US Vice President Mike Pence made a big mistake during his tour of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center yesterday. He touched a piece of critical space flight hardware in the Orion clean room, despite the fact that there was a sign that clearly read, “DO NOT TOUCH.” So, of course, the photo is now a meme.
Mike Pence touring the Orion clean room at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (Original photo before alteration by Mike Brown/Reuters)
The original photo, taken by Mike Brown of Reuters, has gotten a life of its own online. Some people are simply making jokes about unwanted “touching” from Pence, while others have accomplished more elaborate Photoshops — like the person who added President Trump’s infamous tennis photo.
Reddit even has a Photoshop Battle going on. So if you’re inspired to create your own version of Pence’s weird NASA encounter, please share it with us in the comments.
I just wanted to be a part of that moment all right pic.twitter.com/MZWo6m2I9N
— Peter Durfee (@Durf) July 7, 2017
Suddenly I understand why he won’t have dinner with a woman who isn’t his wife. pic.twitter.com/Vk2BLDRadR
— shauna (@goldengateblond) July 7, 2017
i couldn’t help myself. pic.twitter.com/AxdVtF9HIP
— Citrine (@Melangetic) July 7, 2017
For some reason, seeing Pence touch the thing that said DO NOT TOUCH made me think of this #FarSide cartoon.
Just me? pic.twitter.com/AVeSK6tBiM— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) July 7, 2017
— darth:™ (@darth) July 7, 2017
U can’t touch th—HEY WHAT THE HELL MIKE pic.twitter.com/PQluMoc0YW
— Peter Durfee (@Durf) July 7, 2017
— Kayla™ (@Electra_Aura) July 7, 2017
we are all thinking the same as critical-space-flight-hardware i think. pic.twitter.com/tbNDOIaAeD
— ‘ingie (@yngling) July 7, 2017
This isn’t the first time that members of the Trump administration have inspired a meme. From the glowing orb in Saudi Arabia, to those bizarre photos of the Trump family at the Vatican, it seems like the entire Trump presidency is going to be fodder for Photoshop jokesters.