[COMMENTARY] Twitter Drags GOP Hypocrite Wicker For Bragging About Bill He Voted Against
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Congressional Democrats, the American Rescue Plan passed on Wednesday and is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Millions of Americans will begin receiving $1400 stimulus checks and other benefits summed up perfectly by this tweet.
Not one Republican voted for the bill that will provide all kinds of relief to the beleaguered Americans who have been waiting not so patiently for any help from the government. But since the GOP loves to cherry-pick literally anything to find a bone it can hold up and pretend they won something, one Republican Senator decided to tout one section of the bill that gives much-needed financial aid to the devastated service industry despite not voting for the bill itself, as if Twitter wouldn’t notice.
And oh, it noticed.
Roger Wicker of Mississippi had some help in constructing an early and bipartisan version of the Restaurants Act along with Democratic Senators Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona (who voted against raising the minimum wage but did vote to pass the American Rescue Plan, because why make any sense?). Wicker clearly decided it was fine to tweet about the “good parts” version of the bill, and as of Wednesday evening, the man was learning all about the ratio.
You voted against this bill. Don't claim credit for something you opposed. We will call you out on this every single time you attempt to spin it as victory for you. Shame on you.
— Eric Slater (@ericsslater) March 10, 2021
Yeah, except he VOTED AGAINST THE BILL. I was working in the #ServiceIndustry one year ago, this guy isn't our friend#RepublicansHateAmericans https://t.co/5gN3CBWXPD
— T👻r👻 D🐈⬛bl💀n 🎃🧙🏻♀️ (@taradublinrocks) March 10, 2021
YOU VOTED NO https://t.co/U5BgIqvAUX
— 😷💉 Valerie Bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) March 10, 2021
Irony is now begging for the rest of the week off, and its cousin, hypocrisy, is also feeling a tad overworked at the moment.
Roger Wicker voted against the very relief he's now praising. Even a Republican who voted against the relief thinks the relief is good enough to praise. https://t.co/b53Zu0wjfs
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 10, 2021
"YOU VOTED AGAINST IT" is trending because GOP Senators like Senator Wicker actually have the audacity to applaud the benefits of #CovidRelief after he fucking voted against it with every fiber of his being.
Typical Republican loser.
— Jake Lobin (@JakeLobin) March 10, 2021