California Democrat Eric Swalwell is feeling the (hilarious) wrath of the internet after it appeared he cut the cheese live on national TV! Wait, what?!
The Congressman was doing a live interview on Monday’s Hardball with MSNBC host Chris Matthews, and while discussing the ongoing Donald Trump impeachment hearings and alleged involvement in Ukrainian political activities, a sudden loud noise ripped across the television. And boy, oh boy, it suuuure sounded like a long, wet fart. Just saying!!!
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As you can see (below), Rep. Swalwell even took a brief pause right as the sound hit the air — which eagle-eyed viewers watching live took as a sure sign that he must have known something was up. Almost immediately, as it goes on Twitter nowadays, both #Fartgate and #Shartgate started to trend nationwide. (And we wonder why we can’t have nice things…)
You can see the exact moment where Swalwell allegedly ripped gas in the quick clip (below):
I’ve been a farter my entire life, and this is 100% ripping ass #fartgate pic.twitter.com/cqxE3Fyo9Q
— brown for whatever (@juliusisok) November 19, 2019
Oh nooooo!!!!
Trolling conspiracy theorists had a lot of fun with it, pointing out Swalwell’s apparent faux pas.
And what would a viral Twitter experience be without Chrissy Teigen weighing in, too?! After one person tweeted the clip and argued the noise was actually a phone vibrating on a hard surface (not a bad theory, either!), John Legend‘s hilarious wife kept the whole controversy going in high gear with her funny response:
no it’s a fart don’t ruin this https://t.co/8KGdXohGwl
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 19, 2019
LOLz!!!
Poor Rep. Swalwell. Once Chrissy gets involved, it’s a WRAP!
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Hardball producers took the fall for the Congressman, at least, and claimed the noise was actually a mug scraping across a desk, presumably caught on a hot mic in the show’s studio during the live TV hit. Smartly, the show even took it as an opportunity to sell some merch:
Sorry to disappoint the conspiracy theorists – it was the #hardball mug scraping across the desk. Get yours today and let’s get back to the news! https://t.co/SG8Owm2IBw
— Hardball (@hardball) November 19, 2019
Jake Paul would be proud of the merch crossover, guys. Ha!!!
After Hardball came through with their apparent reveal about the noise’s origins, Swalwell himself had a little fun with it, too, going full-Trump with CAPS LOCK and all for his “total exoneration” claim, as you can see here:
TOTAL EXONERATION! https://t.co/JAuTsnCjAC
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 19, 2019
HA!!!
Way to lean into it, Congressman.
Could Chris Matthews Be The Phantom Farter?!
Hilariously, another shrewd Hardball viewer noted how the phantom fart may not have come from Swalwell at all, but rather was caused by the other person involved in the interview — the show’s host!
Here’s an absurd threat alleging the phantom farter to be none other than Matthews himself, with multiple clips seeming to back it up and prove it:
first, though this is circumstantial, please read about the "mysterious farter" who has plagued MSNBC's offices for years: https://t.co/YV8z6RUkBs
— Aaron Burdette (@AaronBurdette) November 19, 2019
for exhibit b, please enjoy guest Ken Dilanian getting farted over by Matthews while trying to talk about Michael Cohen's corruption pic.twitter.com/nzScPnp7Bn
— Aaron Burdette (@AaronBurdette) November 19, 2019
exhibit c: here is Matthews farting while asking guests to weigh in on election tampering pic.twitter.com/iBdhdyhndV
— Aaron Burdette (@AaronBurdette) November 19, 2019
and finally, exhibit d: Matthews once again farting over a guest. also i utterly love the dude who recorded this, youtube user "Lee Kingsnatch" pic.twitter.com/dcjzDpoKY7
— Aaron Burdette (@AaronBurdette) November 19, 2019
WOW…
That’s a lot to take in. (Or, uhhhh, a lot to let out? Never mind.)
Where do you stand on #Fartgate, Perezcious readers?! Did Swalwell do us all dirty? Was it a coffee mug on a desk, or a vibrating phone?! Is Matthews himself the REAL culprit here?? Share your opinion with us in the comments (below)…
[Image via MSNBC/Twitter]
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