- Democratic Texas Rep. Donna Howard posted a picture of her clothes Thursday
- She claimed to have washed them in the sink while living in a Washington hotel
- It comes after Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu posted pictures of his meals
- Democrats fled to break quorum by fleeing on Monday in order to prevent Republicans’ voting rights legislation from passing the Texas House
Democratic State Representative Donna Howard was mocked on Thursday after posting a picture of her clothes, saying she washed them in her sink.
Howard was one of 60 Democratic local lawmakers who fled to Washington D.C. on Monday to stop the Republican-majority state legislature from passing two voting rights bills that they deem ‘restrictive’. The group are being put up in a $200-a-night hotel.
‘You bet we’re recognizing & honoring our country’s heritage’, she wrote on Twitter. ‘As most Texans, tho, this is what we’re doing tonight – using whatever is accessible, washing our clothes in the sink’.
She included a picture of her leopard print t-shirt and panties, three plain pairs of underpants, and a bra drying over the shower rail in her hotel room.
Howard was widely mocked for sharing the picture from her hotel bedroom, with many pointing out she had plenty of time to pack before leaving Texas.
‘You had plenty of to pack a bag tho’, one user wrote.
Another pointed out she could easily have had her clothes washed at a nearby laundromat, and suggested the tweet was a joke.
‘I can walk two blocks to a laundromat and have them wash, dry, and fold my clothes in like 3 hours for $.75/lb. How is this not a bit?’
Others responded sarcastically to the runaway Texan Democrat, saying: ‘We are in awe of your sacrifice. I cannot even fathom how you are staying strong through these difficult times. A true hero’, one user wrote.
Others joked Howard should leak pictures of her underpants to the press if she wants to show them off.
While another suggested she was seeking attention, posted a picture of delivery man holding several boxes with the caption ‘here’s all that attention you ordered’.
Another joked private jets often lose people’s luggage and are ‘not to be trusted’.
’50/50 chance those dang private jets will lose your luggage. Not to be trusted. Please let us know when your gofundme account is set up.’
The lawmakers fled Texas for Washington D.C. on two private jets chartered at $100,000 on Monday.
