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President Donald Trump held a rally in Monroe, Louisiana on Wednesday night where he invited Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) to the podium for a few words.
Kennedy proceeded to rail against Democrats, especially House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), whose move to launch impeachment proceedings against Trump has sent Republicans into attack mode in an effort to discredit the investigation.
After saying he merant no disrespect, Kennedy proceeded to say of Pelosi:
"It must suck to be that dumb."
Watch below.
Senator John Kennedy on Nancy Pelosi: I don’t mean any disrespect but it must suck to be that dumb https://t.co/Z9A9hTjrnC— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn Torabi) 1573094016.0
While the spectators predictably applauded and laughed, others took issue with Kennedy calling the most powerful elected woman in history "dumb."
Former Republican Congressman and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was among them, and he didn't mince words when calling Kennedy out for it.
Watch below.
Scarborough remarked about Kennedy:
"He has degraded himself. Oh and by the way, Senator, guess what: No matter what you do the rest of your life, that's your moment when you die."
He went on:
"Your bio 30, 40 years from now, whenever it is, that's your moment. Congratulations. You did it for a man who committed crimes...you did it for a man who was actually willing to sell out the United States of America for some dirt on Joe Biden. You did it for a man who, again, has destroyed the Conservative movement."
Scarborough proceeded to recite the laundry list of Trump policies and scandals that have done anything but make America great.
Others felt the same.
John Kennedy, a person with whom I have worked, is *infamous* for his complete inability to remember or have any po… https://t.co/q8LPt9u81u— Taylor Huckaby (@Taylor Huckaby) 1573107788.0
How far down Trump has taken us: a sitting U.S. Senator - @SenJohnKennedy said this tonight at a Trump rally about… https://t.co/fd9TJYgJzN— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈) 1573097830.0
Senator John Kennedy confirms what we all know about human experience: when people don't have any facts or legitima… https://t.co/DLuXWFpYVz— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1573141960.0
Trump calls his critics "human scum." Republican Senator John Kennedy calls Nancy Pelosi "dumb." But Democrats n… https://t.co/hdbjeKH3ph— Keith Boykin (@Keith Boykin) 1573135631.0
“Nancy Pelosi is dumb” said John Kennedy at a rally for a man who stared directly at a solar eclipse and misspelled the word tap.— The Volatile Mermaid (@The Volatile Mermaid) 1573132803.0
Sen. John Kennedy is the Louie Gohmert of Jim Jordans. https://t.co/xRwJFkW9ts— ROBERT MANN (@ROBERT MANN) 1573068723.0
History will remember Pelosi as twice being Speaker, meanwhile this John Kennedy will be the only Kennedy in the Se… https://t.co/2LQsLOkCq9— Oliver Willis (@Oliver Willis) 1573132193.0
With a name like John Kennedy, contrasts between the Senator and iconic President John F. Kennedy were inevitably invoked.
Nancy Pelosi and John Kennedy https://t.co/BD72wKmYQN— Christine Pelosi (@Christine Pelosi) 1573142398.0
@PreetBharara @Acyn Here is @SpeakerPelosi with the only John Kennedy history will remember. https://t.co/EG7HzrMiua— Ian D. Carroll (@Ian D. Carroll) 1573130436.0
@susaneldridge1 President John Kennedy was a hero, Senator John Kennedy is a steaming pile of 💩. https://t.co/ms54VUO3Fw— Tooru DES Niikura (@Tooru DES Niikura) 1573100540.0
I miss the days when you heard the words "John Kennedy" and your first thought was not "What did that ignorant jack… https://t.co/DmuSIMrAFS— I want a multiverse where Trump sells Herb-a-Life (@I want a multiverse where Trump sells Herb-a-Life) 1573110523.0
"John Kennedy" is now trending on Twitter with thousands of people dunking on the Senator's comments.