Faced with a president they probably didn't vote for, Twitter users have found solace in an unlikely place: Barack Obama and Joe Biden's friendship.
Since the president and his VP met with their successors, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, on Thursday, social media has been awash with imagined scenarios between the pair, as they prepare to hand over the keys to the White House.
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US President Barack Obama hosts President-elect Donald Trump at the White House after a surprise victory by the Republican businessman.
The memes, which have been popping up on Twitter and Facebook, feature Biden thinking of pranks he and Obama could pull on Trump.
"Obama: Did you replace all the toiletries with travel size bottles? Biden: He's got tiny hands Barack, I want him to feel welcome here," one reads.
Biden: Ideally I'd like to include traps from all of the Home Alone movies, but we've only got two months so the Home Alone 2 plan is fine pic.twitter.com/iFkkJNmkvl
— Josh (@jbillinson) November 12, 2016
Obama: Check pl-
— Josh (@jbillinson) November 12, 2016
Biden: Actually, we'll take five more milkshakes and you can bill the White House on January 21st pic.twitter.com/KVcdBtQHAe
Biden: Hillary was saying they took the W's off the keyboards when Bush won!
— Josh (@jbillinson) November 13, 2016
Obama: Joe put-
Biden: I TOOK THE T'S, THEY CAN ONLY TYPE RUMP pic.twitter.com/D6Vh7Zu429
Many of the memes feature an overly-excited Biden being talked down by the president.
Obama: "Joe, why are you still holding my hand?"
— thomas moore (@Thomas_A_Moore) November 12, 2016
Biden: "I wanna freak Mike Pence out"
Obama: "But why?"
Biden: "Just roll with it" pic.twitter.com/o5KZZ0Ysgz
Joe: I'm going to ask Donald if he wants something to eat
— Jill Biden (@JillBidenVeep) November 13, 2016
Barack: That's nice, Joe
Joe: And then I'm going to offer him knuckle sandwiches pic.twitter.com/xYJ0k2QTX6
BIDEN: we should change the wifi passwords before trump moves in so he can't tweet
— an online pigeon (@imskytrash) November 13, 2016
OBAMA: pic.twitter.com/IXcOpSmNWb
Trump: Can I get past
— Zak. (@LoveCescMagic) November 12, 2016
Biden: What's the password
Trump: I don't know
Biden: Losers says what
Trump: What
Obama: JOE pic.twitter.com/0lNTN7WOLy
"Yes Mr. Trump, I took Joe's pocket knife away and we'll get you some new tires for that limo right away, but I can't make him say sorry" pic.twitter.com/wULtfJqu85
— Josh (@jbillinson) November 11, 2016
Obama and Biden are known for having a stronger, and more personal, relationship than many of their predecessors.
In June, while filming a video encouraging young Americans to register to vote, the president made his VP a friendship bracelet. In August, Biden tweeted a picture of a matching set.
Happy 55th, Barack! A brother to me, a best friend forever. pic.twitter.com/uNsxouTKOO
— Vice President Biden (@VP) August 4, 2016
When Biden's son Beau passed away from brain cancer last year, it was Obama who gave the eulogy.
At Obama's final White House Correspondents' Dinner in May, he said that he loved Joe Biden, and thanked him for "being a great friend".