Democratic House interns are firing back at House Speaker Paul Ryan with a much more diverse photo of their own.
Ryan had posted a selfie on Instagram featuring a cohort of predominantly white Congressional interns last Saturday. The photo was quickly mocked online for its homogeneity and spurred a number of memes on social media.
In response, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas posted a series of three photos to her Twitter and Facebook pages showcasing a decidedly more diverse array of Democratic interns at Capitol Hill.
Check out the photos below:
My intern Audra Jackson led Democratic Interns in their own selfie 2day showing #DemInternDiversity #DemInternSelfie pic.twitter.com/83UcIOKS5s
— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016
The picture of the Democratic interns look a lot different than the #speakerselfie #DemInternSelfie #Diversity pic.twitter.com/B7MucXwLwB
— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016
Democratic House Interns organized to show show the diversity of the Democrats #DemInternSelfie #DemDiversity pic.twitter.com/Fg0tbVYQd8
— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016