Earlier this year, Tennessee Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen found himself in the hot seat after sending creepy flirty tweets to a college co-ed. Cohen subsequently claimed that the young woman was, in fact, his illegitimate daughter.
But, well, in a Maury Povich-worthy twist, a paternity test has reportedly revealed that Cohen’s loins played no role in the woman’s conception.
This Rep Steve Cohen paternity story has more twists than my AM walk from the Senate to House side of the Capitol. http://t.co/wrlWSsmsg6
— Judy Kurtz (@JudyKurtz) July 18, 2013
Steve Cohen may now be only congressman in history to claim a love child that turned out (after paternity test) not to be his
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) July 18, 2013
Steve Cohen had texted young model from House floor, claimed it was out-of-wedlock daughter, and now…apparently not
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) July 18, 2013
That’s awkward enough. But Cohen managed to make it worse:
Just asked Rep. Cohen about the paternity test developments and he told me: "You're very attractive, but I'm not talking about it."
— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurns) July 18, 2013
Shudder. Shudder.
Dude… MT @chueyburnsrcp: Asked Rep. Cohen about the paternity test and he told me: "You're very attractive, but I'm not talking about it."
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) July 18, 2013
@JessicaTaylor @BenjySarlin @CHueyBurnsRCP @rebeccagberg Even I am not okay with this.
— Francis J. Underwood (@RepUnderwoodSC) July 18, 2013
Inappropriate MT @CHueyBurnsRCP: Asked Rep. Cohen about paternity test. he told me: "You're very attractive, but I'm not talking about it."
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) July 18, 2013
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Steve Cohen. My gosh.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 18, 2013
@BecketAdams @CHueyBurnsRCP and republicans have a war on women?
— Ben (@ben_woods15) July 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/357931126716764161
https://twitter.com/Brook_H/status/357932213947465729
Well, at least Cohen’s remark wasn’t as cringetastic as it could have been:
https://twitter.com/EdBajwa/status/357928989362364418
@CHueyBurnsRCP "You're very attractive, would you like to be my fake illegitimate daughter?"
— Chris at PTS (@ChrisatPTS) July 18, 2013
Yuck.
Rep. Cohen did apologize:
In response to previous tweet, Rep. Cohen came up to me to apologize if he offended. Said its a difficult&personal time for him right now.
— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurns) July 18, 2013
But, well, his reputation precedes him.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/357931516371808256
Then placed hand gently on my thigh. MT @CHueyBurnsRCP: Rep. Cohen came up to apologize. Said its difficult&personal time for him right now
— john tomasic (@johntomasic) July 18, 2013
Oof.
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