Hunting Pokemon, texting boys and looking up how to talk to black people: Jokers turn Kellyanne Conway's Oval Office gaffe into a series of hilarious memes

  • Conway kneeled on a sofa while a delegation from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities visited
  • She also appeared to be texting while her heels dug into the furniture and guests posed for a photo 
  • The bizarre behavior, which occurred on Monday, led to her being roundly mocked online in hilarious memes
  • In one she's playing Pokemon Go; others have her apparently oblivious to important historical events

Kellyanne Conway's baffling decision to rest on her knees on the Oval Office sofa - with her shoes on, no less - while a delegation from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities were visiting has led to a spate of hilarious memes.

Conway was photographed on Monday taking pictures of Donald Trump and apparently sending text messages while the delegation stood together for a photo opportunity.

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Her behavior kicked up a fuss on Twitter - and, predictably, a whole lot of Photoshop parodies too.

Original: This photo, showing Presidential aide Kellyanne Conway perched oddly on a sofa in the Oval Office on Monday went viral
Lambasted: Conway was lambasted online for that photo and this one - both of which were turned into a series of hilarious memes
One user imagined that Conway - who was seen apparently texting after taking a picture of the president - was trying to figure out how to talk to the invited guests, who were members of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Caught on camera: Another user suggested that Conway was less interested in photographing her boss and more interested in catching a Charizard in the mobile phone game Pokemon Go
Kneeling fine: Conway is capable of relaxing anywhere, according to this meme - and apparently she enjoys settling down on the famous Resolute desk
Think pink: Other Photoshop fans took Conway out of the Oval Office - such as this artist, who thought her texting pose would be better suited to a little girl's bedroom than the most important office in the world

Moments after taking a photo of Trump, Conway was seen checking her phone, with her legs tucked beneath her. Some members of the delegation glanced at her with what appeared to be amusement.

Many Twitter users mocked and berated Conway for what they saw as a lack of respect, given the formal setting and atmosphere - especially considering the administration was making an effort to reach out to the black community.

'Shocking and bizarre. How do you get that comfortable in your boss's office? Especially in front of guests? Just when you think this administration couldn't shock you anymore...' wrote one user.

Another thought the pose was more appropriate for someone at home: 'I sit on my couch like that. Only when I'm watching tv & having the Munchies tho.'

Even so-called Kellyanne fans were dismayed by the lack of respect shown by the President's counselor.

'I'm a Kellyanne fan, but that is appalling,' one wrote. 'My mother never let us put our feet on the furniture! She sits in a desk chair with both feet & shoes bundled up under her in full view of the public as she scrolls through her phone.'

Grave matter: This artist went for a very different tack, turning Conway into a spooky ghoul rising from her grave. After all, you can't get good reception when you're six feet under
King's speech: What if Conway caused a kerfuffle at an event with an even more notable black American? That's what this user imagined, as she was placed down next to Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Firestarter: Conway made another appearance back in time, when she visited the moment in 1963 that a Vietnamese monk, Thich Quang Duc, burned himself alive in Saigon to protest the country's anti-Buddhist laws
Unbothered: Conway seems oblivious to the Kent State shootings in this picture, in which students protesting the Vietnam war were shot down by National Guardsmen
Hosed: Conway was placed in a racially charged situation in this picture - a photo of Birmingham, Alabama firemen hosing down civil rights protesters in 1963

The outrage over Conway's sitting position is simply the latest in a long line of criticism aimed at adviser. 

At the start of the month, Conway came under fire from an ethics board for hawking Ivanka Trump's 'stuff'.

Conway, a graduate of George Washington University Law School who was admitted to the DC Bar in 1995, was also roundly mocked after she talked of the 'Bowling Green massacre.'

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That was a supposed terrorist attack that never actually happened. Conway cited it while claiming that it caused Barack Obama to stop Iraqi refugees from entering the country..

And last week a group of 15 legal ethics professors made a complaint to the Bar, saying that she should be sanctioned for violating government ethics rules and 'conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.'

The professors - all ethics experts - cited the Bowling Green gaffe and the Ivanka Trump farrago as evidence that Conway, who once 'understood her ethical responsibilities as a lawyer and abided by them,' is now 'acting in a way that brings shame upon the legal profession.'

Staged photo: Conway was shown 'treating Hamilton the musical like she treats the Oval Office' in this image. The creator added the hashtag '#respect'
Happy trails: Conway was shown in this rather charming trailer in one edit. One commenter referred to her and 'many of the Republicons [sic]' as 'trailer trash'

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