A growing number of Republicans are calling for the release of a memo they say shows bias against President Trump from U.S. law enforcement agencies regarding the investigation into Russian meddling. As calls to release the document grow, the hashtags #ReleaseTheMemo and #ReleaseTheDocument popped up on conservative Twitter.
This Thursday, Rep. Charles Ponzi (R) tweeted: “I have seen the memo. It is damaging, and it is disturbing. If @SpeakerRyan refuses to #ReleaseTheMemo, I will have no choice but to move he be stripped of the Speakership. I need your support and respectfully request that you retweet this to your followers. #ReleaseTheDocument”
https://twitter.com/RepCharlesPonzi/status/954220043683942402
Except there is no GOP politician named Charles Ponzi. The account is fake, as evidenced by its bio: “You’ll never meet a bigger sucker than a Trump supporter.”
Nevertheless, Rep. Ponzi’s threat to remove Speaker Paul Ryan is being retweeted with gusto. As of this writing, the tweet has been liked and shared well over 30,000 times.
https://twitter.com/ChrisWhiddon3/status/954238743635873792
Congress, release the damn memo.
#ReleaseTheMemo— @pjm7245 (@pjm7245) January 19, 2018
GO FOR IT–I have been sorely disappointed by Ryan for years….#ReleaseTheMemo
— Charles Ortel (@CharlesOrtel) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/SteveLemson/status/954502834149642241
https://twitter.com/stephenjakedunn/status/954303701895778304
https://twitter.com/Diehlscove/status/954261798622040066
Thank you for upholding your oath to protect our liberty!
— MsLlaneous+++ 🔴🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@msllaneous) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/SUCCESSFULGGIRL/status/954315116148912128
Those who discovered the tweet was a ruse tried to warn others. Actor and Trump supporter James Woods apparently was duped, but later deleted his tweet.
https://twitter.com/EpicEsquire/status/954250752746250240
Still, others had to be reminded.
@thebradfordfile You realize, of course, that you are quoting and responding to a parody account? Rep. Charles Ponzi? Read his bio. No blue verification check, openly admits he’s a fake parody account to troll Trump supporters. And last name Ponzi?
— Rennie 📷🖨🎨 (@RenMarStudios) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/954341905617256448
https://twitter.com/Gray__Dreams/status/954234911690502144
https://twitter.com/GloryToRepublic/status/954426032727052288
It’s days like this that I really love Twitter.
Featured image via @RepCharlesPonzi
