‘Never used a gas pump before?’
Where’s he from — New Jersey?
Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence was ridiculed online after he posted a campaign video at a gas station where he unlatched a gas nozzle and seemingly pretended to pump gas into a pickup truck.
The former vice president uploaded the video to X, formerly known as Twitter, to bash the Biden administration for the steep cost of gas. The clip has been viewed more than three million times.
“Remember $2 gallon gas? I do,” Pence tells the camera as he removes the nozzles and places it inside the filler of the red truck. “And then Joe Biden became president of the United States and launched his war on energy.”
Commenters, however, appeared to be more focused on Pence’s poor acting than recalling the lower prices.
“Never used a gas pump before?” one person replied to the ad.
“You didn’t have the courage to select your fuel grade,” a second mocked.
“Did people from New Jersey teach you to pump gas, Mike???” a third gawked.
The Indiana Republican seemingly failed to pick a fuel grade before removing the gas hose, causing the pump to beep continuously while he spoke about the increases in gas and electricity costs and his plan to fix the price hikes.
The non-stop beeping didn’t help to get viewers’ attention.
“The beep LOL,” a commenter wrote.
“Make the beeping stop!!!” another pleaded.
“How can this dipstick fix our energy independence when he can’t even push the button that chooses which octane gas he wants to make the ‘beeping’ sound stop?!” comedian and actor Rob Scheider tweeted.
Pence also never squeezed the lever of the hose’s handle to release gas into the tank.
“My super-relatable brother in Christ… it doesn’t work when you don’t hold down the handle,” an X user said sarcastically.
One person took it upon himself to spell out the instructions for the once second-in-command leader of the US.
“You absolute idiot. You have to select the type of gas that you want before you stick the thing in the gas hole. Then, you have to press the lever to make the gas actually come out!” he replied to the ad. “Are you stupid? It’s obvious you haven’t pumped gas in years!”
A meme account snatched the opportunity to create a new internet joke out of the Republican — comparing him to an NPC or nonplayable character.
“How do you fellow gasoline consumers,” was written over a screengrab of the video with the gray illustrated avatar meme representing an NPC placed over Pence’s face.
More than a thousand people shared their thoughts on the video by voting in a poll someone posted in the X replies. More than 94% of them voted “No” to the question: “Would you elect Mike Pence to pump your gas?”
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