Scott Walker — recalled and re-elected 45th and current Republican Governor of Wisconsin — has just made international news. Not for enacting political change or passing ground-breaking cheese legislation, no. His name is making headlines today because of one seemingly innocuous and yet ridiculous tweet in which he admits to having eaten two ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch “nearly everyday” for 26 years.
For 26 years, I've eaten 2 ham & cheese sandwiches nearly everyday. Like millions of Americans, I bring my own lunch to work. pic.twitter.com/9BtGMK1vtr
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) November 4, 2016
That works out to 18,980 sandwiches. He continues, “Like millions of Americans, I bring my own lunch to work.”
Scott Walker: He eats lunch at his desk and takes bad photos of himself holding mayonnaise jars... he’s just like us?
The tweet struck his Twitter audience as a) odd; and b) stupid. Below, some of the best reactions:
@ScottWalker pic.twitter.com/Qsd3Tv2yab
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) November 4, 2016
@lesliewattsart @ScottWalker my conservative (no pun intended) estimate is 148 pigs' worth of ham pic.twitter.com/yc5BxC7dlt
— Will Stratton (@rosewoodalmanac) November 4, 2016
@ScottWalker nearly every day. Everyday is an adjective.
— chuck (@cpricemadtown) November 4, 2016
@andiethewesti @ScottWalker Yep. pic.twitter.com/8MFafum0NA
— Larry Koch (@lkoch99) November 4, 2016
@ScottWalker pic.twitter.com/ftFF5d8lBN
— Adam Pasick (@Adampasick) November 4, 2016
Yup.@ScottWalker – lifelong government dependent – is quite the penny-pincher!https://t.co/IKxMSekcI1@HillaryClinton
— BadgerStew (@BadgerStew) November 4, 2016
@ScottWalker why do you hate supporting local restaurant owners?
— John Stephenson (@Pizza_John) November 4, 2016
Of course, this wasn’t as newsworthy as his tweet earlier this week in which the Republican inadvertently endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. Suffice to say President Obama has better taste in food than Walker.
• @ScottWalker [Twitter]
• President Barack Obama Celebrates His Birthday Dinner at Fiola Mare [EDC]