Congratulations to Republican Policy Committee Chairman @JayObernolte! pic.twitter.com/MWs4kxMITS
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) April 15, 2026
There’s just something off here. You could simply say the guy’s ugly, sure, but that doesn’t quite capture it. And look, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is a weird looking man too. He’s also been around for a while so familiarity takes the edge off the weirdness. And this isn’t saying every man in Congress needs to look like Idris Elba. Schlubby men like Steve Scalise and James Comer are schlubby and it’s not their appearance that makes them detestable. Then there’s the deliberately unremarkable and neutral like Mike Johnson, Tim Scott, Alex Padilla or even the only marginally weird-looking like Jim Jordan, Adam Schiff, and Ted Cruz. Rick Scott’s reptilian-ism is creepy but again, the familiarity kind of takes the edge off. You know he’s only got some shapeshifting skills.
Jay Oberbnolte though. This dude’s just fucking weird looking and it’s vaguely unsettling.