Rep. Cohen Attempts to Defend His Idiotic Fried Chicken Stunt

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Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee wildly embarrassed himself, his state, and his ENTIRE PARTY when he whipped out an absolutely ridiculous stunt during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

In an attempt to “shame” Attorney General William Barr for being too “chicken” to testify before the House, Cohen whipped out a ceramic chicken and a bucket of KFC.

Yes, it was as LAME as it sounds.

…yuck.

Anyway, no one thought it was funny. Even the usual Democrat sycophants.

The joke largely fell flat. Most notably, Jimmy Kimmel mocked the stunt and warned Democrats that using this kind of “sick burns” will cost them the presidential election in 2020.

“Wow, what a sick burn that is,” Kimmel sarcastically said to his audience. “Trump’s gonna win again with stuff like that, isn’t he?”

“Late Night” host Seth Meyers mocked Cohen for his overly obvious message that Barr was a “chicken.”

“Dude, if you want KFC, just order KFC. It’s fine,” Meyers told the Democratic congressman. “You don’t need to tie it into the hearing.

Now, Cohen is trying to save some face.

According to Fox News:

The Tennessee congressman who dug into a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken last week during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in an effort to take a swipe at Attorney General William Barr, who was absent, responded to critics in an interview Sunday and said the move was simply an attempt at “levity.”

Oh yeah. Because this political CIRCUS is HILARIOUS.

…Moron.

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., told MSNBC that the chicken bucket was purchased the night before and was cold. He described the meal as not “wonderful.”

Meaning the idiot SLEPT ON IT… and still thought it was a good idea.

It wasn’t.