The Brief: Kimberly Guilfoyle's enthusiastic speech at the 2020 RNC inspired memes and parodies as the hashtag #GuilfoyleChallenge trended on Twitter.

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Trump’s opponents are trolling the President and his followers by mocking Kimberly Guilfoyle’s RNC speech online in the “Guilfoyle Challenge.” On the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is an attorney, the chair of the Trump Victory Finance Committee, and Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, gave an impassioned speech which included yelling.
Guilfoyle’s over-the-top displays of patriotism and excitement, as well as the content of her speech, inspired numerous parodies and memes including the so-called #GuilfoyleChallenge.
WATCH: Complete remarks from Kim Guilfoyle at #RNC2020.
Full #RNCConvention2020 video here: https://t.co/ZpNptJvTzQ pic.twitter.com/YlbrmWe4yQ
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 25, 2020
As the speech started going viral, social media users shared edited versions of the video as well as their own reenactments of it. One particulaly popular #GuilfoyleChallenge video posted by Twitter user @DBG_NYC featured the line “ladies and gentlemen, leaders and fighters of the American dream, the best is yet to come,” which he yelled loudly, mimicking Guilfoyle’s dramatic arm movements.
#Guilfoylechallenge pic.twitter.com/Eb8aubYRbp
— DeonπΉ (@DBF_NYC) August 25, 2020
On Tuesday morning, the hashtag #GuilfoyleChallenge was trending on Twitter with over 50,000 tweets on the subject. Many related tweets recreated memorable moments from Guilfoyle’s speech. Others added edits to the original video to compare her to villains, dictators, and other meme figures.
#GuilfoyleChallenge family style pic.twitter.com/zboEXjsIHH
— Ryan Prominski (@realryanpro) August 25, 2020
Guilfoyle’s speech vs. Dwight Shrute’s Mussolini-inspired speech:
Whacked out Kimberly Guilfoyle screamed and ranted at Americans for 6 minutes last night
…here is #MorningJoeβs excellent take of whatever you call what she did.#GuilfoyleChallenge#RNC2020#RNCConvention2020#CocaineConvention
π₯ by @Peg77pic.twitter.com/IjQnMGycR8
— π»ππππβπ ππππππππππ π· (@StevenReyCristo) August 25, 2020
A Wicked burn:
Oh yes .@Pleightx, this is another winner!#Guilfoyle#Guilfoylechallenge https://t.co/A8TFhGLlSc
— Paying Attention (@PayAttention2D) August 25, 2020
An inevitable Hitler comparison:
I have to enter @PauleyTeeks in the #Guilfoylechallenge pic.twitter.com/FodeGvGuQ5
— REESUS PATRIOTβ’π (@ReesusP) August 25, 2020
Life imitates art:
"The Scream" has become "The Scam". #Guilfoylechallenge pic.twitter.com/mXpDrWfe7w
— Bob Davidson (@oybay) August 25, 2020
Images of Guilfoyle’s arms raised in the air were widely memed in this challenge as people compared her to antagonists from The Hunger Games, Snow White, and more.
LET THE HUNGER GAMES BEGIN! π#RNCConvention2020 #RNC2020 #TrumpChaos #Guilfoylechallenge #cocaineeyes #RNChaos #RepublicanNationalConvention #RepublicanConvention pic.twitter.com/kRVBZnqiQ0
— Susan Giuliani (@SusanGiuliani8) August 25, 2020
Walt Disney knew! π³#Guilfoylechallenge pic.twitter.com/pImBTPwtAt
— Sweetie (@phutc7274) August 25, 2020
(thanks to whoever made this image)
also: #Guilfoylechallenge pic.twitter.com/vbkz971pMk— Cajsa Lisa πΈπͺπ¦π±π¦ (@cajsa_lisa) August 25, 2020
TOTALLY ππππ #GuilfoyleChallenge https://t.co/8j3LpfDiw3
— Nerdy One (@sneakyriki) August 25, 2020
Am I doing this right?#GuilfoyleChallenge#Adderall#Cocainepic.twitter.com/7jYzMUTf9e
— Jake Lobin (@JakeLobin) August 25, 2020