Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) on Monday parried birthday wishes from White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney, pointing out the number of Mulvaney’s colleagues who have departed President Donald Trump’s administration since January.
“What do you get for someone on his 60th birthday? A razor and a comb,” Mulvaney tweeted at Gowdy. “Happy birthday.”
What do you get for someone on his 60th birthday? A razor and a comb.
Happy birthday, @TGowdySC. pic.twitter.com/ZNWaPHZl7c— Mick Mulvaney (@MickMulvaneyOMB) August 22, 2017
“I’m just a couple of haircuts away from equaling the number of staff departures by your WH colleagues,” Gowdy, whose coif has been dubbed “the most confusing hair in Congress,” fired back. “I get it. You are hard to work with.”
I'm just a couple of haircuts away from equaling the number of staff departures by your WH colleagues. I get it. You are hard to work with. https://t.co/sN0dg8ahrU
— Trey Gowdy (@TGowdySC) August 22, 2017
Washington Examiner reporter Philip Wegmann reported that Gowdy was skeptical Mulvaney would follow through on his offer.
“Mick won’t even fund Meals on Wheels," @TGowdySC tells me. "He surely isn’t going to pay for someone else’s haircut." #DropsMic https://t.co/8kOtrxsmPL
— Philip Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) August 22, 2017
Mulvaney’s response to Gowdy was short, to the point and in line with his stance on “Meals on Wheels,” which Mulvaney in March claimed was not “showing any results.”
If I could defund your haircuts, I would. https://t.co/3SnJM5aq6b
— Mick Mulvaney (@MickMulvaneyOMB) August 22, 2017
“It is 100 percent a joke. Mr. Gowdy and Mr. Mulvaney have been best friends for years,” Gowdy’s communications director Amanda Gonzalez told TPM by email. “It was purely a joke.”
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Not bad, guys. Why don’t you quit your day jobs and take it on the road. Your country will thank you.
Wow. Republicans don’t even like each other.
Also, just what kind of results do you expect to get from Meals on Wheels? Are you expecting a specific return on investment? Old, poor people are getting fed. Isn’t that a good enough result?
These two bitches deserve each other.
X and Trump. Stay hydrated.
I’m officially against anything that attempts to make Trey Gowdy appear to be sympathetic or clever.
Nice popcorn munching entertainment if Rep Gowdy and Mulvaney didn’t turn my stomach.