A new gladiator has entered the arena, and his name is Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.).
On Tuesday, a video went viral on X of Banks being confronted by a “fired HHS worker” who wanted to know if the senator was “gonna do anything to stop what’s happening” concerning DOGE and President Donald Trump getting rid of waste and shrinking the size of our bloated federal government.
Well, the person who filmed the exchange, thinking they “got” Banks in a bad moment, didn’t realize that they had just been absolutely owned by the Indiana senator.
“You probably deserved it,” Banks told the inquiring former government employee.
“Why did I deserve it?” the man followed up.
“Because you seem like a clown,” Banks said as the Senate elevator door closed.
NEW: Republican Senator Jim Banks calls a fired HHS worker a "clown" after the man followed him around, demanding he get his job back.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 1, 2025
You could not have timed the elevator door closing better than this.
Worker: "Are you gonna do anything to stop what's happening?"
Banks: "You… pic.twitter.com/TUcnGY5wb0
Notice the grin on Banks’ face as the doors to the elevator closed.
Priceless.
Just to further troll the people who can't conceive of why the federal government needs to be downsized from the tyrannical giant that it is, Banks posted his new X profile picture.
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/B7Cl8oMEoI
— Senator Jim Banks (@SenatorBanks) April 1, 2025
When these people realize that they had it easy for so many years, without the fear of being fired, maybe they’ll understand that it might just be possible that their jobs were created simply to grow the size of government.
Clowns.
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— MRCTV (@mrctv) April 2, 2025
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