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Democratic Party Interns’ Selfie Couldn’t Be More Different Than Paul Ryan’s

House Speaker Paul Ryan's selfie was criticized for its lack of diversity

A group of Capitol Hill interns pose for a picture taken by Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

(TIME) — Interns working for the Democratic party took a group selfie in response Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s controversial selfie of Capitol Hill interns posted this week.

Ryan’s photo, captioned “I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single selfie. #SpeakerSelfie,” drew criticism after he posted it on Instagram for featuring a lack of racial diversity.

Audra Jackson, an intern for Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, gathered Democratic interns for a selfie response on Tuesday, in an effort to show a more diverse class of interns than the ones featured in Ryan’s photo.

My intern Audra Jackson led Democratic Interns in their own selfie 2day showing #DemInternDiversity #DemInternSelfie pic.twitter.com/83UcIOKS5s

— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016

My intern Audra Jackson led Democratic Interns in their own selfie 2day showing #DemInternDiversity #DemInternSelfie pic.twitter.com/83UcIOKS5s

— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016

Johnson herself took to Twitter to highlight the differences between the two photos.

“The picture of the Democratic interns look a lot different than the #speakerselfie,” Johnson wrote.

The picture of the Democratic interns look a lot different than the #speakerselfie #DemInternSelfie #Diversity pic.twitter.com/B7MucXwLwB

— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016

The picture of the Democratic interns look a lot different than the #speakerselfie #DemInternSelfie #Diversity pic.twitter.com/B7MucXwLwB

— Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (@RepEBJ) July 19, 2016

This article was originally published at Time.com