Nancy Pelosi Makes Fun Of GOP Leader For Not Understanding Twitter
Hey, this newfangled technology can be hard.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi hilariously called out her Republican counterpart, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, on Friday after he criticized Twitter for censoring conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham.
The thing is, Twitter wasn’t doing anything of the kind. The tweet in question wasn’t showing because McCarthy’s own settings forbade “potentially sensitive content” from automatically appearing on his feed.
“Rather than adjust his Twitter settings, Kevin McCarthy chooses to perpetuate an outrageous conspiracy theory,” Pelosi tweeted of her fellow Californian.
Rather than adjust his Twitter settings, Kevin McCarthy chooses to perpetuate an outrageous conspiracy theory. Shows he sadly doesn't know how to use the platform. That's insane.🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/sEwo1pkYLs
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) August 19, 2018
Turns out McCarthy was the censor here. It might still be appropriate for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to appear before Congress ― to give members a tutorial on using the platform.
Twitter users, of course, had a field day with McCarthy’s blunder.
Congressman meet Settings. Settings meet Congressman.
I feel this friendship will flourish. #gop #verified #buddies— Factstro ✍🏼 (@factstro) August 19, 2018
Is someone going to tell him? 🤦🏻♂️
— Georgie Golden (@golden_georgie) August 19, 2018
Ladies and Gentlemen, @GOPLeader pic.twitter.com/JzPC5pgfdG
— Joanna (@joanvw09) August 19, 2018
Got you Twitter! This is undeniable! He got the #smokinggun right here! pic.twitter.com/4B6ebVfJFO
— jose ramos 🇺🇸 🌊🌊🇩🇴 (@crodrig186) August 19, 2018
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