Pompeo first shared the imagery from The Simpsons, which shows Lisa ripping up an essay and sobbing, in February after Pelosi tore up a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
He recycled the post on his personal Twitter account on Wednesday, when Pelosi gave her Democratic National Convention speech targeting Trump.
“I’ve seen firsthand Donald Trump’s disrespect for facts, for working families, and for women in particular—disrespect written into his policies toward our health and our rights, not just his conduct,” she said.
After Pompeo’s prior usage of the scene on social media, Yeardley Smith, who voices Lisa, expressed frustration at him having targeted Pelosi with it.
Responding to an explanation of the snippet, which depicts Lisa upset ripping up an essay titled “what makes America great” after seeing a politician take a bribe, she said: “I might just add f*ck you@mikepompeo for co-opting my character to troll @SpeakerPelosi.
“Be a leader and fight you own fight! Oh, wait I forgot, you’re a follower.”
A former writer for The Simpsons, Bill Oakley, who did not work on the episode in question, also pushed back against Pompeo’s use of the show at the time.
“Mr. Secretary of State please do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material in your twitter or watch the show or refer to it in any way,” he said, adding he made the request as a fan.
Newsweek has contacted the Department of State, Pelosi and Fox for comment.
It is not the first The Simpsons reference in the political realm of late, with Lisa’s mother Marge Simpson having been brought into discourse recently.
Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser to the Trump campaign, recently tweeted that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate, sounded like the fictional character.
In response, a clip shared by The Simpsons on social media showed Marge walk onto a stage and explain she felt disrespected, adding: “I teach my children not to name call, Jenna.”
