The Funniest Tweets about Mike Pence Leaving the Colts/49ers Game

Today Vice President Mike Pence flew, on our dime, to a Colts/49ers game in Indianapolis, then promptly left out of protest. A protest of what? A protest of protest, of course. “I left today’s Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem,” Pence said in a statement quickly undercut by President Donald Trump, who tweeted: “I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen.” It was all a setup, you see, a stunt of sorts, specifically of the profoundly stupid sort. But oh, the tweets! What a great day this is for tweets:

I, a grown adult, attended a sporting event where a protest display was a near certainty, and I did so entirely so I could send these tweets https://t.co/1kyKXEjcvk

— Jason Miller (@longwall26) October 8, 2017

When he said he grabs puss he disrespected women but you stuck around for that, huh old boy? https://t.co/Nzxr8e2795

— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) October 8, 2017

No one who has to pay for parking would ever pull this bullshit. https://t.co/ILax8P17BZ

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— Noah Garfinkel (@NoahGarfinkel) October 8, 2017

you went just to leave, you drama-loving bitch https://t.co/AuOarvV4LF

— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) October 8, 2017

To be fair, I think Mike Pence leaving anything is a great way to respect the flag.

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) October 8, 2017

I’m just trying to have a beer & gamble on football for a few hours. I’d like the elected officials I pay to let me do that in peace if poss

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 8, 2017

our vice president is causing drama for retweets just like a vine star

— Ziwe (@ziwe) October 8, 2017

this is really crazy pic.twitter.com/j56akuxzwd

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) October 8, 2017

Weird how kneeling on a football field is more disrespectful to our troops than starting a needless war with North Korea.

— Sandra Newman (@sannewman) October 8, 2017

Ok cool now you have the afternoon to work! https://t.co/RsosgnLDkB

— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) October 8, 2017

If I take a knee during the anthem at the White House will Pence get the fuck out of there, too?

— David Ross (@FinalDavidRoss) October 8, 2017

jfc there is no one trump will not publicly shame in order to try and take credit
no one
???????????????????? https://t.co/rja7GUPsUA

— darth:™ (@darth) October 8, 2017

nobody wanted your dumb ass there anyways you Sealab2020 reject lookin ass dork https://t.co/besNfrRqrg

— keith buckley (@deathoftheparty) October 8, 2017

Let’s do this again https://t.co/myDn4H76LQ

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) October 8, 2017

Mike Pence hates birth control and left a Colts game because of a protest. The only idea he brings to the table is “pulling out early.”

— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) October 8, 2017

I don’t want to get ahead of the story, but I’m going to go with stunt. https://t.co/4YIpFZbsGN

— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) October 8, 2017

Mike Pence doesn’t watch the news. No idea there were going to be protests at an NFL game. He’s going on vacation to North Korea next week.

— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) October 8, 2017

we are the dumbest. https://t.co/pMpNcUDc6E

— (((guterman))) (@danguterman) October 8, 2017

PENCE: I took a principled stand, because I believe —

TRUMP (Kool-Aid Man-ing his way through wall): IT WAS MY IDEA I MADE HIM DO IT!!!

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) October 8, 2017

why isn’t mike pence in church

— blaine capatch (@blainecapatch) October 8, 2017

Mike Pence is that person who fakes a call during a party that no one invited him to and then loudly makes a big deal about having to bounce

— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) October 8, 2017

Wow: VP Pence & the Second Lady just walked out of an Indianapolis McDonald’s after they failed to produce Szechuan Sauce

— Nick Wiger (@nickwiger) October 8, 2017

“Also, I was sad when Hamilton asked me to not be racist, so I wanted to do some ‘theater’ of my own in the form of a staged walkout.” https://t.co/ECGz6zFjgc

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) October 8, 2017

why it’s as if the only reason he engaged in this was to signal his virtue. is there a term for this?

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 8, 2017

“I am Mike Pence, and I do not have a shadow.”

— julio torres ~* (@juliothesquare) October 8, 2017

“A nice day at the Coliseum watching gladiators violently murder each other RUINED because they didn’t thank us for the opportunity to die!” https://t.co/2fuAPAyT4W

— Harris Mayersohn (@harrismayer) October 8, 2017

If you love the flag you cannot bend your knees. I love the flag so much I’ve been standing for 50 days in a row. I sleep standing up.

— Tamara Yajia (@DancesWithTamis) October 8, 2017