Government Shutdown Memes - Seriously Funny

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The Democrats in the US Senate voted down the Continuing Resolution Bill that was sent to the US Senate from the House of Representatives. This resulted in the shutdown of the Federal Government on Wednesday Oct 1, 2025.

In this age of smartphones and the Internet – MEMES have emerged as a cultural art-form, to present an argument.

THE POLITICAL MEMES OF THE 21 CENTURY ARE LIKE THE POLITICAL CARTOONS OF THE 1800s

Like the political cartoons of the past, the most effective memes are clever, easy to understand, and often comical, using satire to poke fun at the opposition.

Democrats’ $1.5 trillion demand to keep the gov’t open sets a new record for gall
New York Post / Sept 19, 2025
https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/opinion/democrats-1-5-trillion-demand-to-keep-the-govt-open-sets-a-new-record-for-gall/

The “Join or Die” is perhaps one of the most famous political cartoons in America.
The image is credited to Benjamin Franklin, and it was originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.
https://www.americanrevolution.org/join-or-die

A boxing match, or another bloody nose for John Bull / W. Charles, del et sculp.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2002708982/

MEME: Nobody Wants to Vote For Democrats Anymore
@realDonaldTrump (X) 35 M Views
https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1972822596397003159

Hakeem Jeffries Criticizes Schumer/Jeffries Meme
@realDonaldTrump (X) 23.2 M Views
https://x.com/i/status/1973218518893207825

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