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<p>Musing on the political viewpoints of our favorite fictional characters is basically an emotional fast-track to existential crisis, which is perhaps why it&#39;s so addictive.</p><p><strong>Right now, as I type this very sentence, there are hoards of <em>Friends </em>fans (and foes) theorizing on which of their favorite characters would&#39;ve voted the rambling <em>Apprentice</em> host into office.</strong></p><div> <div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ok if they reboot Friends and try to make it topical which one of them voted for trump</p>&mdash; David Mack (@davidmackau) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/979029957157539842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <p><strong>Spoiler: a lot of our faves are problematic.</strong></p> </div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="433" src="https://giphy.com/embed/XJCL959KwYbE4" width="480"></iframe> <p> </p> </div><p><strong>Basically, any possible <em>Friends</em>-related political theory you could muster has been uttered on Twitter.</strong></p><p>A lot of them have legs too! Joey as a Trump supporter?! It plays. Joey&#39;s a sweetheart but he&#39;s also a sucker for theatrics, which Trump served up FAR more than Hillary Clinton.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my first instinct is Joey</p>&mdash; David Mack (@davidmackau) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/979030132169101312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/HashtagGriswold/status/979034744695459840</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Definitely Rachel. <br><br>Phoebe is a Berner. <a href="https://t.co/jXJQN1YvaR">https://t.co/jXJQN1YvaR</a></p>&mdash; Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/JJohnsonLaw/status/979035264491417602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/979034475114975239</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Found him. <a href="https://t.co/PkkIvL6Saw">pic.twitter.com/PkkIvL6Saw</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Dobbs (@jeffdobbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffdobbs/status/979035486105747462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="cs" dir="ltr">Janice <a href="https://t.co/nGqQLKDRJu">pic.twitter.com/nGqQLKDRJu</a></p>&mdash; Maggie McKethan (@maggiemckethan) <a href="https://twitter.com/maggiemckethan/status/979040609234309120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Ross&#39;s political convictions was one of the most debated out of the crew.</strong></p><p>Most people figured Phoebe would lean left no matter what, and Joey would fall for Trump. A few considered Phoebe would be Bernie-or-bust and then hate Hillary so hard she&#39;d go Trump. Rachel was a wild card, and Monica was probably mentioned the least. Chandler definitely could&#39;ve been a Gary Johnson stan.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ross voted for Trump<br>Monica &amp; Chandler voted 3rd party<br>Rachel &amp; Phoebe voted for Hillary<br>Joey slept through the election and didn’t vote</p>&mdash; crazy broke asian (@tribranchvo) <a href="https://twitter.com/tribranchvo/status/979031449432133633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">omg no Ross definitely didn&#39;t vote Trump - he cares way too much about facts and science to do that. If any of them voted for Trump, it&#39;d be Joey (anti-intellectual, low information voter)</p>&mdash; Ashley Alese Edwards (@AshleyAlese) <a href="https://twitter.com/AshleyAlese/status/979032337991299073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ross 100% voted Trump but won&#39;t explicitly admit it.</p>&mdash; Ben Coccio (@bencoccio) <a href="https://twitter.com/bencoccio/status/979033586593615883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Some people figured the crew didn&#39;t vote Trump, because they&#39;d be too busy getting into various forms of sitcom-worthy shenanigans. </strong></p><p>This idea definitely floats as well.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">None of them voted. They were all busy. It&#39;s meant to be a funny episode where they all get caught up doing frustrating tasks they can&#39;t get out of but it actually proves how self-involved all the friends really are.</p>&mdash; madeleine hindes (@madeleinelily) <a href="https://twitter.com/madeleinelily/status/979033486777573378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>While others figured everyone on the show were die-hard MAGA. </strong></p><oembed>https://twitter.com/Abid_ism/status/979049058512891905</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The real question at hand is who do YOU think would vote for Trump?!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

People are figuring out which Friends characters would've voted for Trump. Say goodbye to your faves.

Musing on the political viewpoints of our favorite fictional characters is basically an emotional fast-track to existential crisis, which is perhaps why it&#39;s so addictive.Right now, as I type this very sentence, there are hoards of Friends fans (and foes) theorizing on which of their favorite characters would&#39;ve voted the rambling Apprentice host into office. ok if they reboot Friends and try to make it topical which one of them voted for trump&mdash; David Mack (@davidmackau) March 28, 2018  Spoiler: a lot of our faves are problematic.    Basically, any possible Friends-related political theory you could muster has been uttered on Twitter.A lot of them have legs too! Joey as a Trump supporter?! It plays. Joey&#39;s a sweetheart but he&#39;s also a sucker for theatrics, which Trump served up FAR more than Hillary Clinton.my first instinct is Joey&mdash; David Mack (@davidmackau) March 28, 2018 https://twitter.com/HashtagGriswold/status/979034744695459840Definitely Rachel. Phoebe is a Berner. https://t.co/jXJQN1YvaR&mdash; Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) March 28, 2018 https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/979034475114975239Found him. pic.twitter.com/PkkIvL6Saw&mdash; Jeff Dobbs (@jeffdobbs) March 28, 2018 Janice pic.twitter.com/nGqQLKDRJu&mdash; Maggie McKethan (@maggiemckethan) March 28, 2018 Ross&#39;s political convictions was one of the most debated out of the crew.Most people figured Phoebe would lean left no matter what, and Joey would fall for Trump. A few considered Phoebe would be Bernie-or-bust and then hate Hillary so hard she&#39;d go Trump. Rachel was a wild card, and Monica was probably mentioned the least. Chandler definitely could&#39;ve been a Gary Johnson stan.Ross voted for TrumpMonica &amp; Chandler voted 3rd partyRachel &amp; Phoebe voted for HillaryJoey slept through the election and didn’t vote&mdash; crazy broke asian (@tribranchvo) March 28, 2018 omg no Ross definitely didn&#39;t vote Trump - he cares way too much about facts and science to do that. If any of them voted for Trump, it&#39;d be Joey (anti-intellectual, low information voter)&mdash; Ashley Alese Edwards (@AshleyAlese) March 28, 2018 Ross 100% voted Trump but won&#39;t explicitly admit it.&mdash; Ben Coccio (@bencoccio) March 28, 2018 Some people figured the crew didn&#39;t vote Trump, because they&#39;d be too busy getting into various forms of sitcom-worthy shenanigans. This idea definitely floats as well.None of them voted. They were all busy. It&#39;s meant to be a funny episode where they all get caught up doing frustrating tasks they can&#39;t get out of but it actually proves how self-involved all the friends really are.&mdash; madeleine hindes (@madeleinelily) March 28, 2018 While others figured everyone on the show were die-hard MAGA. https://twitter.com/Abid_ism/status/979049058512891905The real question at hand is who do YOU think would vote for Trump?!