It was supposed to be a major palm to the face when right-wingers on social media zealously noted that Republican Sen. Deb Fischer’s husband’s hands were full, and thus he was unable to accept Kamala Harris’s handshake at last week’s Senate swearing-in ceremony. But more to the point, it doesn’t matter why he didn’t accept it, and nobody is entitled to an excuse from him.
What played out online was one of those vapid political mini-controversies enjoyed exclusively by Twitter nerds. First, some Democrat fluffers posted a video clip on Monday appearing to show Fischer’s elderly husband, Bruce, ignoring a handshake offer from Vice President Harris before posing with her and his wife for a photo. Don Lemon shared the video and, predictable as ever,
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