Mike Lee makes fun of the Green New Deal using Reagan on a dinosaur, Star Wars and Sharknado

Sen. Mike Lee took to the Senate chamber with a series of bizarre and comical floor charts. They included one depicting former President Ronald Reagan holding a machine gun while riding a velociraptor and another showing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert fending off a shark from the movie “Sharknado 4.”
The goal of the Utah Republican's humorous floor speech? “To consider the Green New Deal with the seriousness it deserves.”
Lee delivered the monologue just a few hours before a Senate cloture vote on the Green New deal resolution.
For fact-checking about the resolution, see CQ Roll Call reporters Elvina Nawaguna and Ben Hulac’s Decoder video debunking common myths about the Green New Deal: • Myths of the Green New...
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[@MikeAzariah]

Very well played. How the hell did he keep a straight face?

[@Iamacardinalfan]

Hell, how did his aide not laugh. You could tell she wanted to so bad.

[@SquirrelHill]

There's a new book called "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Stop Cows from Farting"

[@Funkymonkfunkymonk]

Mike Dawe Samuel Eddy This climate change denial reminds me of the story of the wolf and the 3 pigs. America is preparing with starwars and aquaman, and children good luck with that losers. He makes Americans look even more stupid by making fun of climate change or as Trump has so many times denied it.

[@Archerable26]

Funky .Monk He says in his speech that climate change is a big deal and should be taken seriously, but this "Green New Deal" is as unrealistic as the things he depicts.

[@monoveloso]

he left his gay face at home

[@mz6544]

This just might be the funniest thing I have ever witnessed take place on the Senate floor. Senator Mike “Savage” Lee, the tauntaun part cracked me up. I can’t stop laughing! 😂😂

[@nolajoe8959]

Chris Farley as Newt Gingrich was pretty good.

[@Funkymonkfunkymonk]

Michael Zeman Samuel Eddy This climate change denial reminds me of the story of the wolf and the 3 pigs. America is preparing with starwars and aquaman, and children good luck with that losers. He makes Americans look even more stupid by making fun of climate change or as Trump has so many times denied it.

[@mz6544]

Funky .Monk, when you resort to calling people you don’t know losers, assume their political affiliations, and their stance on the climate, all on a clip about how ridiculous the “Green Dream” is, then your opinion means literally nothing to me. The Green New Deal was brought up for a vote, yet not a single Democrat voted in favor of it. If it’s so wonderful, they should stand by it. Senator Lee was merely pointing out how ridiculous and completely unrealistic the GND truly is, and did so with great humor. Even Nancy Pelosi threw shade at the GND (or Green Dream) for Christ sake! GTFOH with that crap you’re trying to pedal.

[@notimportant1055]

100% carbon neutral.

[@Psycorde]

General Lee of the Great Meme War

[@Namelesswhirl]

This man deserves a medal.

[@tcnbrooklyn2638]

You need a brain idiot you should be embarrassed

[@SquirrelHill]

There is a new book called "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Stop Cows from Farting"

[@Funkymonkfunkymonk]

Samuel Eddy This climate change denial reminds me of the story of the wolf and the 3 pigs. America is preparing with starwars and aquaman, and children good luck with that losers. He makes Americans look even more stupid by making fun of climate change or as Trump has so many times denied it.

[@Namelesswhirl]

@@Funkymonkfunkymonk I think you miss the point. We don't think that climate change isn't real. We think the green new deal is a joke.

[@videogamer678]

If he’s retarded for doing this, then what does that say about you Frank? The joke is so far above your head it’s not even funny.

[@zaso0214]

When you forgot to do your homework for the presentation that's due tomorrow.

[@memeshort4192]

Dood 👏 you win the Internet today. This even made my dad laugh and he’s a kind of a liberal.

[@barrynichols2846]

He's laughing at him

[@501thtrooper4]

S🤮calism

[@arj_813]

I totally want this Reagan portrait in my house!. 💯💯. Can we have one made with President Trump on a pterodactyl flying over a huge wall fighting off illegal zombies??

[@yousefal-otaibi150]

You could've said fighting Aliens but you didnt You could've also made him ride a t-rex since they're both huge predators with small hands

[@tcnbrooklyn2638]

You should be embarrassed

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@tcnbrooklyn2638 You support the idiocy that AOC is spouting and WE should be embarrassed? That's hilarious!

