Republican Rep Bungles Vandalizing Dem's Office Plaque After El Salvador Visit

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Source: Daily Beast

Updated Apr. 20 2025 8:20AM EDT
Published Apr. 19 2025 7:02PM EDT



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A Republican congressman bungled a post mocking a Democratic senator’s visit to El Salvador by digitally vandalizing an office plaque belonging to a Republican colleague. Georgia Rep. Mike Collins posted a photo on Friday that showed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s name on a door plaque. In the place of the constituency was “El Salvador.”

It was a jab at Van Hollen for taking a trip to the Latin American country this week to speak with his deported constituent, 29-year-old father of three Kilmar Abrego Garcia. “Hey @ChrisVanHollen, I went ahead and changed your office plaque for you,” Collins wrote.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the image was Photoshopped, or if Collins had actually vandalized Van Hollen’s plaque, but one telling detail gave the game away.

The photo shows the plaque with Van Hollen’s name on it, but the Democrat doesn’t occupy Senate office SH-110—he’s in SH-730, according to the Senate website. The plaque that Collins vandalized actually belongs to Republican hardliner Sen. Rick Scott.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-rep-bungles-vandalizing-dems-office-plaque-after-el-salvador-visit/

[choie]

1. Not to put too fine a point on it

Does collins know the U.S is paying El Salvador mucho dinero to imprison our immigrants in a concentration camp? Chris Van Hollen doesn't represent El Salvador - the trump does.

[Grokenstein]

8. Oh, he knows. He's hoping his constituents don't know or don't care.

But we should be grateful he's broadcasting his allegiance to dim donnie so loudly.

It'll help prioritize him in the cleanup process.

[Chasstev365]

2. When rednecks with the mentality of an 8th boy get elected to Congress

This the level of discourse you get.

And BTW Collins: FUCK YOU!

You took an oath to defend the Constitution. Are you capable of reading it and understanding what it means?

[erronis]

9. Oh, darn. I read this as "This is the level of dickcourse you get." Of course!

[Attilatheblond]

13. LOL Six to one, half dozen to the other

[Marthe48]

3. I bet mike collins liked to fart in a gym bag

or stuff his team mates into lockers. And never moved past 3rd grade, mentally or emotionally.

[Karadeniz]

4. So all those republicans who have visited the kremlin are officially representing

Russia.....

[3Hotdogs]

5. They have the capacity to turn a wet dream, dry.

[erronis]

11. Hmmmm.

I'll need to think about that a while...

[3Hotdogs]

12. It just popped in my head as I was thinking of a response to the o.p.

[chowder66]

6. Visiting Russia isn't necessary for their official representation.

[quakerboy]

7. Calling this vandalism

Is vandalism of the english language.

[JoseBalow]

16. That's the real story here

"vandalism"

[quakerboy]

29. Its a public interest fluff piece with a misleading title.

People being lazy with photoshop is not a story in my book, and republicans doing minor stupid things on the internet isn't really interesting, thats just a thing that happens at least every third of a second. I didn't learn anything by reading this piece. So i choose to focus on the unnecessary torture of the language.

[benfranklin1776]

10. Irrefutable proof of the Magat theorem of idiocy...

The amount of intelligence possessed is in inverse relation to the degree of thuggism exhibited🤬

[pandr32]

14. Not too swift.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Is he MTG's cousin?

They're both about as stupid.

[maxrandb]

25. I think ALL MAGAts are MTG's cousins

It's how inbreeding works.

[AltairIV]

17. fact or theory?

Whether intentional or not these idiots are building a scientific case for the theory that to be republican means you're stupid.

[Martin68]

18. I doubt it was vandalized. Photoshopped more likely. No need for false charges.

[mopinko]

24. that wd b work.

this guy didnt lift a finger. he got some staffer to do the shop, then tweeted it.
1 thing u can count on- these assholes r lazy.

[Paul-EM]

19. Stockholm syndrome

The Republican Party = group Stockholm syndrome

[Wonder Why]

21. Nah! Don't give them any excuse to say it wasn't their fault for following Hitler's orders.

[Figarosmom]

20. These people arenot serious people.

It's like there's a big playpen erected around Congress.

[IcyPeas]

22. Don Jr. level of stupidity.

[tonekat]

23. In a just world

Collins would be the hubcap specialist at a car wash.

[louis-t]

26. So, when Vancity Vance went to Greenland to soften them up for conquering

he was representing Greenland?

[Bluethroughu]

27. Dumb ditty dumb ditty dumb dumb dumb.

[LudwigPastorius]

28. I'm sure glad the GOP is hard at work trying to avert a financial meltdown.