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Republican MASK OFF Moment Causes MAJOR Backlash
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3:16Now PlayingRep. Troy Nehls was asked how Republicans plan to fight the cost-of-living crisis, and his answer was to brag about buying lobster tails and ribeyes before suggesting Americans living paycheck to paycheck may not work as hard as he does. That is the GOP’s economic message in miniature: prices are up, groceries are brutal, gas is still high, and the people struggling through it are blamed by politicians living off taxpayer-funded salaries and pensions. Nehls is retiring, but his contempt is staying right where it has always been, inside a party that sees working people as the problem instead of the people they are supposed to serve. Ring of Fire's Josh G. discusses.
MeidasTouch video of the exchange
The Hill "GOP rep, asked about 'affordability,' says he will eat lobster tail"
Common Dreams "Republican Suggests Americans Who Can't Afford Steak and Lobster ... 'Don't Work as Hard as I Do'"
Raw Story "ExTrump official says MAGA rep is 'clearly not that bright'"
HuffPost "GOP Congressman Mocks Affordability, Jokes About Lobster And Ribeyes" (Statue of Liberty remarks)
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