[@mzmadmike]

You realize it's a fake pic, right? Reagan would NEVER carry an RPG-5, a Soviet weapon.

[@Mishn0]

@@mzmadmike Unless...he personally *ripped* it out of Vladimir Putin's grip in hand-to-hand combat and is keeping it as a souvenir of that epic battle.

[@miltiadiskyvernitis]

The 26 babies who disliked the video, identify yourselves.

[@cygnetcommitee3865]

Yeah snowflakes, eat this! Lets build the wall. Because a wall will keep out everything bad from our beloved country. even greenhouse gas or...whatever!

[@pixiebubbles2628]

They're more of baby killers

[@Hyneria69]

Hate to break it to you, but you're the one who seems to be triggered.

[@ScyllasSimp]

Me. It's complete bs. The green new deal doesn't ban air travel so what's he whining about?

[@NeoStele]

​@@ScyllasSimpWell, according to AOC's office that says "Totally overhaul transportation by massively expanding electric vehicle manufacturing, build charging stations everywhere, build out high-speed rail at a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary, create affordable public transit available to all, with goal to replace every combustion-engine vehicle," which doesn't call for a ban, but does call for a complete replacement and move to high speed, trans-ocean railways. Which, by the way, is currently an engineering impossibility. At another point, in explaining its 10-year greenhouse gas emission goal, the outline says “we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast.” So, at exactly what point does this bill not sound utterly ridiculous? Mike Lee isn't whining, AOC is out of her mind.

[@barbiquearea]

"Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookie from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it, that does not make sense. Why would a Wookie, a eight foot tall Wookie want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense. But more important you have to ask yourself what does this have to do with this case? Nothing, ladies and gentlemen it has nothing to do with this case, it does not make sense. If Chewbacca lives on Endor you must acquit. I rest my case." - South Park

[@oklahomakidz]

👏👏👏👏 Lmao! That was Verbatim SP. Awesome

[@Anonymous_Passerby]

Brilliant, especially that last sentence.

[@SquirrelHill]

There is a new book called "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Stop Cows from Farting."

[@daveshoe4574]

Alway nice to see a man of Culture in our Government.

[@ukahchiagoziem570]

IKR

[@NB3228]

This is my new favorite thing.

[@turbokiwi4838]

This is Gold. Fighting stupid nonsense with the only thing it deserves. ‘Merica. 🦅

[@doomblackdragon]

Make this man President. Holy hell that is one of the greatest things I have ever seen. A politition with a sense of humor and is grounded in reality.

[@11Brawlman]

you wanna try spellin that word again man

[@feeplemurphy4618]

Google en passant

[@Watcher4187]

I love how you can hear someone chuckling in the background at 2:17 and slowly see a grin start to appear on his assistants face after that. Kudos for her holding it together while Lee makes this incredible speech.

[@azshooty2505]

I don't know how many times I've watched this.... hilarious!!!!

[@Mine-rq2ho]

*Did congress just get trolled* ???

[@VideoJames1019]

He’s gone full Michael Scott...

[@tonyd1997]

That's what she said.....

[@davidcouncil493]

Like , I wonder if , like , if Ocrazio-Cortez has , like , figured out , like , which chamber of government she was , like , inaugurated to ??

[@liberyone5185]

She was in her personal Fart Chamber recycling her gas when Mr. Lee gave his presentation.

[@tcnbrooklyn2638]

No she was tweeting anybody could be a senator idiot. You guys should be embarrassed

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@tcnbrooklyn2638 Were you born this foolish or do you work at it? Never mind. I know the answer.

[@liberyone5185]

@@tcnbrooklyn2638 I'm sure your referring that ANY DemonRAT could be a IDIOT. They don't need any practice...it's inbred.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Ben Shapiro does a hilarious impression of her

[@michelpetrucci]

LOVE THAT GUY !!! HE AS USED THE AOC's "LANGUAGE" TO MAKE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANT

[@CARTELZURI]

Mike Lee is a legend now 😂🙌🏽🇺🇸💯

[@tedmcfly]

4chan approves.

