A Conservative Claimed Tammy Duckworth Will 'Weaponize' Her Newborn - The Twitter Response Was Epic
A day after it was reported that Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) would be allowed to bring her newborn daughter Maile Pearl Bowlsbey onto the Senate floor if necessary, a conservative pundit for Turning Point USA lamented the impact that baby could have on future legislation that might affect children and mothers.
After there were complaints about how having a nursing newborn among the mostly male Senate might affect the political body’s “decorum,” Richard Armande Mills took to Twitter to express misgivings.
“I agree with their statements on “decorum.” Not because I have a problem with babies at the workplace, but because I have issues with Duckworth potentially being able to weaponize that baby to affect legislative decision making. And I could see her doing that,” Mills tweeted.
The conservative who previously expressed concerns about “unborn children,” was promptly spanked harshly on social media for comparing a newborn to a “weapon” used to promote social services that primarily help the poor.
You can see his tweet and the brutal responses below:
I agree with their statements on “decorum.” Not because I have a problem with babies at the workplace, but because… https://t.co/fZM3zYupjH— RAM (Richard Armande Mills) (@RAM (Richard Armande Mills)) 1524140542
@cmclymer @Stonekettle Anti-choice forces already weaponize "babies" when they force women to have them.— Lee Martindale (@Lee Martindale) 1524156015
@RAMRANTS What? No one told me I could WEAPONIZE MY BABY!!!! I would have gotten in on that way earlier. She's al… https://t.co/B0NciM50Cp— Margieville 🇨🇦🇹🇼 (@Margieville 🇨🇦🇹🇼) 1524155154
@cmclymer Not sure how to weaponize a baby, but a bet she could lob some diaper grenades across the aisle.— This Is Exhausting (@This Is Exhausting) 1524152486
@cmclymer Damn, i wish I had consulted him on effective strategies to "weaponize" a baby so I could've done that with mine.— Asha Dahya (She/Her) (@Asha Dahya (She/Her)) 1524151881
@RAMRANTS Oh so that’s why conservatives are pro-birth, babies are weapons! Got it. https://t.co/nZ51z8UV8H— Fleetwood MacDouble Quarter Pounder (@Fleetwood MacDouble Quarter Pounder) 1524152464
@RAMRANTS On the other hand, Joe Walsh was free to bring his unpaid child support onto the house floor at any time.— Jim Shilander (@Jim Shilander) 1524146090
@RAMRANTS Yeah, I can see a version of this happening on the senate floor. https://t.co/KZAuPhEAQu— This Slav Says Slava Ukraini🇺🇦 (@This Slav Says Slava Ukraini🇺🇦) 1524153757
@RAMRANTS So what you're saying is you want to ban assault babies— Robert Wilbur (@Robert Wilbur) 1524155124
@WalterFBiela @iAmTheWarax We had a mine shaft gap, a nuclear gap, and now were in the middle of the… https://t.co/rAhdy3dsOO— Formerly drunk, covid vaxed (@Formerly drunk, covid vaxed) 1524157199
