Rep. Eric Swalwell Let Out A Massive Fart On Live TV
On Monday night, Rep. Eric Swalwell was live on Capitol Hill speaking with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, when Swalwell let out a loud air-ripping noise.
Watch: Turn up the sound
I knew @ericswalwell was full of hot gas...I mean air. pic.twitter.com/Yh792wwJdC
— Christian Martinez (@C_RMartinez) November 19, 2019
BuzzFeed News reporter Addy Baird texted the congressman to ask him if he actually passed gas, but Swalwell denied it.
A text I never thought I’d send pic.twitter.com/t0Y4rCA14x
— Addy Baird (@addysue) November 19, 2019
Good to see a member of Congress just speaking the truth without partisan spin: pic.twitter.com/eSnRbnt92G
— Addy Baird (@addysue) November 19, 2019
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted, “Most intelligible thing to come out of Swalwell in years.”
Fartgate is trending on Twitter on Monday night thanks to Donald, Jr.
Most intelligible thing to come out of Swalwell in years. #fartgate https://t.co/LT7MXAkIRB
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 19, 2019
Some used Swalwell’s embarrassing moment to make jokes that made folks on the Left and the Right laugh.
[November 18, 2029]
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 19, 2019
Kid: Dad - when did our country become so united and started actually working together again?
Me: Ten years ago a man named Eric Swalwell ripped a fart so amazing on TV that both parties got together to post memes, literally transcending politics. #fartgate
Who knew all this time that Swalwell was the whistleblower. #fartgate pic.twitter.com/zzLzWb3JbE
— Nick Goodlin (@goodlin_nick) November 19, 2019
Eric Swalwell's farts are currently polling higher than @KamalaHarris in Iowa#fartgate
— Michael Malice (@michaelmalice) November 19, 2019
Has anyone made a joke about Swalwell being the whistleblower yet? I just got here #fartgate
— Jessica Fletcher (@heckyessica) November 19, 2019
From this day on @RepSwalwell is known as Fartacus! #FartGate pic.twitter.com/jrGrru4hAb
— Cap (@MajSmartass) November 19, 2019
Graph of today’s Carbon Emission levels.#fartgate pic.twitter.com/gdzdhWnQ53
— Saladino for Congress (@JoeySalads) November 19, 2019
One Twitter user wrote that he “isolated and slowed the moment of the fart. You can clearly see Swalwell brace forward, tense up for a moment, and then relax. He dealt it”
I’ve isolated and slowed the moment of the fart. You can clearly see Swalwell brace forward, tense up for a moment, and then relax. He dealt it. pic.twitter.com/Nzo93RoNfR
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 19, 2019
Of course, there are people who don’t believe the fart even happened.
I don't buy it. I've worked in broadcasting / sound production, and there's no possible way the fart would sound that way if Swalwell ripped it.
— #1 Fartgate Investigator (@theneedledrop) November 19, 2019
The ambient sound on his voice due to the large room he's in isn't on the fart at all. It would echo for at least a second.#fartgate https://t.co/DNjUfORsWC
THREAD: I hate to let the air out of these #fartgate theories, but the inimitable laws of physics clearly point to Chris as the culprit. For one, Swalwell’s mic wouldn’t likely have picked it up in the noisy liveshot location...
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) November 19, 2019
Roland Scahill blamed it on Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Without knowing what had happened, I assumed #fartgate was something to do with @EliseStefanik
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) November 19, 2019
What do you think? Did Rep. Swalwell pass gass or fake it to make us watch his video?
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