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“This wasn’t what this interview was going to be about,” a flustered Ron Johnson said to CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.

When asked Monday about Republicans in Wisconsin having falsely claimed to be electors for Donald Trump in the 2020 election, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claimed that Democrats have done the same “repeatedly in all kinds of different states”—yet failed to provide even one example, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins merely to “check the books.”

On The Source, Collins mentioned how 10 Republicans in Johnson’s state settled a lawsuit last week that was brought by Wisconsin’s legitimate electors, who had sought $200,000 from each elector. Though no fine was handed down, each elector admitted that Joe Biden won the election and agreed to not be an elector in 2024 or any election in which Donald Trump was a candidate. They also agreed that by posing as electors, they were “part of an attempt to improperly overturn” the election results.

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 70 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There once was a “man” from Wisconsin

A dim traitor oft known as Ron Johnson

Incredibly stupid, beholden to Putin

The fall of democracy, his swan song

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Change "democracy" to "the country"; it scans much better that way.

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 64 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

“There have been alternate slates of electors by Democrat electors in our history. Again, you didn’t—this wasn’t what this interview was going to be about,” he griped. “I’ll come and I’ll provide you the information, but I’m absolutely certain about that.”

“I look forward to your office sending that information,” Collins replied. “We’ll publish it if it’s accurate.”

If you wanted to tell blatant lies with no demand for proof you should've gone on Fox News, turd.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 45 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Democrats have done the same thing, democrats have done the same thing, democrats have done the same thing.

That's essentially all he says, just with lots more filler words.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 16 points 11 months ago

I love firing back with two examples of "Republicans did it, did it worse, and are still doing it" for every example a MAGAt pushes.

Oh, you have 3 articles about a trans person shooting someone? Here's 47 of a republican doing the same just because the other person was [insert minority or political view here].

Got one of a "librul" stealing funds? Oh boy you might want to sit because we are gonna be here awhile.

Got a tale of THOSE DEMON-RATS hiding someone's sexual impropriety? Well damn. I think it's easier to list the Republicans not doing that.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

What a scumbag, of all the typical scumbag shit, what I'm most irritated about is the "that's not what this interview was about."

Excuse me Mr.Fuckallforbrains? You're an American representative and the goddamn media has a fucking duty to press you on whatever questions they damn well feel like. He might as well have said "I thought we took over CNN, isn't it safe for Republicans to lie now?"

Christ these people are so anti-american and yet constantly wrap themselves in the goddamn flag...

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 21 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Am I the only one who thinks Ron Johnson looks a bit like the villain Senator Kinsey from Stargate? It's just uncanny how similar they are, even down to the villainy.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Senator Kinsey

for those wondering :

Little bit, yeah. (needs to shave to pull it off, though.)

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Meh, most middle-aged, fairly fit, white guys can pull that, we can all look the same.

Shave me down, fake the receding hairline, put 10-years and 10-pounds on me, put me in a solid suit, I could pull off the evil senator look.

EDIT: And hide me away from sunlight for a month or two.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

At least you have an easy costume option!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How dare you, sir! How. Dare. You.

That is Starfleet's greatest captain.

[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

But he was also the dick in Total Recall.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Senator Kinsey

For those wondering:

Little bit, yeah.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is that like a headline they wrote so that it can be reused over and over?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

They should totally just keep trotting it out every time this guy opens his mouth.

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Media would need to stop coddling them first, but sure why not.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For everyone who wonders why I want a browser plugin that replaces every instance of "Ron Johnson" with "That fucker, Ron Johnson."

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

He calls it a nuisance lawsuit; they should be in prison, where they belong.