I have a theory about this.
Of course, the GOP lies about everything all the time. But this specific strategy of using a silly meme seems to be a weak attempt to copy the memes about Vance and couches. That started from an obvious shitpost but ended up having some real legs because Vance and Trump are so fucking weird and it’s a shorthand for that.
A meme about immigrants eating cats is punching down and isn’t shorthand for anything except to signal that the person spreading it is racist.
This is familiar to all devs, not just game devs