“Anybody up for an epic party?”
(Picture: (L-R) Getty Images, Shutterstock)Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who was a former dairy farmer, has quit his job to become former President Donald Trump’s tech start CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.
“The time has come to reopen the internet and allow for the free flow of ideas and expression without censorship,” Nunes said in a statement announcing his new position.
But his career change was quickly mocked on the internet, most notably through parody accounts he once tried to sue: Devin Nunes’ Cow and Devin Nunes’ Mom.
In 2019, the congressman, who is a staunch Trump supporter, attempted to sue the parody accounts, and sought $250 million in damages.
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The lawsuit focuses on a number of accounts that Nunes claims were coordinating libelous attacks on him.
His legal team said the accounts “maliciously attacked every aspect of Nunes’ character, honesty, integrity, ethics, and fitness to perform his duties as a United States Congressman.”
Some posts accused Nunes of obstructing justice in the Congressional probe on Russian political interference. The legal effort appears to be ongoing.
As a result, people on social media were quick to poke fun at Nunes’ new role, with the cow account leading the mockery.
It posted a tweet with a picture of Devin that said: “Anybody up for an epic party?”
“Devin Nunes, CEO & LOL,” tweeted former US attorney for the Southern District of New York.
“Devin Nunes fell short of the first rule of politics: you never want to be outlived by a cow,” added Max Burns, a Democratic Strategist & Founder of Third Degree Strategies.
Anybody up for an epic party? #DevinNunesIsAnIdiot pic.twitter.com/OgBqLvg3l7
— Devin Nunes’ cow 🐮 (@DevinCow) December 6, 2021
Check out some other moo-tastic reactions below.
Devin Nunes is going back to the Central Valley to be with his cow.
— Mayo (@MayoIsSpicyy) December 6, 2021
Holy cow! Devin Nunes is retiring from Congress. Time for him to moooooooooooo on and replace him with a Democrat! 🐮 🐮
— Avenger Resister (@AvengerResister) December 6, 2021
That Devin Nunes’ Cow 🐮 has outlasted Devin Nunes is the chuckle I needed today 😂 @DevinCow I love this for you https://t.co/NUTucg8MO6
— THEE Qondi 💛 🐝 🇺🇸🇿🇦🇿🇼 (@QondiNtini) December 6, 2021
Trump sycophant Devin Nunes, author of the infamous Nunes memo and inspirer of Cow Twitter accounts, is retiring. He won’t be missed. https://t.co/dSxMbUnrny
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) December 6, 2021
Trump formally launched Truth Social in late October, but the platform was soon called out for violating its software agreement.
But now, the new media group is facing scrutiny from federal securities regulators.
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing from Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), is interested in acquiring Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company obtained “certain preliminary, fact-finding inquiries” from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in October.
