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Over the weekend, John McCain got heat for flip-flopping his position on the national debt by voting late Friday night in favor of the GOP’s controversial tax plan.
So, what’s a Senator to do in the days following such a betrayal to the American people? Focus on his Twitter numbers!
Related: McCain Says Hillary Clinton Should ‘Shut Up’ About Election Loss!
Like an indie rapper trying to get noticed or your teen cousin who cares way too much about social media, the Republican told followers to “spread the word” so he could reach that healthy 3M.
On Monday, McCain — or, more likely an unpaid intern from Arizona State — tweeted:
We’re only 74 Twitter followers away from 3M – spread the word & help us reach this big milestone!
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) December 4, 2017
Oh, people spread the world, alright — of how sad(!) it was that a respectful politician would care so much about hitting a Twitter “milestone” days after proving he doesn’t actually give a shit about the importance of regular order in the Senate.
On Friday, Democrats requested more time to review the nearly 500-page bill they received hours before the vote, but were denied the request. McCain, who dramatically called for “bipartisan support” for the health care bill earlier this year, was one of the 51 Republicans who voted in favor of the bill.
Not only did McCain’s Monday tweet trigger a storm of criticism, it completely backfired: the Maverick is now down to 2.98 million followers. See the outraged responses (below):
john … really?
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 4, 2017
Unfollowed… should have reconsidered that tax scam vote.. ├░┼╕ΓÇÖ┬ü├░┼╕┬Å┬╗
— Lacy 🌊 (@staygold8512) December 4, 2017
#UnfollowMcCain You voted against your constituents & chose party over country. Shame on you.
— Kay Cohen (@kayrcohenny) December 4, 2017
Unfollow John McCain today. After throwing millions of Americans off their healthcare, he wanted to hit 3M followers today. He has, but let’s subtract a few
— Lee in Iowa (@Lee_in_Iowa) December 4, 2017
the biggest injustice of all is that no one can get into the gawker account to make it unfollow john mccain too pic.twitter.com/T45RrtFm0x
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) December 4, 2017
Maybe you should be more concerned with actually reading the tax bill you voted for to enrich yourself rather than begging for Twitter followers.
— Sherri D (@ncwannabe) December 4, 2017
Since you threw Americans under the bus for party loyalty I wouldn’t count on gaining any new followers unless they’re Russians.
— Rebecca Alford (@bec1164) December 4, 2017
Senator McCain, I├óΓé¼Γäóm going to unfollow you for voting for the #GOPTaxPlan. Was all that previous talk about “regular order” completely meaningless? I├óΓé¼Γäóll follow again when you return to the principles you declared for yourself earlier this year.
— nate dern (@natedern) December 5, 2017
you are now down 28k followers.
I am willing to take your followers and offer 100.00 for every 100th I gain (capping at 500.00) and donating to their charity.
Why did you do this to us?
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) December 5, 2017
As we say to Donald Trump… think before you tweet, Sen. McCain.
[Image via NBC/WENN.]
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