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GOP Congressman Deletes Post Celebrating ’18 Million Kids’ Losing School Meals: ‘Was an Error’ (www.mediaite.com)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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After the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill” passed both the House and Senate, one social media user protested, “17 million people just lost health care. 18 million kids just lost school meals. 3 million Americans just lost food assistance.”

Van Orden responded to the post, “YES!”

After he received backlash, the post was quickly deleted, with the congressman claiming he had meant to reply to a different post.

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[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 62 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you consider every action by MAGAists as the behavior of a cruel, schoolyard bully who will hurt you and then mock you for your inability to defend yourself, everyone of their actions makes sense.

The cruelty is the point.

[–] taco@piefed.social 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We’re not a bunch of little bitches around here.

Deleting the tweet certainly smells like a bitch move from here.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A REAL MAGA warrior would double down on triggering those lib kids. Van Orden is a RINO CUCK.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 40 points 3 days ago (2 children)

with the congressman claiming he had meant to reply to a different post.

Uh, huh... Sure.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 days ago

The inside thoughts escaped to outside words.

[–] dylanmorgan@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

“The post I meant to reply to was the one that said ‘did you vote for this steaming turd of a bill, you feckless cunt?’”

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 17 points 3 days ago

Not an error.

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

“We’re not a bunch of little bitches around here. I’m a member of Congress that represent almost 800,000 Wisconsinites. Is that clear?”

Did he really say that? That statement just made me do a double take. Like that’s the level of red congress right now.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 3 days ago

This guy has massive “my dad will sue your dad” energy

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 days ago

Whoops, I insulted my base!

[–] AstaKask@lemmy.cafe 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Damn. Glad I'll never visit that backwards ass shithole country.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Im latino, im covered in tattoos and I have JD Vance memes on my phone. I’d definitely get tossed in a gulag If I tried to enter that shithole

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 6 points 3 days ago

Oops they forgot to put the mask on.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Narrator: It was not.