> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Presidential Debate Memes That Channel Our Never-Ending Screams - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/trump-biden-presidential-debate-memes-that-channel-our-never-ending-screams/ - Published: 2024-06-28T18:07:44.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:37:55.000Z - Description: We must find ways to laugh so that we don’t cry, and the depressing material from last night is undoubtedly premium crop ripe for picking on. - Author: Rhea Nayyar - Tags: Art, News, Donald Trump, Featured, Joe Biden, Memes, US Presidential race, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:36 (2023, 2024, part 2) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/american-gothic-debate.jpg) Grant Wood's masterpiece reimagined for the 2024 election season (edit Valentina Di Liscia/*Hyperallergic*, all social media screenshots by *Hyperallergic*) President Joe Biden and convicted felon Donald Trump went toe-to-toe last night in a [historic presidential debate](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/gallery/photos-cnn-debate-biden-trump/index.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) that somehow managed to be even less professional than what we had previously anticipated. Illuminating the nation’s broader feelings of crisis and despair, the debate underscored the widely shared belief that Biden’s mumbles of a campaign point to elder abuse, and that Trump’s campaign, while comically unserious, would send us hurtling toward unbridled fascism. As always, we must find ways to laugh so that we don’t cry, and the depressing material from last night is undoubtedly premium crop ripe for picking on. May the following memes be cathartic, validating, and temporarily mask the feelings of dread that will eventually overpower you through your sleep and leave you awake from 3am onwards. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-09-04-pm.jpg) Everything is just fine! (post by @detachment\_red via [X](https://twitter.com/detachment%5Fred/status/1806543574550430011?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806543574550430011%7Ctwgr%5Ee2be9e973873ad15a21a9d62aca706f077d49e63%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fhyperallergic.com%2F%3Fp%3D929734&ref=hyperallergic.com)) It looks like some of us tried to protect our peace by skipping the debate in the first place. Others, however, were moved to take matters into their own hands to the extent they could: ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-11-01-pm-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-18-31-pm.jpg) If only. (posts by @snmrrw via Xand @hello\_itsnotbi via X) Considering the [ongoing Adderall shortage](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/health/adderall-shortage-prescription-fills-drop-truveta/index.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) affecting the nation, I’d say that this act of selflessness is an example of how we look out for each other while the talking heads in government extract endlessly from us. On the other hand, we can finally put an end to the war on drugs and admit that we need [Nara Smith](https://people.com/who-is-nara-smith-lucky-blue-smith-wife-8604660?ref=hyperallergic.com) at a time like this. Trigger Warning: Not Safe for Empaths ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screen-shot-2024-06-28-at-12-47-52-pm.jpg) (post by @hexprax via [X](https://x.com/hexprax/status/1806497662587609204?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806497662587609204%7Ctwgr%5E32799a0c83079fdb029775a1a48e4ad5c9da90d1%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5Fc10&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dazeddigital.com%2Flife-culture%2Farticle%2F62991%2F1%2Fbest-memes-donald-trump-v-joe-biden-presidential-debate&ref=hyperallergic.com)) Me trying to get one participation point but ending up Mitch McConnell-ing during the group project presentation for a required class that I’m actively failing. The strip club might seem like the last place to watch the debate on mute, but it's imperative to acknowledge that it was a sex worker who got Trump convicted in the first place. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-20-43-pm.jpg) Not the vibe ... (post by @botticellibimbo via [X](https://x.com/botticellibimbo/status/1806495385902305385?ref=hyperallergic.com)) Maybe the [wax sculpture of Lincoln’s head melting off](https://hyperallergic.com/scorching-heat-wave-turns-lincoln-wax-statue-into-a-hot-mess/) in Washington, DC, earlier this week was actually a premonition ... ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-22-24-pm.jpg) Too soon? (post by @greg16676935420 via [X](https://x.com/greg16676935420/status/1806511339688382930?ref=hyperallergic.com)) We know that everyone already makes fun of us on a global scale, but this “showdown” made things a little too real … Cut the cameras and someone get me an ice pack! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-24-21-pm.jpg) Please leave us alone. (post by @ginnyhogan\_ via X) Trump caused a stir after claiming that “the millions of people that \[Biden\] has allowed to come through border have taken Black jobs” when answering the question about Black voter disappointment thus far, which begs the question … What exactly *is* a "Black job"? If a [legend like him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVKvqTItto&ref=hyperallergic.com) couldn’t get through it, we are, as the people say, *so cooked*. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-26-50-pm-1.jpg) IYKYK (post by @GianmarcoSoresi via [X](https://x.com/GianmarcoSoresi/status/1806544189137543173?ref=hyperallergic.com)) You know it’s bad when even corporate social media accounts throw in the towel … ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-28-56-pm-1.jpg) A very bad sign (post by @annkpowers via [X](https://x.com/annkpowers/status/1806519268227400097?ref=hyperallergic.com)) Anyways, does anyone want to join me on a Ranch somewhere far away from this? ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-28-at-12-30-38-pm.jpg) Probably the most didactic visual we've seen of last night's debate (post by @amandaseales via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/amandaseales/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&ig%5Frid=db1b5392-cad9-434c-9229-8c34626170fb)) A Trump vs. Harris debate would almost certainly put me in the grave, but I can bank on the sad-but-funny content to zombify me against my will. And might just work out for her. And here we have the dichotomy of American political discourse. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/06/debate-dichotomy.jpg) No DILF candidates anymore because of woke ... (posts by [@AltHistCody](https://x.com/AltHistCody/status/1806505399417282981?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806505399417282981%7Ctwgr%5Effe35c5acdb12f44cd705a0e13a12e4eb5b58f81%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fhyperallergic.com%2F%3Fp%3D929734&ref=hyperallergic.com) and [@credenzaclear2](https://x.com/credenzaclear2/status/1806513315746664757?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806513315746664757%7Ctwgr%5Effe35c5acdb12f44cd705a0e13a12e4eb5b58f81%7Ctwcon%5Es1%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fhyperallergic.com%2F%3Fp%3D929734&ref=hyperallergic.com) via X)