Ron Johnson Argues Against COVID-19 Relief Bill In The Weirdest Way, Becomes A Meme

The weird way in which Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) argued Wednesday against Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill has gone viral.

Part of Johnson’s argument centered on the literal thickness of the money.

“That is what we are debating spending,” said Johnson, who has faced backlash in recent weeks for downplaying the deadly U.S. Capitol riot. “A stack of dollar bills that extends more than halfway the distance to the moon.”

Watch the full video here:

Sen. Ron Johnson: “That is what we are debating, spending a stack of dollar bills that extends more than halfway the distance to the moon. And this is at a point in time when we’re about $28 trillion in debt.” pic.twitter.com/pR2tdZk2I5

— The Hill (@thehill) March 4, 2021

On Twitter, the late night show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” invited people to rework the image:

And they duly obliged with this “Photoshop Battle.”