Internet comedian and YouTuber Alex Stein received attention on Twitter yesterday after his pro-Ukrainian rap song went viral, performing it in front of the Plano, Texas city council.

Appropriately titled, "Prayers for Ukraine," Stein gave an animated performance, namedropping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the COVID-19 vaccine, among other recent political references. He screamed his lyrics and shocked the council members, attempting to persuade them to his side regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict ironically.

After being uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, the video trended upwards, gaining around 55,000 views in two days. However, on Twitter it trended much heavier, racking up over 5.1 million views in the same amount of time. In turn, he garnered multiple reactions from users worldwide, some thinking he was serious while others dug deeper, peering into his satirical history.

Prayers for Ukraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/EeQMb0Jok9

— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) March 16, 2022

When Twitter answers a question for you. pic.twitter.com/9uK3WiH8ji

— Hector (@therealhverrios) March 16, 2022

pic.twitter.com/jY6Nknkgae

— Kyle (@Lightmedic) March 16, 2022

A lot of reactions revolved around the two people sitting behind Stein, both looking posh and centered during the performance. At some moments, they almost broke character, finding Stein's rap song hilarious in real-time. Of course, some also poked fun of the way they looked, especially the man who was sporting slicked-back hair and tiny glasses.

I feel both of them…both emotions…at the same time. pic.twitter.com/CzF6iU2exW

— Brian Harris (@brian_harris79) March 16, 2022

@JonFromScrant0n gets around pic.twitter.com/Tv4YvCaudW

— Steve Robinson’s Rules (@robinson_rules) March 16, 2022

Dude in back was liking this video before Alex even posted it. pic.twitter.com/Zq77a8O2Q6

— Eddie Wins-high (@sportyspyce1) March 16, 2022

The woman in the back!!! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/N0PgoTXaIT

— MR. M (@catrachito_Mar) March 16, 2022

Multiple users also quote retweeted Stein's video or posted it themselves, re-captioning it in various ways. Many enjoyed his points on the recent gas price surge or just his overall, satirical defamation of conspiracy theorists, like those who believe in anti-vaccination and QAnon, among others. In essence, Stein was cosplaying as an alt-righter, parodying them in the most egregious way possible.

This isn’t just being a ‘troll.’ He’a mocking how propaganda makes people nuts. Genius.pic.twitter.com/QpUfDNavco

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 16, 2022

This is what the time of covid has done to liberals.

More Harry Potter references may be needed to get 10/10. https://t.co/k2xCDOk0Qx

— 🌈🐍Rainbowsnakes🐍🌈 (@lealexa252) March 16, 2022

The entire Plano city council is in shock pic.twitter.com/oIpwyHSReV

— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) March 16, 2022

“What a great time to be alive, if you love the Theatre of the Absurd.”pic.twitter.com/QjLFxqYXSr

— human vibration (@humanvibration) March 16, 2022

You’re welcome pic.twitter.com/ec7jLLcs9m

— More Jesus, Less hoes. (@Victorlugosi69) March 17, 2022

This guy wins the internet today…😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/8KOriDkp3k

— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) March 17, 2022

As a result of the virality, Alex Stein's Ukraine rap video was featured on Fox News, covered by Jesse Watters on Watters World. Out of this, it seemed his video had gone full circle, with even Watters seeing the satire at play. Stein posted tweets about the development relaying his shock, similar to the shock experienced by the Plano council.

Thank you so much JessePrimeTime</a> for sharing my rap today!! <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">FoxNews pic.twitter.com/H6yZlaYyR3

— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) March 17, 2022

Of course, this isn't the first time Stein has done a little trolling in the political sphere. He's also done similar performance acts at Beto O'Rourke rallies and in Zoom conferences for police departments, among other governmental operations. He's even done similar rap videos in Houston, Texas and Vancouver, Canada. If anything, Stein has gained more mainstream awareness for his videos, coming one step closer to being too recognizable to prank.

Trolling Beto O’Rouke at his Town Hall Meeting in Dallas,Texas @BetoORourke pic.twitter.com/08kcx8pur5

— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) March 8, 2022