Yahoo Lifestyle This Conservative Senator Posted A Picture Of A "Star Wars" Prop Thinking It Was A Drone, And The Internet Is Having A Field Day Over It
Let's talk some more about those Jersey drones.
Me, every night in New Jersey waiting for a drone. pic.twitter.com/mphnHf2BsI
— G (@stevensongs) December 11, 2024
I know you know, but just in case you just woke up from a coma, drones have been spotted across the great state of New Jersey for the past month.
driving through new jersey pic.twitter.com/ns9pIB4tUP
— Kevin Finnerty (@timeimmemorial_) December 12, 2024
Why they chose Jersey? Lord knows. Snooki?
Aliens traveled millions of light years to get here to visit New Jersey.
— Tim Hannan (@TimHannan) December 15, 2024
Well, politicians are asking for answers.
Received a briefing tonight from @FBINewark Special Agent in Charge Nelson Delgado and his team at @NWSEarleNJ in Colts Neck to discuss the @FBI’s investigation into recent drone sightings.We are ready to assist the federal government in getting to the bottom of this. pic.twitter.com/HSyLS0QsmA
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) December 16, 2024
Donald Trump said "something strange is going on."
NOW - Trump on mystery drones: "The government knows what is happening... something strange is going on." pic.twitter.com/twNB80Ku8J
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 16, 2024
And in the past week, it's really taken off online with some people saying, "Uh, those are planes."
Those are planes. We’ve lost our minds https://t.co/5iESrchqmq
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) December 15, 2024
Well, now a state senator from Pennsylvania just, unfortunately, clowned himself with his own drone tweet that is now going viral.
Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano of Pennsylvania tweeted a picture of what he thought was a downed drone that crashed in some place called Orange Beach:
It is inconceivable that the federal government has no answers nor has taken any action to get to the bottom of the unidentified drones. The fecklessness of this administration was on display last year when a Chinese surveillance balloon was allowed to fly over the entire… pic.twitter.com/qWqyH3dnkI
— Senator Doug Mastriano (@SenMastriano) December 16, 2024
The only problem is that the picture of the supposed drone was actually a prop/replica from Star Wars.
Yep, the community note got him:
People are now mercilessly trolling the senator.
Live footage of Newark Airport. https://t.co/ScpvMTG2wj pic.twitter.com/OuuO6rhPEn
— Eli McKown-Dawson (@emckowndawson) December 17, 2024
"There should be a minimum and maximum age you’re allowed to have access to the internet," one person said.
There should be a minimum and maximum age you’re allowed to have access to the internet. https://t.co/3NcKMHvvZt
— Max Steele (@maxasteele) December 17, 2024
Another person said, "We need to have a mental aptitude test for public office in this country."
We need to have a mental aptitude test for public office in this country https://t.co/mbzks3CsQE
— joseph🦤 (@portablejaws) December 17, 2024
And this person shared one of my all-time favorite meme reactions:
https://t.co/LPnUa7IeYL pic.twitter.com/C4vZSij5Pp
— The Concept of a Tweet (@brandon_lighty) December 17, 2024
Getty Images/Twitter: @brandon_lighty
As this reporter said, "15 hours later. This tweet remains up. The force is strong with this one."
15 hours later. This tweet remains up. The force is strong with this one. https://t.co/wGtTRJuhCE
— Kurt Siegelin (@kurtsiegelin) December 17, 2024
