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Jonathan Swan’s Face Is the 2020 Meme We Needed

During his viral Trump interview, the Axios reporter's pained expressions said it all.

Written by Daniella Byck
| Published on August 4, 2020
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Axios reporter Jonathan Swan grilled Donald Trump on the administration’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis  (and a whole lot more) during an interview that aired Monday night on HBO. While the President’s answers certainly deserve public scrutiny, it was Swan himself who broke the internet with a face that launched a thousand memes. Here are some of our favorite takes from Twitter:

2020 is Jonathan Swan's face pic.twitter.com/71u4QHs0pF

— Mike Pierce (@millennial_debt) August 4, 2020

When you see a 528 sq ft studio is $1,775 a month. https://t.co/ag1eHRoGgu

— kevikev (@KevCoke6) August 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/SampsaNuotio/status/1290718807091224576?s=20

Me seeing my screen time report despite spending every waking hour on my phone https://t.co/RnHptpwTrq

— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) August 4, 2020

pic.twitter.com/hyZ3RVxdi6

— Tim Duffy™ (@TimDuffy) August 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/jasonshevrin/status/1290635410310336518

https://twitter.com/Carlislegendary/status/1290743828899598343

The HBO's interview between President Trump and Jonathan Swan is meme material pic.twitter.com/HEfGA45KTX

— Xema Fominaya (@WofWendetta) August 4, 2020

pic.twitter.com/x4B1CTwZ8L

— Ben Rosen (@ben_rosen) August 4, 2020

Reading a recipe that calls for just one (1) garlic clove pic.twitter.com/iRkkKOm9aq

— Natalie Kitroeff (@Nataliekitro) August 5, 2020

Even Betsy Woodruff Swan, Jonathan’s wife, got in on the action:

Jonathan when I explain why clothes have to go in a pile on the chair instead of in the closet pic.twitter.com/gmSZIjDwG8

— Betsy Woodruff Swan (@woodruffbets) August 4, 2020

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