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Kamala Harris may be the real Vice President of the United States, but she hasn’t forgotten Julia Louis Dreyfus‘ fictional VP role, Selina Meyer, in HBO’s drama veep. The politician accepted Instagram Split a photo of her and the actress taking a smiling selfie together at President Joe Biden‘s State Dinner and added a clever and funny caption. “Nice to see you, Madam Vice President,” it said.
Shortly after Kamala shared the post, Julia recorded her own Instagram to repost it along with an even more hilarious caption written while Selina, in character, was speaking to her personal assistant, Gary. “Gary, someone is using my @VP Instagram account. I think we’ve been hacked. CALL SOMEONE,” it said.
After the post was published, Julia’s fans were quick to respond with comments full of compliments and joy. “LOL! This is the best caption ever,” one fan wrote, while another called the photo and caption “iconic.” A third wrote, “Legends support Legends,” and a fourth asked her to post the photo that was captured in the snapshot.
Kamala and Julia’s posts come after they both impressed with their fashion choices at the state dinner. The former wore a black dress with a sequined bodice that went over the shoulder on one side, and the latter wore a long sleeveless black dress. Julia appeared at the event with her handsome son Charlie Hall25, who wore a classic black and white tuxedo and smiled broadly as she held his hand while walking in front of photographers.
Besides Julia, other world leaders and celebrities who attended the state dinner included the French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Bridget Macronfirst lady Jill Biden, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Garner, Jon Batiste, Chrissy Teigen, and John legend. Like Julia, many of them brought their children with them and beamed all night.