The American Dad Alien Won the Presidential Debate Meme-off
Pop culture has been an inescapable part of the 2024 election season, and not just because of celeb endorsements from the likes of dog mom Megan Thee Stallion and self-described childless cat lady Taylor Swift. Whether you think it’s appropriate or not, memes and jokes have powered conversations around political campaigns throughout the year, and Tuesday night’s presidential debate was no exception. Sure, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were the ones who faced off on stage. But judging by meme output, American Dad alien Roger Smith was the real winner. (Yes, even over Harris’s confused, very meme-able face.) During last night’s approximately 105-minute-long event, Trump accused Harris of wanting to perform “transgender operations on illegal aliens in prison.” The internet immediately latched onto the line, with one account tweeting that the charged combination of words was “just MAGA mad libs.” And what better way to cast doubt on the claim than to only discuss it in the context of fictional, extraterrestrial characters? Trans alien posts immediately began popping up across social media, with Roger and his many female alter egos emerging as a beloved frontrunner. Below, the best alien and non-alien memes to come out of the debate.
Roger that
The alien superstar of the night.
“They’re doing transgender surgeries on illegal aliens” pic.twitter.com/FTYOwftHe9
— jamie (@justjamiie) September 11, 2024
trump: “they want transgender operations on illegal aliens”
— cameron (@cambeserious) September 11, 2024
the illegal alien: #Debate2024 https://t.co/iyoMWpDSpm
The illegal aliens after receiving their transgender operations in prison pic.twitter.com/Ow6icdPxLS
— mia (@driftgardens) September 11, 2024
transgender operations on illegal aliens in prisons pic.twitter.com/AeEJKSw2WW
— joshstrap (@joshstrap13) September 11, 2024
Honorable mentions (aliens)
A few other alien references abducted the internet’s imagination.
the aliens after their transgender operations pic.twitter.com/FD8LD6kAEQ
— yolanda fister (@yolandafister) September 11, 2024
transgender operations on illegal aliens pic.twitter.com/glXG5ImZvS
— trin (@lovelltrin) September 11, 2024
the illegal aliens after their transgender operations pic.twitter.com/ghMyzfaSKn
— ↭ ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ↭ (@MalikHaelstrom) September 11, 2024
"transgender operations on illegal aliens who are in prison" pic.twitter.com/mLeTaxBSJT
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) September 11, 2024
TRANSGENDER OPERATIONS ON ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT ARE IN PRISON pic.twitter.com/CbS4e1IFuK
— Gratuitous Theme Parks (@GratThemeParks) September 11, 2024
transgender operations on illegal aliens pic.twitter.com/S30NEDm9nb
— victoria ♡ (@lanternsjordan) September 11, 2024
illegal transgender alien pic.twitter.com/FzKYxsWbIk
— zoë rose bryant (@zoerosebryant) September 11, 2024
she was in the prison doing transgender operations on illegal aliens right before she died pic.twitter.com/sjDycEO3Mq
— soul nate (@MNateShyamalan) September 11, 2024
Honorable mentions (non-aliens)
Not out of this world, but still good.
Kamala’s facial expressions pic.twitter.com/T01IwQxxkG
— dani (@kordeilogy) September 11, 2024
A key point missing in a lot of post debate analysis is that Trump’s claim about immigrants eating pets almost perfectly syncs up to the piano in the Peanuts theme song. pic.twitter.com/6icWLe1sPN
— Noah Garfinkel (@NoahGarfinkel) September 11, 2024
moderator: you have 1 minute
— drew (@hydratedangel) September 11, 2024
trump:pic.twitter.com/UyQvWBEbs3
calling january 6th “j6” like it’s a k-pop group is unfortunately soooo funny
— Sydney Battle (@SydneyBattle) September 11, 2024
rupaul after hearing kamala not banning fracking pic.twitter.com/wvnsr0Uxjk
— zae (@itszaeok) September 11, 2024
trump without biden is like tom without jerry
— soapy hadid (@soapyhadid) September 11, 2024
trump microbangs lowkey clairo shade
— lia ???? (@beeefyfridgers) September 11, 2024
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