A Dem congressman FINALLY did something we agree with? It’s true! Here’s Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) eating Kentucky Fried Chicken for breakfast:
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) just arrived to the Judiciary hearing with a bucket of KFC fried chicken.
He is eating the chicken.
It is not even 9am yet.
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) May 2, 2019
But, alas . . . it’s all a stunt so Cohen could call Attorney General William Barr a chicken for not attending today’s hearing:
“The attorney general is here!” Cohen said.
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) May 2, 2019
Yep, Cohen brought “chicken,” in case the Dems’ message of Barr’s no-show was lost on anyone. pic.twitter.com/XFiNgT6RG5
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 2, 2019
And people wonder why nothing gets done in Congress:
.@RepCohen brought a plastic chicken and a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken (which he is tucking into ahead of this 9AM House Judiciary hearing.)
“He’s here,” Cohen said, pointing to the chicken and referring to AG Barr who is not attending after a grilling in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/bGz3HCRSCQ
— Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) May 2, 2019
Yuck it up, guys:
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., after Cohen arrived with a bucked of fried chicken and a plastic chicken as Attorney General William Barr will not appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing. @ap pic.twitter.com/fLdpuWB13X
— Andrew Harnik (@andyharnik) May 2, 2019
Sure, we’ll totally take them seriously now:
I like Congressman Steve Cohen but we're in the middle of a [profanities deleted] constitutional crisis and you're going the route of a prop comedian?
Um, no,
(and yes, good Cohen was early to supporting impeachment — this isn't how you best make that pivotal case, though]
— Jeff Hauser (@jeffhauser) May 2, 2019
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