House GOP Twitter Account Deletes Trollish Attack on Republican Jan. 6 Witness
“Just another liar and pawn in Pelosi’s witch-hunt,” the House Republicans’ official account tweeted about the communications director of a GOP committee.
Win McNamee
The House Republicans’ official Twitter account posted a direct attack on former Trump White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews that labeled her a “liar” and “pawn” of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi—and then walked it back. During the early moments of Thursday night’s primetime Jan. 6 committee hearing, Matthews testified about former President Donald Trump’s inaction as the Capitol riots raged. “Just another liar and pawn in Pelosi’s witch-hunt,” the GOP’s account posted, alongside a January 2021 Matthews tweet thanking Trump. Matthews, however, is currently the Republican communications director on the House Climate Crisis Committee, so the House Republicans’ broadside was actually aimed at a current GOP staffer. That tweet, as well as another post claiming all the testimony was “heresy,” was eventually deleted. The account is staffed by the office of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the third-ranking House Republican.
Does the person running this official account know that Sarah Matthews is, according to Legistorm and her LinkedIn, currently the communications director for House GOP side of the Climate Crisis committee? pic.twitter.com/TIGZRTAbiu
— Jacob "Inside Elections is hiring" Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) July 22, 2022
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