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Vice President Mike Pence sat stoically during a heated meeting in the Oval Office between President Trump and senior Democratic congressional leaders. His posture didn't go unnoticed on Twitter. USA TODAY

WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence drew Twitter users' attention Tuesday with hisrestrainedperformance during a heated Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders.

Pence sat stoically as his boss got into testy exchanges with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the likely next Speaker, House Minority Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Stoically may be an understatement. Stonily might be more accurate.

And he didn't say a word.

As one Twitteruser phrased it with a holiday metaphor, Pence sat there "exactly like our Elf on the Shelf."

"Weird time to introduce the new Pence statue to the White House," tweeted talk show host Stephen Colbert.

In a review of his performance, New York Timesculture writer Sopan Deb declared Pence to "the worst member of this improv team."

"Mike Pence powered down to save electricity," said Max Burns, the communications director for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.

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Radio host Dean Obeidallah wondered if Pence "is actually still alive" or if it was a "'Weekend at Bernie's' type scenario where they just prop up Pence at meetings."

Here are some other reactions to Pence's quiet moments amid a chaotic meeting.

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