#fartgate trending after congressman appears to rip one during live interview
During a live interview on Hardball With Chris Matthews Monday night, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) appeared to rip an incredibly loud fart. Swalwell claimed it wasn’t him, but a lot of people think that just sounds like hot air. That may have something to do with the appearance of a physical reaction from Swalwell as it happened.
Answering a question about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, Swalwell said, “Chris, so far the evidence is uncontradicted that the president used taxpayer dollars to ask the Ukrainians to help him cheat…”
And that’s when it happened. Whatever came next didn’t matter to anyone wondering if they’d just heard what they thought they heard. Swalwell may claim to not be the culprit, but that didn’t matter to those on Twitter as it didn’t take long for #fartgate to start trending. Reactions were wide-ranging. Some long-winded, some not. But pretty much everyone agreed it was funny.
I’m an adult, I swear.... but these #fartgate tweets are making me cry laugh for reals!!! pic.twitter.com/ykdlXXk3GM
— TheKara™ (@KaraUtri) November 19, 2019
California Representative Eric Swalwell joins Pacific Gas (unexpected) #fartgate https://t.co/Mz5N2bDq0Q
— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) November 19, 2019
I don't care who you are, if you cannot laugh at #fartgate, you are broken and need to be fixed. It was funny. Even better, however, was that Swalwell didn't miss a beat.
— Jack Wallen (@jlwallen) November 19, 2019
Farts are hilarious. Why are we even debating this? Live your toot, @hardball. #fartgate
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) November 19, 2019
Hardball tweeted out an explanation for the sound, but people don’t seem to be buying it.
Sorry to disappoint the conspiracy theorists - it was the #hardball mug scraping across the desk. Get yours today and let’s get back to the news! https://t.co/SG8Owm2IBw
— Hardball (@hardball) November 19, 2019
Hardball With Chris Matthews airs weeknights at 7 p.m. on MSNBC.
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