Olivia Rodrigo Visited The White House – And Instantly Became A Meme
"Olivia Rodrigo could be the president but Joe Biden could never write 'favorite crime'."
Everywhere you go, you’re hearing people saying it: Olivia Rodrigo went to The White House.
The young pop sensation attended an event at the Oval Office in order to encourage young people to get vaccinated, giving a short, sweet and down-to-Earth speech about the importance of getting the jab.
“I am beyond humbled and honoured to be here today to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccination,” Rodrigo said. “I am in awe of the work President Biden and Dr. Fauci have done and was happy to lend my support to this initiative.
“It’s important to have conversations with friends and family members to get vaccinated.”
.@Olivia_Rodrigo encourages young people to get vaccinated in an important speech from the White House Briefing Room. pic.twitter.com/CJ0xMk8p8X
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 14, 2021
But although increasing youth vaccination was the ostensible reason for the visit, it also had another unintended side effect: a veritable shedload of memes.
Yup, in the hours since Rodrigo was snapped looking happy and healthy on the Oval Office lawns, the image has become a massive sensation on the internet, with her smiling face plastered all over Twitter timelines.
There are those who think that the moment looks like a promo poster for a rom-com we wish existed…
you cannot deny that olivia going to the white house looks like a promo poster for a 2004 rom com called Heart of State about the first daughter who (whoops!) falls for a hunk who works in the rose garden during his summers off from college and they are star-crossed pic.twitter.com/f4yDy4jDG8
— rachel syme (@rachsyme) July 14, 2021
…and there are those who wish journalists had their priorities straight.
white house reporters: who is olivia rodrigo?
me, an olivia rodrigo reporter: what is the white house?
— Christi Carras (@christicarras) July 13, 2021
And then there are the stranger jokes, off-kilter takes about the admittedly rather dystopian (while still hopeful and important) sight of a young musician touting the vaccine in the middle of a plague.
"and that is why at 0600 this morning the united states military conducted a drone strike in the vicinity of joshua bassett's malibu home" pic.twitter.com/qPLkJi6TlX
— David Mack (@davidmackau) July 14, 2021
I love that in this photo it looks like Jen Psaki and Olivia Rodrigo are circling each other like friendly rivals who didn't expect to run into each other at the White House briefing room. pic.twitter.com/fswqTjIAUo
— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) July 14, 2021
Joe Biden inviting Olivia Rodrigo to the White House pic.twitter.com/P0ELwGWtOb
— ✨ (@heyjaeee) July 14, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo's speech in the white house: "As citizens it's our duty to stream this friday the comeback of the most impactful latin artist in history. So, this friday i want y'all to stream "Don't Wait Up" by Shakira and watch the video in Youtube" pic.twitter.com/0F7vSswr0T
— ????? #DontWaitUp (@hersavagehips) July 15, 2021
Can one of the White House reporters ask Olivia Rodrigo if she'll be doing a Tiny Desk concert while she's in town? Thanks!
— Garrett Ross? (@garrett_ross) July 14, 2021
so olivia rodrigo complains about her ex boyfriend and gets to go to the white house but when i do it it’s “inappropriate” and “unrelated to the funeral service”? okay https://t.co/eKzkGqQdwW
— Jordan Lancaster (@jordylancaster) July 14, 2021
Prepping for today's White House news and seeing Olivia Rodrigo eating ice cream in a corvette wearing dark sunglasses and it all makes sense now.
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) July 14, 2021
olivia rodrigo could be the president but joe biden could never write favorite crime
— kyra (@traitorvinyI) July 14, 2021
so olivia rodrigo complains about her ex boyfriend and gets to go to the white house but when i do it it’s “inappropriate” and “unrelated to the funeral service”? okay https://t.co/eKzkGqQdwW
— Jordan Lancaster (@jordylancaster) July 14, 2021
“America, its brutal out here” pic.twitter.com/QrrlX0fwNY
— Los (@LosRideTheWhip) July 14, 2021
A worthy cause and some incredible memes? Chalking this one up as a win.
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