'City boy!' MSNBC's Chris Hayes discovers 'stir up a hornet's nest' isn't just a metaphor

Why in the world would MSNBC’s Chris Hayes admit this?

I’ll confess I’d always thought of a “hornets nest” mostly as a metaphor but I just took a stick to one and…yup. I get it.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 26, 2020

These metaphors “exist for a reason,” Chris:

so I gather! https://t.co/Ho9P84H1pT

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 26, 2020

Maybe he’ll just test it with his foot and see what happens?

Lol metaphors are metaphors for a reason. So, like, actually avoid quicksand.

— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) July 26, 2020

Even the Media Matters guy is making fun of him:

saw a screenshot of this tweet first and i did not believe it was real https://t.co/AAkKubQYUc

— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) July 26, 2020

But trust him on all this political stuff:

Ok give me your job idiot https://t.co/MbDI1VKKxl

— naomi (@lachancenaomi) July 26, 2020

LOL. “City boy”:

City boy! LOL https://t.co/KVTJzL0aDC

— Smoking Females – Kimberley McClay (@SmokingFemales2) July 26, 2020

It’s a mystery:

I love Chris Hayes, but with this I have to ask…

How the hell do you have your own TV show? https://t.co/HdFxh6p21P

— Berzerker needs a nap (@BerzerkerBuilds) July 26, 2020

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