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Last night, Ohio's senior U.S. senator, @SenSherrodBrown (D), was called "a complete ass" by his colleague Sen. @tedcruz (R-Texas).
The reason?
Brown asked @SenDanSullivan (R-Alaska) to keep his mask on while presiding over the Senate during the pandemic.
Last night, Ohio's senior U.S. senator, @SenSherrodBrown (D), was called "a complete ass" by his colleague Sen. @tedcruz (R-Texas).
The reason?
Brown asked @SenDanSullivan (R-Alaska) to keep his mask on while presiding over the Senate during the pandemic.
This started with @SenSherrodBrown speaking on the Senate floor Monday evening.
Here's his full exchange with @SenDanSullivan, who told Brown, "I don’t need your instruction."
Here's his full exchange with @SenDanSullivan, who told Brown, "I don’t need your instruction."
Since at least June, @SenSherrodBrown has been one of the few U.S. senators to keep a mask on while speaking on the Senate floor.
In October, Brown expressed frustration that Senate workers who sit in the chamber are at risk of exposure from senators who take their masks off.
In October, Brown expressed frustration that Senate workers who sit in the chamber are at risk of exposure from senators who take their masks off.
As Monday's exchange went viral, @tedcruz tweeted it was "idiotic," that @SenSherrodBrown was "being a complete ass," & that Brown was wearing a mask "as an ostentatious sign of fake virtue."
Cruz apparently missed Brown's point about the Senate workers sitting near Sullivan.
Cruz apparently missed Brown's point about the Senate workers sitting near Sullivan.
Also:
@SenSherrodBrown's wife, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist @ConnieSchultz, has chronic asthma.
Being extra cautious, Brown has avoided flying for months.
We even stayed masked and distanced while shooting an interview outside their home last month. https://twitter.com/ConnieSchultz/status/1315632985555820544?s=20
@SenSherrodBrown's wife, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist @ConnieSchultz, has chronic asthma.
Being extra cautious, Brown has avoided flying for months.
We even stayed masked and distanced while shooting an interview outside their home last month. https://twitter.com/ConnieSchultz/status/1315632985555820544?s=20
