We need to get Americans off the sidelines.
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) May 13, 2025
Can’t be 100 percent certain that this tweet came after the first time a protestor interrupted Tuesday’s House Appropriations Committee markup for the “Big Beautiful Bill,” transferring wealth to the richest Americans and cutting Medicaid for the poor among other shit, but in any case whichever social media intern who wrote this had to know that dozens, maybe hundreds, were waiting in the hallway to get in before the hearing started, with 25 arrested over the course of the day.
With what prompted it plain enough given that timing, the source of the angst displayed here is pretty much unmistakable as well: They were pining for MAGA people to show up and cheer for Republicans at the hearing, shout down the Dems, probably the QAnon Shaman to throw his spear at the ranking member, Proud Boys to kick the shit out of the disabled people opposed to cuts to Medicare. You know, “Americans” were needed there and the GOP didn’t get the moral support they were hoping for from “Americans” who were content to remain on “the sidelines” of the big game.
Whether or not that’s a correct understanding of the tweet it’s certainly more charitable than the way MAGA Twitter users read it because boy were they fucking pissed, as you might have guessed by the “ratio” (a sure sign that a tweet was not well received is if replies vastly outnumber likes):
lol what?
You lazy assholes are perpetually on the sidelines.
When are you going to CODIFY PRESIDENT TRUMP’S AGENDA?
When are you going to IMPEACH ACTIVIST JUDGES?
Get your ass off the sidelines and support President Trump!
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) May 14, 2025
Tone deaf AF.
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) May 13, 2025
You haven't done a f*cking thing, you spineless pieces of shit.
You have a Republican President who would sign anything you send him and you can't get your f*cking cocks out of your own hands long enough to send him bills.
You want to tell US to get off the sidelines?
Go suck…
— Joey Mannarino 🇺🇸 (@JoeyMannarinoUS) May 13, 2025
This has to be a parody post.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 13, 2025
Trump supporters, which one would you rather do right now?
— Philip Anderson (@VoteHarrisOut) May 13, 2025
Unbelievable and embarrassing. https://t.co/CaAogRq6Pr
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) May 14, 2025
Americans got off the sidelines and handed us the majority in November.
It’s the House GOP that is not passing President Trump’s executive orders, making DOGE cuts permanent, and hasn’t completed the big beautiful bill.
Getting ratioed in comments is how Americans feel. https://t.co/vMWaWYbRfr
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) May 13, 2025
In related news, on Wednesday Semafor reported that Republicans are starting to see a mirror image and an omen in three Bs: that their “Big Beautiful Bill” could end up like “Build Back Better,” with abusive boyfriend/suspected stealth Muslim Cory Mills telling them “I’m hopeful we can get there in the timeframe — but if not, I’d be really seriously concerned on what the actual Plan B is, because I haven’t heard about” any backup ideas if the bill does indeed end up collapsing. Remember, Trump has like 20 fewer House seats than he did at this same point in 2017 than he does now, and he was able to lose votes from New York, New Jersey, and California Republicans who were opposed to that year’s tax bill’s gutting the SALT deduction. There’s no getting this one passed without them OR all the hardcore “small government” hillbillies demanding draconian cuts. It’s a clusterfuck, though again, assume they get something passed until they don’t so you can be pleasantly surprised.
And in more related news, House leadership canceled Friday’s votes and packing it in early for the weekend, likely for reasons related to the previous paragraph. Something something sidelines.
Shockingly the “Jewish Space Laser” lady once again doesn’t have a clue what she is talking about.
By the way, the reason you enjoy a gavel is because Republicans like me have won our seats. Good luck being in the Majority if we don’t. https://t.co/3Nrkvlic2J
— Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) May 14, 2025
Mike Lawler just proved in numbers he’s a Republican In Name Only (RINO) or maybe even a Democrat.
Further proof is he’s a hard NO on President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. https://t.co/cOKDFhyT4s
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) May 14, 2025
And being team players too, lol.