Cringe: Sen. Whitehouse shares super-awkward call to act on climate change

@SenWhitehouse There's a certain age one reaches where some words and phrases should never be said. This is an example!

— Deborah Lemieux ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@DebbieLemieux) January 26, 2017

Who told Sen. Whitehouse this was a good idea?

I've been woke. It's about time my colleagues wake up, too. #climatefacts pic.twitter.com/xrumKHQdmh

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) January 26, 2017

Oh. Em. Gee.

https://twitter.com/Thomasismyuncle/status/824755479519887363

@SenateDems You've been woke. Are you still woke? Or did the state pass?

— dW☘️ (@Buttankle) January 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/WrightBrunoS/status/824755917262565376

https://twitter.com/Thomasismyuncle/status/824755173759258626

Ha! That’s a pretty tall order … this might be easier:

https://twitter.com/MrDuckstep/status/824751990886526977