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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Dec 26, 2025, 06:05 AM 11 hrs ago

Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Dec 25, 2025, 09:57 PM EST


Talk about a violent night! Indiana state Sen. Chris Garten (R) is facing backlash after he kicked off Christmas Day by posting a bizarre series of AI-generated pictures showing him beat up Santa Claus in front of the state capitol building.

The mock images depict a sleeveless Garten surrounded by a crowd of cheering supporters as he kicks, punches and pulls off a body splash on Kris Kringle in wrestler-like fashion.

“When you find out the North Pole is trying to bring more bureaucratic overreach & unfunded mandates down the chimney disguised as ‘Christmas cheer.’ Not on my watch. We The People run Indiana, not the bureaucrats,” wrote the Indiana State Senate majority floor leader in a post to his X account.

“Take it back to the North Pole big guy. Merry Christmas, Hoosiers! 🇺🇸🎅🏻🥊.”



Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indiana-republican-chris-garten-ai-santa-wrestling-takedown_n_694dc74ce4b0d33e39fe4a3e



These people are psychotic and have taken over elective offices.




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When you find out the North Pole is trying to bring more bureaucratic overreach & unfunded mandates down the chimney disguised as "Christmas cheer." Not on my watch. We The People run Indiana, not the bureaucrats.

Take it back to the North Pole big guy. Merry Christmas, Show more
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Governor Walz was spot on when he called Republicans weirdos. Emile 11 hrs ago #1
...and now, Nazis peppertree 4 hrs ago #39
An even better AI popsdenver 52 min ago #47
WTF is wrong with this guy? Dulcinea 32 min ago #49
What a fucking lunatic! TurboDem 11 hrs ago #2
Wow! bob4460 10 hrs ago #3
Odds are he DID not get the Red Ryder BB gun he so desperately wanted as a kid. Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #23
And he has NO ideas on how to make things better, so he is doing a Trump imitation Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #24
I hate martial arts movies Walleye 10 hrs ago #4
Even before AI, their special effects were stupendous. Norrrm 10 hrs ago #5
Pathetic grandstanding by a coward. nt jfz9580m 10 hrs ago #6
"Overreach and unfunded mandates"? Did he forget that he's talking about King Donald, a Republican? sinkingfeeling 10 hrs ago #7
Yet ANOTHER wannabe "tough guy". Why dont these guys just come out of the closet? Callie1979 10 hrs ago #8
He is unwell. /nt bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #9
Beating up on a fictitious person and then posting loads of pictures doing so. Rubber room time ... Bengus81 9 hrs ago #10
I read the article TheFarseer 9 hrs ago #11
You're not alone. calimary 9 hrs ago #15
I read it as well and the only thing I could come up with is this - BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #17
Great find! Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #25
I wonder.... MarcoZandrini 9 hrs ago #12
Kinder Garten politician. tavernier 9 hrs ago #13
What the hell, white boys? You get off seeing yourselves portrayed as AI muscle-brained bullies? Timeflyer 9 hrs ago #14
And, the society that it lives in encourages that behavior. OldBaldy1701E 8 hrs ago #21
Probably the only way that they can imagine being "manly" like the MAGAs want. At least he looks almost as manly as MTG LiberalArkie 6 hrs ago #33
Yeesh lonely bird 8 hrs ago #16
Smooth move there, asswipe Garten. Paladin 8 hrs ago #18
What in holy hell is WRONG with these people? mwb970 8 hrs ago #19
Must have consumed a batch of bad acid. Martin68 4 hrs ago #42
Republicans hate seeing people get something they didn't pay cash for. JohnnyRingo 8 hrs ago #20
The minds of bullies... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #22
But, dude, you ARE a bureaucrat. paleotn 7 hrs ago #26
Ah, the voice of reason cutting to the heart of the matter. Nicely done, bro, nicely done. FadedMullet 8 min ago #50
What a tone deaf asshole move. marble falls 7 hrs ago #27
These right wingers are a bunch of sick weirdos! Diamond_Dog 7 hrs ago #28
My thoughts exactly. What kind of sicko thinks beating up Santa on Christmas is funny or cleavor? So he wants to ratchiweenie 7 hrs ago #29
F'ing weirdo he is. mdbl 7 hrs ago #30
Something's wrong with that boy's brain Clouds Passing 7 hrs ago #31
No mentally sound person Americanme 6 hrs ago #32
Keep your children well away from this lunatic. He could traumatize them for life. flashman13 6 hrs ago #34
any rational legislator - cab67 6 hrs ago #35
Next Opponent: Tiny Tim Grokenstein 6 hrs ago #36
Ha, ha, I thought you were referring to the "Tiptoe through the Tulips" Tiny Tim! Martin68 4 hrs ago #41
Indiana WHY?? lrucks1952 6 hrs ago #37
I have Indiana farmers all around my rural Emile 2 hrs ago #44
You made the right choice duckworth969 1 hr ago #45
So this asshole hates Santa Claus and wants Indiana to as well? hadEnuf 4 hrs ago #38
WTF is wrong with these people? They've lost their fucking minds! Martin68 4 hrs ago #40
Mentally ill and violent. Sounds like a Magat. Deplorable. Evolve Dammit 3 hrs ago #43
Santa Claus is a secular figure duckworth969 1 hr ago #46
I actually get it Zambero 40 min ago #48
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