UK Prime Minister Theresa May was called out by。 House of Cards
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Here's the tweet, which hit a little more than a week before the June 8 election.。

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The Netflix show may be about American politics, but everything is politics these days. (To be fair, it was based on a British mini-series.) The tweet to May called her out with a GIF from the show and quick caption, "They respect you more when you show strength. Or show up." 。

Those are some pointed words from a fictional TV series to the leader of the UK. 。

But the show wasn't the only one urging May to at least show up, with Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn pleading for the PM to change her mind. 。

Thanks for signing up! 。 “How ridiculous is that?” he said, according to。The Guardian。

. "Come on, prime minister, come and have a chat, come and have a debate. I can be ever so polite, but there are a number of questions I want to put to you."
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Plenty of people on Twitter echoed the sentiment.。

Plenty of people on Twitter echoed the sentiment.。

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Those who did attend the debate included Corbyn, Home Secretary Amber Rudd and five other party leaders. 。

Even worse for May's optics, Rudd held it down for the Tories even though her father died Monday night.
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