GOP Lawmaker Faces Scrutiny for Viral Tweet About Hardee's Drive-Thru [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Anabelle Doliner 13 hrs ago

A Republican congressperson is facing backlash after posting a tweet that many felt oversimplified the plight of America's minimum-wage workers.

Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) shared the now-viral image of a Hardee's drive-thru late last week. In the photo, a piece of printer paper is seen taped over part of the menu. "Due to NO STAFF," reads the sign, "WE ARE CLOSED." It adds that the store is hiring and includes a phone number for interested applicants.

Rouzer claimed that the restaurant's lack of workers could be blamed on aid provided by the federal government amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than issues others have pointed out, like poor working conditions and low pay. Along with the image, Rouzer wrote, "This is what happens when you extend unemployment benefits for too long and add a $1400 stimulus payment to it."

"Right when employers need workers to fully open back up, few can be found," he added.

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Rouzer with racist Republican
lunatic, Jesse Helms, now
deceased



Republican Rep. David Schweikert, Arizona.
Saw by accident, thought he should be here,
too. Comic relief.