Dana Loesch torched Rep. Eric Swalwell in the continuing war of words with the 2020 Democratic contender over his gun confiscation plan.
The two locked social media horns again as Loesch essentially dared the California Democrat to a debate on the issue in a Twitter feud that sparked an angry backlash against Swalwell for a “condescending” and “sexist” response.
“I’m your Huckleberry. Unless you’re afraid to lose,” the National Rifle Association spokeswoman tweeted in response to Swalwell’s latest dig at the gun rights group disguised as a supposed challenge.
I’m your Huckleberry.
Unless you’re afraid to lose.
¯\_( ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/0yMLiCBQQp— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 19, 2019
The newest 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful beat his chest in a tweet claiming the NRA is “afraid” to have its president Oliver North debate him.
Here’s a prediction: the @nra is afraid to have its president debate me. They talk so tough on Twitter, but when challenged to a debate to defend their advocacy for unrestricted weaponry it’s just crickets from @OliverLNorth. #NoFear https://t.co/mxtPpeKnXM
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 19, 2019
Loesch slammed the lawmaker earlier in the week after he thanked Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, for her defense when she claimed Loesch accused Swalwell “of disrespecting and disliking police officers” because of his gun control stance.
Dana Loesch roasts Swalwell after he touts ‘criminal prosecution’ for non-compliers of gun buy-back https://t.co/NwvbjcFJBz
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) April 16, 2019
“I don’t know who @dloesch is, but it looks like she spends more time worrying about me than she does for gun violence victims,” Swalwell replied, in part.
Loesch called out the Democrat who has made stricter gun control a central theme of his campaign, reminding him that he has “addressed” her directly “many times.”
She also noted that Swalwell is the one dodging questions about his proposed policy.
BTW — @ericswalwell has dodged legitimate questions about his gun confiscation-and-jail policy for quite some time:https://t.co/lx8r1UJzJn
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 16, 2019
Swalwell plans to ban “military-style semiautomatic assault weapons” with a buy-back program but has offered no definition of what he considers an “assault weapon” to be and no details of what a buyback program would look like. The lawmaker rallied last year for the confiscation of semi-automatic firearms and threatened that it would be a “short war” if anyone resisted and that the “government has nukes” that it could use in a war against Second Amendment supporters.
Those who choose not to cooperate with the buy-back program and hold on to their weapons would face criminal prosecution, including possible jail time, the presidential hopeful has said.
Swalwell accused Loesch of “blowing up” his Twitter feed on Friday, before completely disrespecting her as merely a “mouthpiece” for the NRA.
“I don’t aim down, so I don’t debate mouthpieces,” he said, calling for the organization to “send me your president.”
?? Ms. Loesch — I see you’ve spent another day blowing up my Twitter. Thank you for following! But here’s the deal, you’re an @nra mouthpiece. I don’t aim down, so I don’t debate mouthpieces. But send me your president, @OliverLNorth. I’ll debate him anywhere. #EnoughIsEnough https://t.co/hu6eVkMIuL
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 19, 2019
This was a good cue for feminists and uber-progressives on the left to condemn Swalwell for his mansplaining.
If any Republican male rep just told an accomplished woman in a leadership position at a top organization to essentially ‘sit down, shut up’ and ‘I need to speak to a man in charge here’ he would be forced to resign in less than a day.@ericswalwell owes @DLoesch an apology.
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) April 19, 2019
But Loesch had his number.
I didn’t spend a day, I tweeted you several times responding to *you* a couple days ago, so by your own logic you blew up MY mentions all day. Your response is pretty sexist — you’ll debate a man but not me, a woman, got it. I’m a mom and a lifetime member. https://t.co/AeohleKGQo
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 19, 2019
After his condescending rant and “prediction,” the congressman not only got a direct challenge from Loesch, she even spun her own “headline.”
Headline: “Politician desperately needs attention for his campaign, repeatedly begs NRA for debate.”
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 19, 2019
Twitter users came out in force to blast Swalwell for his “sexist” attack.
#Swallwell is scared of @DLoesch
I don’t blame him, he knows she’ll mertilize him on facts, policy and the Constitution
Talk is cheap Eric, put up or shut up https://t.co/jOoK1F3kJt
— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) April 19, 2019
Oliver North would make you look like the total fool that you truly are. Of course, so would @DLoesch which is why you are so afraid of her.
— KEE (@superbucks2050) April 19, 2019
There’s a lot to unpack here, but I’ll just say I would be absolutely terrified to debate @DLoesch about gun rights and the Second Amendment. She’s been leading on this issue longer than you’ve been in Congress. https://t.co/jfBL5RbdIg
— Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) April 19, 2019
Headline: “Democratic Rep Eric Swalwell asks woman in charge if there is a man he can speak to” https://t.co/yP0cuTYCr7
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) April 19, 2019
Eric Swalwell talking down to an accomplished woman that he doesn’t believe is good enough to debate with and literally demands she get a man in charge to handle it. https://t.co/ldCiHJ1miC
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) April 19, 2019
“Excuse me, Honey. Is your husband around?”
— Mike Schietzelt (@mike_schietzelt) April 19, 2019
Wow. What an unbelievably condescending response from a Presidential candidate. Way to alienate the female vote by being a jerk!
— mrsusuallyright (@mrsusuallyright) April 19, 2019
I hope that women in both parties use this tweet of yours to show how incredibly condescending you are. I thought you were a self-righteous asshole before. Now it’s confirmed.
— Sarah Johnson (@SarahJohnsonPR) April 19, 2019
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