper tantrum."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Eric Ting is an SFGATE staff writer. Email him at eting@sfchronicle.com and follow him on Twitter

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