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UK Prime Minister Theresa May was called out by House of Cards on Twitter after she didn't appear at a general election debate Wednesday.

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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.

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“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."

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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The online shade comes after the show released Season 5 on Tuesday.

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