The fact that she got away with it for FIVE calendar month is wild .
The latest scandal in US politics is a weird one, so buckle up. Republican lawmaker Mary Morrissey was caughtsecretly pouring waterinto aDemocratic colleague’s tote bagthat was hung on a hook in the Vermont Statehouse.
Turns out, she’d been doing it for five months straight. Yes, FIVE months.
Democratic lawmaker Jim Carroll, the owner of the tote bag, reportedlyset up a hidden video camera to find out who was behind the bag-soaking and caught Morrissey red-handed.(You can watch the full videohere.)
Since the incident, Morrissey has recentlypublicly apologizedfor the bizarre ordeal, saying: “I am truly ashamed for my actions.”
" I have given my earnest apology to Jim directly and publicly and will be work towards firmness and restoration through our legislative cognitive operation , " Morrissey carry on .
Thenow-viral videohas received over 5.9 million views, and people are rightfully annoyed at the unseriousness, saying, “this is so petty, ofc it’s a Republican.”
this is so petty , ofc it ’s a Republican 😭
“So instead of passing laws they’re acting like 5 year olds,” this user agreed.
So instead of give laws they ’re acting like 5 year old 😭 😭 😭
“these are the people in charge of our rights,” another user wrote.
these are the citizenry in explosive charge of our right