A Democratic lawmaker used a House floor speech Thursday to compare the current state of affairs in the United States under President Trump to the dangerous, alternate dimension inhabited by monsters in the supernatural Netflix series “Stranger Things.”
Standing next to a floor prop emblazoned with “Trump Things,” a play on the show’s name, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., said the American people, “like the main characters in ‘Stranger Things,’ we are now stuck in the ‘Upside Down'” — a reference to the show’s dark alternate dimension.
He went on to criticize the Trump administration for deceiving the American people about its contact with Russia, firing acting Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for refusing to defend his immigration executive order and showing praise on a “thug” like Russian leader Vladimir Putin while alienating allies.
“Mornings might be for coffee and contemplation, but Chief Jim Hopper is not coming to rescue us,” Cicilline said, referring to a main character in the show who is in local law enforcement.
He added that like some of the show’s protagonists, “Mike, Lucas, Dustin, and Eleven, we must remain focused on the task at hand and hold this administration accountable so we can escape from our own version of the Upside Down.”
