Al Franken was, at one time, some of the fashionable Democratic lawmakers within the nation. Franken, although, stepped down from his place after being accused of sexual misconduct in January of 2019.
The previous Minnesota senator now hosts a weekend political present on Sirius XM radio. However earlier than he was a politician, Franken spent 15 years as a author for Saturday Evening Dwell. He put these comedy chops to good use on Tuesday in a take-down of Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson.
Franken shared a clip of Johnson’s questioning throughout a latest listening to on the Capitol riots. The clip was captioned, “Ron Johnson is utilizing his questioning time throughout the Capitol safety listening to to advertise a conspiracy concept that the January 6 insurrectionists weren’t truly Trump supporters, however have been ‘provocateurs’ and ‘pretend Trump protesters.’”
The previous senator responded, “Ron Johnson is clearly ANTIFA, posing as a nutcase Trump supporter to discredit Trump backers in Congress. It’s working!”
Ron Johnson is clearly ANTIFA, posing as a nutcase Trump supporter to discredit Trump backers in Congress. It’s working! https://t.co/wGy4wCJCEN
— Al Franken (@alfranken) February 23, 2021
Johnson, a famous Trump sycophant, is usually a goal of mockery. When discussing the senator’s makes an attempt to downplay the Trump riots, Joe Scarborough lately said:
“This can be a mob that simply might have simply killed Ron Johnson or any member of the Home or Senate they noticed that day. So I simply surprise, as there are Republicans feverishly attempting to reframe the political celebration, Mika, I’m simply questioning if Mitch McConnell’s imaginative and prescient of the Republican Get together shifting ahead is Ron Johnson’s imaginative and prescient of the Republican Get together? As a result of you should utilize Mitch McConnell’s personal phrases in opposition to Ron Johnson and show that Ron Johnson is mendacity to the folks of America. Ron Johnson isn’t worthy to be a United States senator.”
Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey based mostly politics and expertise author. His work has been featured in psfk.com, foxsports.com and hillreporter.com. He enjoys sports activities, politics, comedian books and spending time on the shore along with his household.
