U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., thought he was ripping Republicans in Congress but missed the irony in his view that Americans are not sending their “best and brightest” to Capitol Hill.
In an appearance on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” the fashion-challenged senator told host Stephen Colbert that it is “scary” to consider the quality of people representing Americans in Congress, missing the obvious in his hot take.
“Is it awkward to be in the Capitol and then run into people that you have put up a devastating meme about because you’ve got excellent meme game. But then you have to see these people in the cafeteria,” Colbert asked the hoodie and shorts-clad lawmaker.
Senator @JohnFetterman is known for his devastating memes and after tonight, maybe his one liners!#Colbert pic.twitter.com/dRagmB1HXd
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 12, 2023
“You all should need to know that America is not sending their best and brightest to Washington, D.C.,” Fetterman replied, sending the audience into an appreciative fit of laughter.
“Sometimes you literally just can’t believe. These people are making the decisions that are determining the government here,” he added. “It’s actually scary.”
He went on to recall the recent near-shutdown of the government over funding and lamented the amount of power some members can wield.
“You have some very less gifted kinds of people there that are willing to shut down the government just to score points on Fox,” he said.
The two discussed a variety of topics during the segment and Fetterman gifted Colbert with a black Carhartt hoodie at the end.
“Oh my God, the world is going to burn because he’s going to wear a hoodie on the floor,” he said at one point, mocking the uproar over his flouting of the dress code in Congress.
“Ukraine or shutting down the government, all these issues. I think it’s much more important to see is, what will this man wear on the floor of the Senate?” he mocked.
While left-leaning outlets celebrated Fetterman’s “one-liner” supposedly about Republicans in D.C., social media users savaged the hulking senator for his total lack of self-awareness.
Does he own a mirror
— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) October 12, 2023
I, for once, agree with John Fetterman
— Ahmad M Khalil (@AMK_PhD) October 12, 2023
Understatement of the year.
— Rhetoric Facer (@John_Monahan) October 12, 2023
Definitely didn’t send the best and brightest w you , Fetterman.
— Amanda (@LegalAdvocateAF) October 12, 2023
You’re got to give credit where credit is due.
Self-awareness is the first step to self improvement.
Although in his case, it’s a really big first step.
— Phillip Jackson (@PEJ1952) October 12, 2023
Oh trust me John, we know…..
— Brody (@savagebrodyx) October 12, 2023
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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