Just call him Professor Paul.
On March 9, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) clipped a microphone to his tie, rolled up his sleeves and busted out a PowerPoint presentation at his weekly news conference in Washington, D.C. The subject of his TED Talk-style presser was GOP leadership’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Yet with a large screen at their disposal, Twitter users quickly developed a completely new plan — to jazz up Ryan’s presentation with their own Photoshop magic.
Allow me to save all the Photoshoppers some time. pic.twitter.com/vwiRJTeVPM
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 9, 2017
The results are hilarious images that could entertain any bored student as their teacher rambles on during a lecture.
Here are some of the A+ memes:
I am LOVING Paul Ryan's healthcare presentation right now pic.twitter.com/JNfl36QwEE
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) March 9, 2017
important government business happening pic.twitter.com/mbPmM9L6C8
— Challenger (@bakedinapie) March 9, 2017
"And while the software library is somewhat limited, the new Zelda alone makes Nintendo Switch a must-have. Mom, dad, thanks for listening" pic.twitter.com/ShqslZRPsX
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) March 9, 2017
"All I'm sayin' is maybe I know a thing or two about health."
— Hello, Friend (@ItsActuallyHim) March 9, 2017
-Paul Ryan@politics_n_prep @byrdinator pic.twitter.com/XocUPpNpvw
Caught the tail end of @SpeakerRyan’s powerpoint presentation, and I have to say, I’m a little concerned. pic.twitter.com/vScaYT2LOs
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) March 9, 2017
Paul Ryan's presentation is getting weird pic.twitter.com/CP39RudSSO
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) March 9, 2017
Whoa pic.twitter.com/sgl6gqkwgr
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 9, 2017
incredible pic.twitter.com/p1JpmeYNty
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) March 9, 2017
Paul Ryan's healthcare TED Talk really went off the rails. pic.twitter.com/h3yn4T8Zco
— 💀Maggie Serota 💀 (@maggieserota) March 9, 2017
Paul Ryan is really getting into this TED talk for healthcare. #AmericanHealthCareAct pic.twitter.com/faCzXtnES3
— brandon® (@brandojerg) March 9, 2017
— jeff in real life (@thecultureofme) March 9, 2017
It was awfully nice of @SpeakerRyan to walk us through his health care plan today. Much easier to understand now! pic.twitter.com/VTorYd5Ln7
— Stop the Speaker (@StopTheSpeaker) March 9, 2017
"rest assured our plan will not cover the people the president so artfully mocked during the campaign" pic.twitter.com/cywI37r6m8
— darth™ (@darth) March 9, 2017
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