Stephen King has released a “Stranger Things” themed reminder on X (formerly Twitter) about why Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is now Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate.
The best-selling horror writer, who has been an outspoken critic of the former president, shared on Wednesday the “Robin is holding a whiteboard‘ meme that emerged from the popular Netflix series.
The redacted text on the sign read: “Just a reminder that the reason he needs to pick a new vice president is because his own supporters tried to kill his last one.”
Trump supporters, as they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, chanted about the hanging of then-Vice President Mike Pence after he refused to help overturn the 2020 election results in favor of then-President Trump.
King’s post immediately went viral, receiving more than 2 million views on Elon Musk’s platform in the first 14 hours.
Pence has said he will not support his former boss for president in the upcoming November elections.
“It should come as no surprise that I will not be supporting Donald Trump this year,” Pence said on Fox News in March.
“Donald Trump is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is contrary to the conservative agenda we have led during our four years,” Pence explained at the time. “And that is why I cannot in good conscience support Donald Trump in this campaign.”
Vance was announced as Trump’s vice presidential pick on Monday during the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, just two days after an attempt on Trump’s life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.