Diamond (L) and Silk (R) attend the Save the Storks 2nd Annual Stork Charity Ball at the Trump International Hotel on January 17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Paul Morigi / Getty
So, there’s a video clip circulating on Twitter that shows GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert speaking on the House floor complaining on behalf of MAGA minstrels Diamond and Silk, who he claims told him they paid to have their names come up more on social media and “not only did it not come up more often, an algorithm was used to send it to the bottom.”
Gohmert: Diamond and Silk, they were telling me they had paid in order to have their name come up more often and not only did it not come up more often, an algorithm was used to send it to the bottom. That’s called fraud pic.twitter.com/3x8xcwPml6
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 21, 2022
Now, it’s a short clip without much context, but, as far as I can gather, Gohmert wants to “get rid of” social media “immunity from liability” and “fraud,” which he says it’s guilty of based on him taking at face value a complaint from the Real Housewives Of The Sunken Place. (Diamond and Silk actually posted a video they said provided “back story,” but they were also very non-specific about who exactly they paid to boost them and what proof they have that an algorithm did the opposite. They did a lot of incoherent babbling though, and, well, that was fun to listen to.)
Like—seriously, my guy? Why are you even talking about Diamond and Silk on the House floor? Tap-dancing Diamond and Sambo Silk also said “the Devil” got them fired from Fox News. Do you also want to take Satan to court for wrongful termination?
This is how much of a circus the GOP has become: A sitting congressman is speaking before the House of Representatives and expressing outrage over Great Value Dumb & Dumber claiming they paid to clout-chase and didn’t get the return they wanted.
Mind you, Gohmert also recently told Newsmax he “grieves” for imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters. He also complained to the Wish version of Fox News last month that Republicans “can’t even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they’re coming after you.”
So, Gohmert wants leniency for domestic terrorists who literally attempted a violent overthrow of democracy and he wants the GOP to have the right to lie to Congress and the FBI—which, last time I checked, was illegal for everyone—but he wants justice for Diamond and Silk because their names don’t pop up on Twitter enough.
Speaking of Twitter, the fine folks on the platform had a field day with this.
Only Rep. Louie Gohmert (Q-Texas) takes Cubic Zirconia and Rayon, aka “Diamond and Silk” seriously enough to complain about their names coming up less often in an algorithm.
They’re as much of a joke as he is.
— Mike Sarzo
(@mikesarzo) July 21, 2022
This is rich, from tech expert Louie Gohmert. Just exactly who did Diamond and Silk pay? An SEO company? https://t.co/6D3Q3ZOWKl
— Teri Gidwitz
(@terilg) July 21, 2022
Louie Gohmert quoting Diamond and Silk just opened up the Idiocracy Vortex, sucking in all coherent thought. https://t.co/8RUPPVW2Ta
— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) July 21, 2022
Diamond and Silk are trending because they are the only Black people Louie Gohmert ever heard of.
—
Gilead (@sea_change111) July 21, 2022
Rep. Louie Gohmert told Trump supporters before January 6 “you got to go to the streets and be as violent as Antifa and BLM.”
Then he asked Trump for a pardon.
Now he’s complaining about alleged mistreatment of Diamond and Silk.
This man does not belong in Congress. https://t.co/Goew2jKjxs
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 21, 2022
Louie Gohmert mentioning Diamond and Silk on the floor of Congress makes it official. Our government has become an SNL skit. https://t.co/WhgXlk2hCO
— Anne Boelyn (@OrangeTaco5) July 21, 2022
@replouiegohmert No one gives a rat’s ass about Diamond and Silk. pic.twitter.com/Y0qvUbcY36
— Denny Hersh
(@DennyHersh60) July 21, 2022
I mean, at the end of the day, Diamond and Silk have made entire careers out of not having a single clue what the hell they’re talking about. You think they understand how algorithms work? Please.
SEE ALSO:
Diamond & Silk Blame ‘The Devil’ After Being Fired From Fox News
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