A Texas state representative who joined other Democrats in fleeing the state to block Republican voting legislation became the latest member to endure mockery over a social media post, after he referred to himself as a “fugitive.”
“My [first] meal as a fugitive,” Houston-area representative Gene Wu tweeted, with a picture of a Caesar salad and Coke Zero. “Delicious.”
He added, “Now I have an idea what AG Ken Paxton must feel like every day … it’s not bad. No wonder he keeps committing more crimes.”
My fist meal as a fugitive.
Delicious. pic.twitter.com/97M2CmPFXO
— Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) July 13, 2021
Now I have an idea what AG Ken Paxton must feel like every day… it’s not bad.
No wonder he keeps committing more crimes.
— Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) July 13, 2021
Critics had fun with Wu’s photo and typo; one conservative writer shared the infamous photo of the sandwich from the 2017 Fyre Festival disaster. Another noted that most fugitives don’t get catered meals.- READ MORE
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