Mike Johnson's Puzzling Facial Expressions Are The Meme Of The Night At SOTU Address

President Joe Biden had a co-star during his State of the Union address on Thursday evening: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

Or rather, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s face.

Johnson unexpectedly rose to his position just over four months ago, after the GOP conference booted then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the various favorites to replace him each failed to catch on.

If Thursday night was any indication, Johnson’s still working out some aspects of the job ― including how to react when in the background of a lengthy televised speech.

Johnson seemed to nod at unexpected times, and displayed a range of looks that alternated from sleepy to saddened to smirking. Overall, the House speaker gave off a very different vibe than his recent predecessors.

His critics on X took notice:

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