Goodbye Trump, Democrat Andrew Yang is the 2020 election’s new king of the memes.

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In the 2016 election, Donald Trump was, by far, the most meme-worthy candidate. Trolls on sites such as 4Chan and Reddit’s r/The Donald championed Trump as an ironic savior while the alt-right churned out countless disgusting, racist memes using Trump’s image.

However, in 2020 it looks like the 'sh*t-posters' of the world are jumping off the Trump Train and getting on the Yang Yacht. The political outsider is also gaining legitimate support from Democrats for his forward-thinking policies.

#YangGang Goals:
1. Spread our message as far as it can possibly go. Reply to tweets, post on Facebook, tell your friends irl, etc.
2. Make memes to support the cause.
3. Donate if you can (think of it as an investment.)
4. Attend live events when we are at that point. pic.twitter.com/wel9enLACa

— YANG 2020 💰 (@OrganicDissent) March 18, 2019

Yang gang drew 3000 people to a rally https://t.co/KiB8e4TtdH not bad for a man that is 1% in the polls.

— Junson Chan 🇺🇸 (@realjunsonchan) March 19, 2019

Andrew Yang, 44, is a former corporate lawyer who switched to startups and later launched the nonprofit Venture for America, which seeks to “to revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship.”

His presidential candidacy has been gaining legitimate traction in the crowded 2020 Democratic field by focusing on a future where automation and artificial intelligence may lead to mass unemployment. His supporters are known as the “Yang Gang.”

His signature proposal to help people through the impending economic catastrophe is a universal basic income (UBI) which he calls the Freedom Dividend.

WATCH: #Democratic presidential candidate .@AndrewYangVFA explains Universal Basic Income: https://t.co/CbQ4jLezgQ #Andrewyang #UBI #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/O33qEALY9q

— upolitics (@upoliticsnow) January 30, 2019

Yang’s UBI policy would give every American adult $1,000 a month to do as they choose. The idea is gaining sincere support from some liberals, but it’s also made him the favored candidate by some on the far right.

“It’s uncomfortable,” Yang told The New York Times about his far-right supporters. “They’re antithetical to everything I stand for.”

The candidate’s forward-looking policies are also seen as a respite from decades-old debates on Baby Boomer topics such as abortion and guns.

Yang is even working on creating a lifelike 3-D hologram of himself that can be projected on the back of a flatbed truck. “It’s a way for me to be in two places at once,” he said.

The candidate has even acknowledged an unofficial Yang 2020 slogan that has cropped up online. “Secure the bag” is a term used by supporters to hold the course and get that sweet $1,000 a month check.

Traveling with my staff, I told someone to secure the bag.

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) March 15, 2019

Here’s a small sampling of the countless Yang Gang memes popping up online.

Have you seen @AndrewYangVFA policy page? Next level. #YangGang https://t.co/QavhQL83Zm pic.twitter.com/2TACG5HOGC

— Columbus Yang Gang (@614YangGang) March 19, 2019

This meme template has been one of my favorites since it was first created.

A key point made here too about how conditional welfare punishes work while unconditional basic income removes that disincentive. >70% marginal tax rates on recipients is not a work incentive.#YangGang pic.twitter.com/OMpWAUVX9X

— Scott Santens (@scottsantens) March 18, 2019

Keep pushing @AndrewYang and this idea that we all need will catch on! Keep retweeting and supporting to give our candidate the recognition he deserves! #YANGGANG #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/57iuYrClKh

— Yang Gang (@YangGang4POTUS) March 21, 2019

"There is nothing stopping us from declaring ourselves a dividend" #YangGang #YangGang2020 #Yang2020 #SecureTheBag pic.twitter.com/507TJ8Dj6X

— eru (@ellewowow) March 18, 2019

$1000 a month from 18 to 65 is $564,000. I'm not sure I can ever give my children a better foundation of financial security for their lives.@AndrewYangVFA #FreedomDividend #YangGang pic.twitter.com/CDGOfygfjN

— Hypothetically Uncensored (@JoeCitro4) March 19, 2019

I was going to see @captive_state this weekend but saw this instead. A blockbuster by #YangGang productions pic.twitter.com/yXFgC3NAaD

— michael leach (@michael07687931) March 18, 2019

YangBucks being printed.
(Colorized 2020)#YangGang #YANG2020 pic.twitter.com/62VKHJlDqC

— 🐉💰Former Drumpf Supporter 💰🐉 (@OrangeManDumb) March 17, 2019

The Freedom Dividend should ultimately replace existing welfare systems, something akin to Milton Friedman's negative income tax. It could take time to get ther

BUT WE NEED TO SECURE THAT BAG BEFORE ANYTHING

Secure the bag first, ask questions later #SecureTheBag #YangGang pic.twitter.com/h61I56pPfN

— YangGang2020 (@gang2020_yang) March 23, 2019

1000 dollars #YangGang pic.twitter.com/QR2qlZa05C

— YangGang2020 (@gang2020_yang) March 23, 2019

.@Wendys just endorsed #YangGang WOW!!! pic.twitter.com/sRYhE2GBFo

— Yang Gang 💸 (@YangGangUS) March 20, 2019

That's all the other candidates want to do unfortunately. We need transformative solutions to fix the problems of the future, not more empty rhetoric. #YangGang #Yang2020 #HumanityFirst pic.twitter.com/VHXVlBEUMx

— AmericanSaikyo (@AmericanSaikyo) March 19, 2019

Watching that first $1,000 hit my account like...#YangGang#Yang2020 pic.twitter.com/sCpE8Xg7vc

— 🐉💰Former Drumpf Supporter 💰🐉 (@OrangeManDumb) March 18, 2019

Grit has officially been pink pilled 💊 #CultGang X #YangGang#LetsGetThisBag 💰 pic.twitter.com/exOjpHnKAB

— çøįñ ålçhėmįšt® Δ 👁‍🗨🕳🐦™️ (@C0inAlchemist) March 16, 2019

I made a meme #YangGang pic.twitter.com/SK9YDaEKam

— Sharika has a soul (@LadyThriller69) March 19, 2019

Some are switching to Yang after being disappointing by Trump.

the weak should fear the strong #yanggang pic.twitter.com/zCKfsojK0X

— Elliot DSA 🌹 (@SupremeGentNRx) March 20, 2019

So true ☝️💰👀#SecureTheBag #YangGang #Yang2020 pic.twitter.com/ihx0jTAzKW

— 🐉 N u K 3 🐉 (@NvkeTvlly) March 20, 2019

The time for shallow right wing populism is over, the time for transhuman ascendancy has come. #YangGang #Yang2020 pic.twitter.com/J8yMjMfADk

— AmericanSaikyo (@AmericanSaikyo) March 17, 2019

Follow, like and retweet your fellow #YangGang members!@TheScoopSteeve@sevencarrots77@yanggangpodcast
@ThanksRealTrump@grantrantstweet@bint_eurasia@HODL_Hands@SatoshYe@terrorwavebb@j_doseph@YangGangGeneral pic.twitter.com/WriP9A2Hb5

— ExtremeMAGA now YangGang🇺🇲✝🐸 (@MAGAJesusJTrump) March 18, 2019

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