Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Tuesday tried to put his Democratic colleagues on notice roughly a week after Republicans were walloped in the midterms.
“Enjoy this honeymoon phase because come Jan. 3, 2027, you will regret ever putting your name on a ballot,” said Emmer, who was reelected as GOP whip, while flanked by other top Republicans at a press conference.
“House Republicans will hold each and every Democrat accountable for every vote cast, every committee hearing held and every sentence said on MSDNC. This Republican leadership team will expose the Democrats’ lies and show the American people their true colors as the radical communists that they are,” he continued.
Emmer’s warning — which played like a WWE promo of sorts — came with a point of confidence as he argued that Republicans targeting the “damage and chaos caused by these radicals” would help them win back the majority in 2028.
His words for Democrats, who trounced Republicans and scooped up historic victories on election night, were hit with a reality check on social media.
“His party just suffered the biggest political humiliation in modern history due to the same exact behavior he’s exhibiting right now 🤦♀️,” wrote one user on X.
“Buddy, you’re the one packing up the majority office,” read a post from “The Dangerous Ones” podcast.
“Oh Tom, I’m sure the Democrats are shaking in their shoes,” replied another who attached a screenshot showing last week’s midterm results.
Others put the remarks up against Attorney General Todd Blanche’s suggestion that he’d investigate Democrats on Donald Trump’s orders after the president declared that he was ordering the Justice Department to probe Democrats “going around threatening” people in his administration with impeachment.
“I found some members of Congress making vile threats. I await their arrests!” one user wrote alongside video of Emmer.
“The hypocrisy and the tone-deafness of the GOP is astounding,” another shared. “They have all the attributes of cornered rats.”