Rep. Dave Min confronted criticism over the weekend for a since-deleted X publish that appeared to make use of a joke about same-sex {couples} to criticize current world occasions.
The X publish, shared Saturday morning, included a hyperlink to the New York Instances’ dwell updates of the assembly between President Donald Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
Min, an Irvine Democrat, captioned the publish with commentary that appeared to be a joke concerning the “Putin-Trump relationship” dynamics, utilizing a time period that usually describes a member of a same-sex relationship.
A spokesperson for Min declined to remark when reached Monday morning.
The publish, which was deleted by Sunday morning, drew backlash on social media, together with accusations that it was “homophobic” and “unprofessional.” A lot of the net criticism stemmed from Republicans and GOP-aligned teams.
“In the year 2025, the congressman representing Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Seal Beach woke up and decided that his contribution to society would be a crude and derogatory gay joke,” mentioned Will O’Neill, chair of the Orange County Republican Social gathering.
Log Cabin Republicans of Los Angeles, a bunch that advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusion within the Republican Social gathering and for LGBTQ+ Republicans within the broader group, shared a screenshot of the publish, saying, “I thought you (were) the party of inclusivity and kindness. But I guess homophobic jokes are ok to use as long as it’s directed at your opponents.”
Min has been lively on X since that publish, on each his official congressional account and private one, criticizing Trump for killing clear power initiatives and sharing images of his visits with native Democratic golf equipment in Irvine over the weekend.
He additionally shared one other article concerning the assembly between Trump and Putin to X about an hour after that criticized one, this one from the Washington Put up, captioning it: “Horrifying and such a terrible capitulation to evil. What did Trump and Putin discuss when they were alone in the belly of the Beast (the name used for the Presidential limo)?”
In the meantime, Trump — who is understood for his at occasions offensive remarks and social media posts as properly — is assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday.
Initially Printed: August 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM PDT
