More fallout from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel deep dive into the Mandela Barnes’s prolific Twitter use this morning. Punchbowl News asked House Minority Whip Steve Scalise for his thoughts on Barnes’ crass tweets about the shooting that nearly killed Scalise in 2017, claiming Scalise was “taking one for the team.” Notably, not only is Barnes refusing to apologize – he’s taking it as an opportunity to make a political attack against Senator Johnson.
It’s gross that Barnes is refusing to apologize, but Congressman Scalise hit the nail on the head. Barnes’ tweets refusing to condemn political violence – and his reaction to Scalise’s criticism – reveal a “lack of character” that demonstrate he has no business representing Wisconsin in the Senate.