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Internet Pounces on Mike Pence's New Nickname From Donald Trump
Donald Trump mispronounced his vice president's name as "Mike Pounce," and we can't even.
September 13 2019 9:12 AM EST
September 13 2019 3:00 AM EST
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When President Donald Trump flubbed his vice president's name, calling him "Mike Pounce," it gave gay Twitter fresh reason to drag Mike Pence. And drag it did.
\u201cMike Pounce Is My Stage Name\u201d— NUMBER JUAN \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@NUMBER JUAN \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1568375832
After Trump botched the name while listing conservative allies, Vox captured and shared the moment when the gaffe-prone president coined the delicious nickname of "Mike Pounce."
And from there, social media took the cue.
\u201cMike Pounce: Meow sir\u201d— Acyn (@Acyn) 1568344139
Of course, the sexually charged innuendo provided particularly ironic material for satirizing a man who calls his wife "Mother" and won't allow female staffers to be in a room with him alone.
\u201cOnly Mother Calls Me Mike Pounce\u201d— NUMBER JUAN \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@NUMBER JUAN \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1568375086
\u201cIsn't Mike Pounce his porn name\u201d— Jimmy (@Jimmy) 1568369210
And given Pence's role in enacting homophobic and transphobic policy in an administration hostile to equality, users had no problem slamming Pence and asserting the message was a slight.
\u201c@MollyJongFast \u201c...the president thinks your name is actually, Mike Pounce...\u201d\u201d— Jo \ud83c\udf3b (@Jo \ud83c\udf3b) 1568372190
\u201c@TomJChicago Don't worry, I'm sure @VP will comply and immediately change his name to #MikePounce! After all, he's sold his soul this far. #PresidentIsAwaysRight #Cult Either that or a Mike Pounce will be found and forced to learn an elaborate backstory about how the president meant him.\u201d— Tom Joseph (@Tom Joseph) 1568338205
None— Dave's not here maan!\ud83c\udfc0\u26be\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc8\ud83c\udfd2\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Dave's not here maan!\ud83c\udfc0\u26be\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc8\ud83c\udfd2\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1568379150
\u201c@NightlyPolitics @celticlas Photo surfaces of new Political Player #MikePounce\u201d— Sean Bond (@Sean Bond) 1568374994
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