Twitter rips ‘raging moron’ Devin Nunes for advising public gatherings: ‘Is he really that dumb?’
Devin Nunes Screengrab via Fox News.
March 15, 2020 | 02:02PM ETVideoThe Internet lashed out at Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Sunday after he told Americans to go to restaurants during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“There’s a lot of concerns with the economy here because people are scared to go out,” Nunes told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. “But I will just say, one of the things you can do if you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s a great time to just go out, go to a local restaurant.”
The advice did not go over well on Twitter, where people repeatedly referred to Nunes as an “idiot.”
Read a sampling of the tweets below.
“If you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s a great time to go out and go to a local restaurant, likely you can g… https://t.co/NQLBnfe5Vf— Acyn (@Acyn) 1584284363
@KenTremendous I’m a bartender. I rely on tips. If I don’t work I don’t get paid. But even I agree that this is wro… https://t.co/wlL5nxKHUN— A24 pack of cold ones (@A24 pack of cold ones) 1584286825
@Bakari_Sellers I think rep Nunes should lead the charge and take his family out to local restaurants and businesse… https://t.co/KCjqRWvIWY— The New Normal (@The New Normal) 1584286833
@JesseCharlesLee Yes let’s def listen to medical science expert and general genius Devin Nunes over Dr. Fauci, everyone— Erin Cohan (@Erin Cohan) 1584286844
@kylegriffin1 @PhilipRucker They’re still in a death spiral. Cities are closing schools while devin Nunes is on tv… https://t.co/YTsJEWs0hB— Clever Adjacent (@Clever Adjacent) 1584286848
@danpfeiffer He is profoundly stupid! Why wasn’t he investigated when Parma’s disclosed Nunes’ role in trying to g… https://t.co/o0UwTfJfKQ— MJR (@MJR) 1584286853
@lightsheaber Ok, but like, we already knew that Devin Nunes doesn't care if anyone dies.— Dr. Tori Delaine (@Dr. Tori Delaine) 1584286979
@Acyn Totally irresponsible comment by Nunes. How about "this is a great time to enjoy a wonderful home prepared di… https://t.co/AhkEZ6zYH8— CanAmMan (@CanAmMan) 1584286980
@Acyn Why don’t we all just go to Nunes’ house for dinner. I’m sure he would appreciate all of us “healthy” people… https://t.co/WepVCFvrK3— Jennifer (@Jennifer) 1584287002
@DavidCornDC Wow, an olive farmer telling people to do the opposite of what 1000s of health specialists have told u… https://t.co/0SrKsAwXdd— Pickleball Oma (@Pickleball Oma) 1584287015
@cmarinucci @DevinNunes @FoxNews @MariaBartiromo Nunes should have no credibility with anyone about anything. That… https://t.co/9smha6pa5Y— Thomas J. House (@Thomas J. House) 1584287841
@SpyTalker I’ve frequently listened to Nunes, and asked myself “is he really that dumb?” Today he offered a definitive “yes.”— Gail Helt (@Gail Helt) 1584287857
@itsJeffTiedrich @MollyJongFast Nunes was tellling Fox viewers to go out to eat and support the community. If they… https://t.co/tCR6QpdZnc— Renie57 (@Renie57) 1584287858
@thatgirlinsb And Devin Nunes jumped the list to 1st place on the Hades reservation list. Thank you Mr Beelzebub!— Weinit Deep (@Weinit Deep) 1584287892
