Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) might have set himself up for selfie-inflicted damage Thursday.
Now a Fox News contributor, he posted a photo on Twitter that mocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
At Disneyland today with Senator Elizabeth Warren pic.twitter.com/37rvaSOVGl
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) October 18, 2018
His post was in reference to her recent release of DNA test results that showed, as she has long claimed, evidence of a Native American ancestor six to 10 generations ago.
Many Twitter users found the photo evidence that Chaffetz has a serious personality defect: casual racism.
This is what open racism looks like in Trump’s America. #Disgraceful https://t.co/UauSBya0A1
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) October 18, 2018
— Rysa Walker (@RysaWalker) October 18, 2018
This fucking dumbass has-been nothing burger doesn't even sense the racism in his lame attempt to be funny.
— Count Shoqula (@Shoq) October 18, 2018
A trio of jokes:
— The Pickity Witch (@ScorpioUndone) October 18, 2018
-It’s hard to say which of you is more wooden.
-Why are you at Disneyland and Senator Warren is in DC? She’s the one who still has a job.
-One of the people in this photo is a dinosauric relic of American racism, best forgotten. The other is a cigar store statue.
At Disneyland today with Rep. Jason Chaffetz pic.twitter.com/TsWBq7Qc5l
— Dano Colon (@Dano_Colon) October 18, 2018
Meanwhile in North Dakota, Republican-backed voter ID requirements are attempting to suppress the Native American vote.
— Brian Dennis (@_bdennis) October 18, 2018
Chaffetz did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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