[@yinyang9270]

excellent: " climate change is not joke, but the Green New Deal ...is"

[@paulalbares643]

But I might add....climate change is a big joke, a big joke they are trying to foster on mankind, sort of like the tulip craze of years gone by.

[@Redvines69]

When he said the report had been issued a long time ago and far far away I lost it.

[@user-nj1dq6be4g]

I actually think that AOC understood the explanation. They should have had coloring books for the Crats so they could follow along

[@rigulur]

"there was no battle with or without velociraptors" SO YOU'RE SAYING THERES A CHANCE

[@davidchimes3464]

Tom Tom farts have too much greenhouse gas.

[@matthewbradley3395]

A Tom Tom is a drum. A snow planet bipedal beast of burden from The Empire Strikes Back is a Tauntaun.

[@toddpnewton]

@@matthewbradley3395 But Tom Tom farts do have too much greenhouse gas.

[@SquirrelHill]

.There's a new book called "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Stop Cows from Farting."

[@matthewbradley3395]

You are correct sir. On that there can be no disagreement.

[@jh9255]

"Tauntaun" you uncultured swine.

[@jh9255]

That is some quality trolling right there.

[@freeamericanthinker558]

If this is guy is running for president, I vote for him.

[@tcnbrooklyn2638]

Why we in trouble now bc off idiots like you and this dummy

[@josephflynn9792]

imagine this guy using the newest and now illegal memes to troll the EU when he meets with them. both making his argument and using their own news broadcasts to share memes with the citizens.

[@kurousagi8155]

T cnBrooklyn 22 Trillion in debt. It’s not the Republican’s fault. It’s the 2.3 Trillion the US spends annually on welfare and entitlements. Something the Democrats back.

[@MrArmystrong85]

Read this on Duffleblog and thought it was satire 😂 this is great

[@starguy2718]

Triggering all the unhinged snowflakes...well played, Senator Lee!

[@TheDashingRogue]

Best timeline ever

[@JohnAOE]

I thought the second picture was the flying dog from the 1984 movie The Never Ending Story LMAO

[@connorhofmann5691]

This is my state senator. He will always have my vote.

[@santacruiser2214]

I don't agree with this guy's political beliefs, and I don't care. Give this guy a Presidential Medal of Honor.

[@Midnight-City]

"Green New Deal is a Joke"So is AOC. Hilariously awesome !

[@keelychow4569]

Mo Brooks is also a joke with falling rocks being responsible for rising sea levels.

[@cygnetcommitee3865]

Yeah, just think about it: If those losers took over, we could forget about television. Just yesterday, Trump said on hannity about wind energy: "If it doesn't blow, you can forget about television for that night," and Trump knows a lot about wind!!! He's damned right! And us Republicans are smart - and funny! Green New Deal? What for? Anybody see any problems. Not me! And I'm living in Washaki, Wyoming!

[@gregorygrove7245]

LEGEND!

[@geraldkeys2540]

The first picture contains three of my favorite things.

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

weapons, philosopher raptors with banners and senators?

[@geraldkeys2540]

@@thanquolrattenherz9665 And my favorite president before TRUMP

[@krondarr8865]

Aquaman!! I just could not see the screen through my tears of laughter.🙂😄😄😄. Sharknado. My dog thinks I have gone crazy cause I am lol so much.

[@joeyo3448]

1:04 I LOST IT😹😹😹

[@dannyduarte7567]

I'm so proud to be an American right now...

[@chrisbarras3908]

I will definitely give up my car for velociraptor

[@dominoautonomy4750]

Lmao

[@JESJACKDAD]

never gets old, thank you Mike

[@Varlwyll]

LMAO this is genius

[@philipbaccus7011]

A politician with a sense of humor. Wow.

[@timevampire83]

OK. This is legit hilarious. XD

[@eurosensazion]

poor girl had to sit there the entire time trying not to laugh lol

[@johnclark04]

Does anyone know where one could purchase that picture of President Reagan? Asking for a friend...

[@alwaysopen7970]

www.deviantart.com/sharpwriter/art/Ronald-Reagan-Riding-a-Velociraptor-312025579

[@davidpoole7098]

1:38 His secretary almost cracked

[@jacksquat2067]

I'm dead. 😂😂😂

[@dionmccleese3811]

Savage, just savage! That dude is incredible!

