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BumRushDaShow

(151,126 posts)
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 12:52 PM Sunday

Republican Rep Bungles Vandalizing Dem's Office Plaque After El Salvador Visit

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Apr. 20 2025 8:20AM EDT
Published Apr. 19 2025 7:02PM EDT



X/Mike Collins

A Republican congressman bungled a post mocking a Democratic senator’s visit to El Salvador by digitally vandalizing an office plaque belonging to a Republican colleague. Georgia Rep. Mike Collins posted a photo on Friday that showed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s name on a door plaque. In the place of the constituency was “El Salvador.”

It was a jab at Van Hollen for taking a trip to the Latin American country this week to speak with his deported constituent, 29-year-old father of three Kilmar Abrego Garcia. “Hey @ChrisVanHollen, I went ahead and changed your office plaque for you,” Collins wrote.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the image was Photoshopped, or if Collins had actually vandalized Van Hollen’s plaque, but one telling detail gave the game away.

The photo shows the plaque with Van Hollen’s name on it, but the Democrat doesn’t occupy Senate office SH-110—he’s in SH-730, according to the Senate website. The plaque that Collins vandalized actually belongs to Republican hardliner Sen. Rick Scott.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-rep-bungles-vandalizing-dems-office-plaque-after-el-salvador-visit/

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Republican Rep Bungles Vandalizing Dem's Office Plaque After El Salvador Visit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sunday OP
Not to put too fine a point on it choie Sunday #1
Oh, he knows. He's hoping his constituents don't know or don't care. Grokenstein Sunday #8
When rednecks with the mentality of an 8th boy get elected to Congress Chasstev365 Sunday #2
Oh, darn. I read this as "This is the level of dickcourse you get." Of course! erronis Sunday #9
LOL Six to one, half dozen to the other Attilatheblond Sunday #13
I bet mike collins liked to fart in a gym bag Marthe48 Sunday #3
So all those republicans who have visited the kremlin are officially representing Karadeniz Sunday #4
They have the capacity to turn a wet dream, dry. 3Hotdogs Sunday #5
Hmmmm. erronis Sunday #11
It just popped in my head as I was thinking of a response to the o.p. 3Hotdogs Sunday #12
Visiting Russia isn't necessary for their official representation. chowder66 Sunday #6
Calling this vandalism quakerboy Sunday #7
That's the real story here JoseBalow Sunday #16
Its a public interest fluff piece with a misleading title. quakerboy Tuesday #29
Irrefutable proof of the Magat theorem of idiocy... benfranklin1776 Sunday #10
Not too swift. pandr32 Sunday #14
Is he MTG's cousin? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #15
I think ALL MAGAts are MTG's cousins maxrandb Monday #25
fact or theory? AltairIV Sunday #17
I doubt it was vandalized. Photoshopped more likely. No need for false charges. Martin68 Sunday #18
that wd b work. mopinko Monday #24
Stockholm syndrome Paul-EM Sunday #19
Nah! Don't give them any excuse to say it wasn't their fault for following Hitler's orders. Wonder Why Sunday #21
These people arenot serious people. Figarosmom Sunday #20
Don Jr. level of stupidity. IcyPeas Sunday #22
In a just world tonekat Sunday #23
So, when Vancity Vance went to Greenland to soften them up for conquering louis-t Monday #26
Dumb ditty dumb ditty dumb dumb dumb. Bluethroughu Monday #27
I'm sure glad the GOP is hard at work trying to avert a financial meltdown. LudwigPastorius Monday #28

choie

(5,359 posts)
1. Not to put too fine a point on it
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 12:57 PM
Sunday

Does collins know the U.S is paying El Salvador mucho dinero to imprison our immigrants in a concentration camp? Chris Van Hollen doesn't represent El Salvador - the trump does.

Grokenstein

(5,965 posts)
8. Oh, he knows. He's hoping his constituents don't know or don't care.
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 02:34 PM
Sunday

But we should be grateful he's broadcasting his allegiance to dim donnie so loudly.

It'll help prioritize him in the cleanup process.

Chasstev365

(5,365 posts)
2. When rednecks with the mentality of an 8th boy get elected to Congress
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 01:02 PM
Sunday

This the level of discourse you get.

And BTW Collins: FUCK YOU!

You took an oath to defend the Constitution. Are you capable of reading it and understanding what it means?

Marthe48

(20,504 posts)
3. I bet mike collins liked to fart in a gym bag
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 01:03 PM
Sunday

or stuff his team mates into lockers. And never moved past 3rd grade, mentally or emotionally.



quakerboy

(14,335 posts)
29. Its a public interest fluff piece with a misleading title.
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 04:14 PM
Tuesday

People being lazy with photoshop is not a story in my book, and republicans doing minor stupid things on the internet isn't really interesting, thats just a thing that happens at least every third of a second. I didn't learn anything by reading this piece. So i choose to focus on the unnecessary torture of the language.

benfranklin1776

(6,810 posts)
10. Irrefutable proof of the Magat theorem of idiocy...
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 02:36 PM
Sunday

The amount of intelligence possessed is in inverse relation to the degree of thuggism exhibited🤬

AltairIV

(837 posts)
17. fact or theory?
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 03:20 PM
Sunday

Whether intentional or not these idiots are building a scientific case for the theory that to be republican means you're stupid.

mopinko

(72,298 posts)
24. that wd b work.
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 07:15 AM
Monday

this guy didnt lift a finger. he got some staffer to do the shop, then tweeted it.
1 thing u can count on- these assholes r lazy.

Wonder Why

(5,530 posts)
21. Nah! Don't give them any excuse to say it wasn't their fault for following Hitler's orders.
Sun Apr 20, 2025, 05:28 PM
Sunday

louis-t

(24,263 posts)
26. So, when Vancity Vance went to Greenland to soften them up for conquering
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 12:55 PM
Monday

he was representing Greenland?

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