We’ve seen Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) take apart Democratic witnesses appearing before the Senate in the past.
But the humiliation he served up to Olympic skier Gus Schumacher last week was something else. I’m not sure why the Democrats put him forward as an “expert.” But he had trouble answering even basic questions about what he was supposed to be talking about, which was climate change. This was true gold from Kennedy.
Democrats want to spend $50 TRILLION to become carbon neutral & held a hearing to tell us why.
Dem witness: Carbon dioxide is “a huge part of our atmosphere.”
Me: “It’s actually a very small part of our atmosphere.” (0.035%)
Dem witness: “Well, okay. But, yeah. I don’t know.” pic.twitter.com/sSdbtsX7aq
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) March 21, 2024
Kennedy was unfailingly polite and just asked him some simple questions about carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. He…