Tag: Shit politicians post on social media

Deep Insight Into the Trump Administration’s Communications Strategy

Buck Banks

“We’re over here just grinding away on banger memes, dude. There’s an entertainment factor to what we do. But ultimately, it boils down to the fact that no one has ever attempted to communicate with the American public this way before.”

— A senior White House official, quoted by Politico, on producing TikTok-style videos to promote the Iran war.

Texas Lawmaker Calls Vaccination Science ‘Sorcery’

Buck Banks

“Make the case for your sorcery to consumers on your own dime. Like every other business. Quit using the heavy hand of government to make your business profitable through mandates and immunity. It’s disgusting. … Parental rights mean more to us than your self-enriching ‘science.’”

— Texas state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R), responding to a top vaccine scientist’s tweets about vaccination exemptions by accusing him of ‘sorcery,’” The Hill reports.

Mississippi Lawmaker Suggests Lynching for Those Who Remove Confederate Monuments

Buck Banks

“They should be LYNCHED!”

— Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver (R), describing the “destruction” of Confederate monuments in Louisiana as “heinous and horrific” and compared leaders in that state to Nazis, the HuffPost reports. Oliver’s Facebook message drew “likes” from two of Oliver’s fellow Republican lawmakers, state Rep. John Read and state Rep. Doug McLeod.