The Internet Is Outdoing Itself With #NameAPenceMusical As The ‘Hamilton’ Controversy Continues

The sold-out (for years!) Hamilton Broadway musical created a different kind of sensation on Friday night when Mike Pence showed up. As the VP-elect headed to his seat, the resounding booing began, which affected the entire vibe of the production. The cast was well aware of their special guest and ended the night with a direct address to Pence. Trump then tweeted an incensed reaction over how his VP pick was “harassed,” and supporters are vowing boycott a show that they’d never even watch anyway, and some that do attend performances are disrupting the show with shout-y rants.

All of this makes one wonder why Pence’s even popped into a production that celebrates the contributions of American immigrants, but a lot of this year doesn’t make sense. He’ll soon be effectively running the country — let’s be honest, Trump won’t be doing heavy policy work — so a little ribbing is to be expected. Yet Pence is now being ridiculed into the rafters, which reveals how a large chunk of the nation feels about the gaslighter extraordinaire who advocated for conversion therapy and recently took the whitest selfie ever.

So, the #NameAPenceMusical hashtag is currently flying high, and it’s perhaps one of the most creative tags to hit Twitter. People are inspired, almost as if a silly trend is providing mass therapy. Here are the top bazillion responses to the hashtag.

https://twitter.com/amorrisPDX/status/800125381051170816

https://twitter.com/Lalalaurelm/status/800101111600443392
https://twitter.com/AndieG1988/status/800107394319732736

https://twitter.com/BlackAutonomist/status/800024324153495552

https://twitter.com/tim_torre/status/800065574894235648
https://twitter.com/jimkliss/status/800107054513999872

https://twitter.com/ShowtuneTricia/status/800124290762997760

https://twitter.com/FeliTweety87/status/799936015041499136

https://twitter.com/QDreamsOfParis/status/800165145364172800
https://twitter.com/hollyberrie66/status/800126181446033408

https://twitter.com/jpgriffith713/status/799995951658258432

Now, the controversy has swallowed the entirety of the weekend and caused everyone to forget how Donald Trump settled a pair of Trump University fraud lawsuits for $25 million on Friday. Sounds about right.