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

I commend the artist. Good job. We artist deserve credit when good work is done

[@macenblu6]

i love this so much

[@SingularPanda4]

That chick on the left is trying so hard not to Laugh XD

[@jameslastname1346]

I want this fucking painting NOW

[@Jamko1970]

AWESOME!!!

[@drones7838]

This is great!!!!

[@mexican-panzer6946]

Well if we ever get the space force off the ground. Then we shouldnt have any problem getting some Tauntauns from Hoth.

[@randispoling]

"There was no battle... With, or without, Velociraptors...." SO! SIR! Are you telling me there WAS a chance there was a battle, with fucking velociraptors?

[@guishenStreetB]

Why did he not mention King Kong

[@adamjbaker5582]

I want that painting

[@ericbucher8636]

Nearly pissed my pants

[@kaluahmon]

I'm crying! XD

[@clintstudt3796]

Saturday Night Live can’t hold a candle to Mike Lee !

[@jerharr9908]

Amen!!!!!

[@kentc8716]

I know now how it is going to be done, thanks dude.

[@ukahchiagoziem570]

Tauntauns! Mr President

[@ironballsmcginty1009]

That was awesome

[@ohmightywez]

First, I need that painting, and second, I have a new congressional hero now that Trey is gone.

[@michaelwilliams6132]

A sad day for America. These senators are clueless.

[@jhggins3757]

That's not a machine gun REEEEEEEEEE

[@pjp2013]

Legend! 😂

[@friday8283]

You can see his assistant almost break a few times lol i dont know how he kept such a straight face

[@spiralarchitect9305]

A level of epic fuckery I strive to obtain.

[@phat664]

Truth is, according to scientists (Liberty U of course, bastion of STEM) the globe is actually cooling at an alarming rate and we need to warm the climate up before it's too late. Coal and Oil might be the only way we don't have another ice age. So I'm hoping we put a huge coal power plant in every single Utah town's back yard. Utah needs to save us all.

[@mrs.chandler9384]

This is why republicans are ballin’

[@AeroGuy07]

Legend.

[@peterchasten2790]

*Taun-Tauns Mr. President*

[@EdgarFriendlysCivicsTeacher]

That lass low-key losing it made this for me.

[@thehappy15a]

Absolute mad lad!

[@briansmith6242]

Mike Lee for the win

[@MANIAKRA]

LMAOO wtffff is this real??

[@southernhunter7476]

Love it!!😂😂

[@UnenthusiasticPerson]

I would imagine getting a Taun Taun would be like getting snow tires in the winter and a velociraptor in the summer or off-roading

[@terrykavanaugh2481]

Lol! Love it! Take THAT aoc... lol!!

[@basketweaver1144]

What a legend

[@hayden1781]

I love America.

[@cygnetcommitee3865]

Yeah, trule the greatest Bananarepublic in the World!

[@surplusdivision2461]

Ironically it was Rino Ronald Reagan that banned machine guns. I am lucky enough to own a machine gun made before the 1986 Reagan ban.

[@zilly0285]

Mike Lee 2024!

[@rin-joh8644]

America truly is the best country on Earth.

[@Demolitiondude]

How many trees was cut down for those screen shots?

[@Demolitiondude]

@Donald Trump used to work at a recycling place. No refinery is buying plastic.

[@Demolitiondude]

You should change your screen name then. That's way too smart for dumbass in denial.

[@Ton369]

TROLLING LEVEL IS OVER 9,000 ! ! !

[@ilikepeople1795]

this is the best thing congress has done in years

[@MegF142857]

Reagan on dinosaur design is by Jason Heuser. Sharpwriter on Deviant Art. Found after some looking around.

[@MAGAMAN]

I want to see what everyone watching this looks like.

[@jamesgao26]

How the hell and who voted for AOC as their leader ?

[@Olderaccount17]

Legend. Absolute LEGEND.

[@rubberparrot1]

Aren’t we worried about Tauntaun farts?

[@tuftyterror983]

This feels like a Simpson episode

[@TheBigGuys10percent]

God Bless this beautiful man.

[@marykali3603]

The climate in the government oh yes must change! It’s cold as Antarctica!