9 Hilarious RNC Memes

Thursday night will mark the official end to the Republican National Convention, and it has been quite a show in Cleveland.  Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2024’s Most Influential African Americans Post #3 6-18-2025 Post #2 6-18-2025 Video will return here when scrolled back into view Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat Video…

Thursday night will mark the official end to the Republican National Convention, and it has been quite a show in Cleveland. 

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From New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie—“Mr. Bridgegate” himself—lecturing Americans on ethics, to Dr. Ben Carson likening Hillary Clinton to Lucifer, to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's vitriolic speech (because spewing vitriol seems to be what he does best) and, lest we forget, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s showstopping refusal to endorse Donald Trump on Wednesday. Indeed, Cruz, that was a gangsta move.

But the Melania Trump speech-stealing fiasco (and the #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes hashtag that came of it) was, by far, the most entertaining misstep of the RNC.

Here are some our favorite memes, tweets and mentions that reflect the farce that was the 2016 Republican National Convention. And, yes, many of them involve Melania Trump.

https://twitter.com/elielcruz/status/755959385369808896
https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/755958539617652740
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/755581715918229504
https://twitter.com/iJesseWilliams/status/755272484673302528
https://twitter.com/agentbizzle/status/755285929305083904
https://twitter.com/bennydiego/status/755623082740506624
https://twitter.com/MissMyrtle2/status/755293086939439104

Felice León is multimedia editor at The Root.

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