Rep. Jim Jordan's Rant About 'Real America' Backfires Spectacularly

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was referred to as out on Thursday for making an attempt to distract voters from an explosive day of hearings by the committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Thursday’s listening to included new data from Trump insiders on how his advisers urged him to declare victory earlier than the votes had been counted in a plan hatched earlier than Election Day.

One White Home aide stated Trump knew he misplaced, however didn’t need the general public to know as a result of it was “embarrassing.”

As a substitute of addressing the brand new revelations, Jordan tweeted:

Actual America can’t afford gasoline, groceries, or hire.

When will the January sixth Committee deal with these points?

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) October 13, 2022

Jordan has informed a shifting story about whether or not he spoke with Trump on the day of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, and has refused to testify regardless of being subpoenaed by the committee.

His critics on Twitter weren’t having his deflections:

Oh, @Jim_Jordan -- the January sixth committee is concentrated on the try by Donald Trump to illegally stay in workplace. They don't seem to be allowed to department out to different points, for instance they can't discover the way you coated up the sexual abuse of scholar athletes in your cost. https://t.co/DA862g1Ysy

— Invoice Prady ⚛️ (@billprady) October 13, 2022

UNBELIEVABLE. Jim Jordan is speaking about gasoline costs and he and each one in every of his Republican colleagues voted “NO” on the oil and gasoline worth gouging invoice on Might 19. We have to plaster this in every single place.

Actual America is aware of Jim Jordan stuffed with crap. https://t.co/a8xjM6BqMQpic.twitter.com/UDk9jel0EY

— Aaron Black (@ABlackPolitical) October 13, 2022

Who did you textual content on Jan. sixth?

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) October 13, 2022

congrats to Jim Jordan on accepting the left's financial critique of the US. I sit up for him introducing a invoice to assist poor folks economically. https://t.co/s0MiIMeUr6

— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) October 14, 2022

I am an actual American in actual America. Fuel, groceries, and hire *are* too excessive and people points matter an important deal to me.

So does defending our democracy from insurrectionists and authoritarian forces like Jim Jordan. I can care about many issues without delay https://t.co/S60QHdqdGZ

— Skylar Baker-Jordan (@SkylarJordan) October 13, 2022

I am not the mind genius you might be however would not a *completely different* committee make extra sense to handle these points?

However we'll bear in mind this whenever you're chairing The Hunter Biden Drag Queen Story Hour committees. https://t.co/WFoPB1vPdr

— Stephen Robinson (@SER1897) October 13, 2022

"WHEN WILL THE NFL START PLAYING HOCKEY???"

— KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿 (@KevinlyFather) October 13, 2022

Actual America has a cat caught up a tree.

When will the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives deal with this problem? https://t.co/fCZoxzCZhj

— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) October 13, 2022

A reminder that Ohio GOP Congressman @Jim_Jordan is among the lawmakers ignoring a subpoena from the @January6thCmte.

If Republicans take again the Home subsequent month, Jordan is prone to chair the Home Judiciary Committee and have subpoena energy himself. https://t.co/n4XfTpDRVf

— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) October 13, 2022

Have you learnt what a "committee" is, Jim?

Anyway, should you're questioning why so many People are struggling to outlive, possibly take an excellent, lengthy take a look at your Social gathering's voting file. https://t.co/YZkujAdNg6

— Odessa Kelly (@OdessaKellyTN) October 13, 2022

Fascinating that a man that stood by and let quite a few youngsters get sexually molested, Fitness center, a person who knew however did not cease it, is asking somebody to "Tackle and problem" @Jim_jordanhttps://t.co/12uGWBOBIn

— Titus (@TitusNation) October 13, 2022

Actual America does not mock witnesses with disabilities testifying earlier than Congress and look the opposite means throughout sexual assaults when they're a trainer.

That is what PREDATORS do! https://t.co/Hg5222tsyb

— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) October 13, 2022

Fairly certain the GOP's three-point plan to cope with the economy--Hunter Biden, drag queen story hour, and why cannot I say the n-word if they will say it--will do the job. https://t.co/hHgBRQJcmb

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) October 14, 2022

Actual America to you is the Koch brothers and different billionaires who pump cash into your shitass marketing campaign and maintain you in enterprise making them extra moolah. Stop pretending to offer a flying fuck in regards to the odd folks whose taxes are going up once more this 12 months because of the @GOP. https://t.co/NsxuTdTePv

— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) October 14, 2022

Actual America is aware of Fitness center Jordan does not give a rattling about whether or not actual People can afford gasoline, groceries, or hire, and he certain as hell does not give a crap about democracy or the rule of regulation. https://t.co/FttmyAK3Wr

— Kevin Crucial (@knecessary) October 13, 2022