President Donald Trump’s Obamacare replacement bill, aka “Zombie Trumpcare,” just narrowly passed in the House.
The 217-213 vote was broadcast live on many major news channels and on Facebook. Viewers tallied numbers with bated breath, but the sharp eyes of the Internet were quick to notice a discrepancy: One—no, two—Democrats appeared to have voted “yea” to the bill.
Some tweeters were mad—and confused—AF. The phrase “2 Dems” started trending on Twitter.
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Hearing that the 2 Dems who considered defecting on the Affordable Care Act were McIntyre NC and Matheson Utah. What gives, guys?
— Nicole Butler (@NM_Butler) May 4, 2017
Including the 2 Dems. #shame https://t.co/hYiuWz5nzM
— Monique Pressley (@MoniquePressley) May 4, 2017
Who are the "2 Dems"? We need names. They WILL be primaried.
— Andrea #BernieBabe (@veggietrunks) May 4, 2017
On this #nationaldayofprayer I am Praying that Paul Ryan & all Republicans in The House + 2 Dems burn in Hell 4 Trumpcare--add trump to fire
— OneLove (@DeliaMacD1) May 4, 2017
OK, which 2 Dems are drunkenly pressing the "yes vote" button ...
— Dean Clancy (@DeanClancy) May 4, 2017
If they’d kept watching, they’d have noticed the “yea” vote dial back to zero.
So, for those wondering: Ultimately, no House Democrats voted “yea” for Trumpcare.
Those 2 Dems must have been really confused for a minute. But screw GOP who took away #24million people's insurance. #noCBO #awfulpeople pic.twitter.com/KmdO7IKtks
— Sean Meloy (@MeloySM) May 4, 2017