Stephen Colbert had something to say about Mike Pence's "that Mexican thing" comment from Tuesday's vice presidential debate. He may not have known it at the time, but social media also took issue with the comment and made it a meme.
The line happened after Republican vice presidential candidate Pence got fed up with his Democratic opponent Tim Kaine bringing up Donald Trump's comment on Mexican immigrants being "rapists."
Apparently after Kaine's fourth reference to the comments, Pence said, "You've whipped out that Mexican thing again."
"The Mexican thing? It has a name, Governor. I call it Pedro," Colbert joked. "And it taught me Spanish. S0, ole!"
On the internet, the meme spread like wildfire:
#thatmexicanthing where we work hard, play by the rules & continue to be discriminated. While .@realDonaldTrump cheats the system #VPDebate
— Juan Altamirano (@altamirajuan) October 5, 2016
#ThatMexicanThing where my mom has worked as a housekeeper for 25 yrs because her dream is to see her family's dreams come true. #VPDebate
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) October 5, 2016
#thatmexicanthing just got off working a night shift keeping a library open so the next generation of students can succeed #VPDebate
— Almendrita Vergara (@lorisdrita) October 5, 2016As for the rest of the night, Colbert felt Pence won the debate.
"Both men tried their hardest," he said, "but it was like watching a loaf of white bread get pistol-whipped by a jar of mayonnaise. Not a lot of flavor, but there was a clear winner, okay."
Later he addeed, "Pence's strong performance bodes well for Trump, because everybody knows the team with the best backup quarterback always wins the Super Bowl."
Watch Colbert critique the debate below:
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