Melania not too happy with "hoebag" comment by conservative
Looks like a Conservative House candidate from Oregon is in the 'crosshairs' of First Lady Melania T-rump after referring to her as a "hoebag" earlier this week.
Mark Roberts, the “independent conservative” who’s running for a seat in Oregon’s District Two, made his comment (which has since gone viral) as a response to Charlie Kirk's tweet (he's the founder of conservative cult/ group Turning Point USA). Kirk tweeted out that Melania only has five staff members, while Michelle Obama had more than forty.
Roberts tweeted back: “Did you know the First Lady works by the hour?” #thinkdirty #hoebag."
After a few days of apparently pondering what Roberts tweeted, the FLOTUS responded via a statement released Wednesday by her spokesperson Stephanie Grisham:
“This is just more hypocritical intolerance from those who oppose her husband’s administration,” Grisham said . “To say such ugly words about a mother, wife, and our First Lady is not just a pathetic attempt at getting himself in the news; it is disturbing and despicable.”
RNC chair Ronna Romney McDaniel tweeted: “This attack on @FLOTUS is disgusting and everyone should condemn this candidate and his candidacy.”
Shortly after the Tweet went viral on Monday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stepped up to defend Melania, by asking Twitter to ban Roberts' account. Calling the attack 'disgraceful', McCarthy wrote, “Comments like these have no business on any platform.” Conservative FOX host Laura Ingraham agreed with McCarthy, asking why the account has not been closed and the statement taken down.
Roberts had a simple defense: “It’s that whole 1st amendment thing,” he Tweeted back, and included a screenshot of a message from Twitter saying the content did not violate “Twitter rules or applicable law.”
Rethuglikkkans hate when that First Amendment gets in the way.