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FakeNoose

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:27 AM 12 hrs ago

The Borowitz Report: Markwayne Mullin's Departure Allows Tommy Tuberville to Secure Title of Dumbest Senator



Link: https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/markwayne-mullins-departure-allows

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Markwayne Mullin’s exit from the United States Senate has enabled Tommy Tuberville to emerge as the nation’s dumbest senator, a jubilant Tuberville confirmed on Monday.

“People are gonna try to cheapen this victory by saying I only got it because Waynemark (sic) left,” the Alabaman said. “But like we used to say on the football field, a win’s a win.”

“People need to realize, I had to compete with 99 other senators to win this title,” he said. “And even if you subtract Mullin, that still leaves 95.”

Tuberville said that the media had not given him “enough credit” for becoming the nation’s dumbest senator, noting, “I beat Ron Johnson.
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The Borowitz Report: Markwayne Mullin's Departure Allows Tommy Tuberville to Secure Title of Dumbest Senator (Original Post) FakeNoose 12 hrs ago OP
Still in a close contest with Marcia Blackburn surfered 12 hrs ago #1
Marcia "I don't have time to do my hair" Blackburn? Sneederbunk 11 hrs ago #3
All three branches of government "You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive." Norrrm 11 hrs ago #2

Norrrm

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2. All three branches of government "You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive."
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 12:15 PM
11 hrs ago

All three branches of government

“You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/13/alabama-senator-elect-tommy-tuberville-botches-historical-facts/6283806002/

Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville botches history facts, including three branches of government

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10082987

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