‘Russian meddling’: Mike Huckabee jokes over colonoscopy with Russian doctor
Conservative heavyweight Mike Huckabee tweeted on Tuesday that his colon had been inspected by a Russian doctor, in what he jokingly described as some serious “Russian meddling.”
“Had a colonoscopy today. My doctor was actually Russian,” Huckabee, whose daughter Sarah currently serves as White House Press Secretary, wrote. “Now THAT is what I call RUSSIAN MEDDLING! They put me to sleep w/ same stuff Michael Jackon used. When I woke up, I MOON-walked right out of the hospital!” he added, apparently in jest, while also misspelling Michael Jackson’s name.
Had a colonoscopy today. My doctor was actually Russian. Now THAT is what I call RUSSIAN MEDDLING! They put me to sleep w/ same stuff Michael Jackon used. When I woke up, I MOON-walked right out of the hospital!
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 3, 2018
The joke did not go over well with some people though.
please turn this website off https://t.co/qoWR5XcCKU
— Gene Park ✈️ PAX East, 4/6 (@GenePark) April 3, 2018
“Sounds like the effects of the drugs haven’t worn off yet,” one particularly unamused Twitter user replied.
Others opted for jokes of their own:
The Russians have invaded Mike Huckabee. https://t.co/rDLhNaOe9T
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) April 3, 2018
Now this is a funny Huckabee joke. pic.twitter.com/W5Kbwzil83
— Mary Dager (@dager_mary) April 4, 2018
One kind-hearted Twitter user even expressed sympathy for the Russian doctor – risking accusations of being labelled a Kremlin stooge.
“I don’t know whom I feel more sorry for… The doctor that performed your colonoscopy, or the rest of us that had to hear about it in your attempt at humor,” the user wrote.
Huckabee, a former presidential candidate and governor of Arkansas, has been a vocal critic of special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged ties between the Trump administration and Moscow. “This whole investigation quite frankly stinks worse than cabbage cooking in a small unventilated kitchen with sardines on the side,” Huckabee said on Fox News last year.
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