Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) found himself at the butt of the joke as he became the subject of memes following the first primary debate.

A clip of the governor during the debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was recreated thousands of times in several meme graphics and GIF video clips. In the moment, DeSantis promised: "I will not let you down" and followed up the promise with what appeared to be a forced smile.

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"Love smiling like a human," user Brennan Murphy captioned the video. The clip would go on to receive over 2 million views as others used it to recreate their own jokes.

"Me right before letting everyone down…" another user captioned the clip.

"The seldom seen 5 on the pain scale," one user captioned a screenshot of the moment, which he turned into a meme.

"This delayed artificial smile is comedy gold forever," another user wrote.

Another compared the moment to Jim Carrey's portrayal in The Cable Guy and included a clip for reference.

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Still, the governor still came out somewhat on top as over 20 state and county officials gave DeSantis their endorsements after the debate. These officials hailed from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Georgia.

DeSantis lagged in speaking time during the debate, capturing only 10 minutes and 22 seconds, despite the fact that he was the first in the order set by Fox News as determined by polling. Former Vice President Mike Pence had the most speaking time of the night, speaking for 12 minutes and 37 seconds, while former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson had the least with 7 minutes and 33 seconds.