GOP Sen. Ben Sasse tweets distracted boyfriend meme of Trump checking out Schumer

The &#039;distracted boyfriend&#039; meme, featuring Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump, and House Speaker Paul Ryan. — (Image credit: Twitter/Haley Byrd)

President Trump's deal with Democratic leaders on the debt ceiling is really not sitting well with Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.), who resorted to meme-ing his frustrations on the internet early Thursday morning.

Sasse shared an image created by Independent Journal Review reporter Haley Byrd, captioning it: "Yesterday in one picture."

Sasse added as an afterthought, "Granted, Chuck [Schumer] does look a little different with his hair down."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.