Mike Lee Declared ‘No Decent Person’ Should Mock an Octogenarian’s Fall. Guess What He Tweeted Three Months Ago?
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You. mike lee (R-UT) was angry at the people who mocked Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) After he fell while walking in the Senate building, he tweeted a scolding that “no decent person…should make fun of an 83-year-old man’s fall” — but he himself is guilty of a similar crime.
McConnell took a tumble while walking through the basement of the Senate Russell Building this week; The moment was captured on video by activists who tried to ask him questions about the ICE raids.
After the video drew ridicule — including from those on the right — McConnell’s former chief of staff Josh Holmes He posted a lengthy tweet defending his former boss’s legacy.
Lee shared Holmes’ tweets and added his own comment.
“No decent person, especially no conservative person, should mock the decline of an 83-year-old man,” Lee wrote. “This was heartbreaking and it’s hard to understand why anyone would find this entertaining.”
But as other social media users were quick to point out, Lee took a very different tone in July when he tweeted a photo of the former President. Joe Biden I get stuck on the stairs to Air Force One.
Lee has a history of angry and controversial social media posts in recent years, particularly under the handle “@BasedMikeLee.”
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