{"id":12143,"date":"2022-08-11T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/11\/no-cap-bussin-forreal-forreal-sen-mike-lees-personal-twitter-account-is-called-basedmikelee\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T14:45:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:45:06","slug":"no-cap-bussin-forreal-forreal-sen-mike-lees-personal-twitter-account-is-called-basedmikelee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/11\/no-cap-bussin-forreal-forreal-sen-mike-lees-personal-twitter-account-is-called-basedmikelee\/","title":{"rendered":"No cap, bussin, forreal, forreal: Sen. Mike Lee\u2019s personal Twitter account is called \u2018BasedMikeLee\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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No cap, Sen. Mike Lee himself is tweeting from the @BasedMikeLee Twitter account.<\/p>\n

The account cropped up seemingly out of nowhere towards the end of last month, posting news articles<\/a> about the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry; claiming that Lee is taller<\/a> than his colleague Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY); and shaming the tech companies<\/a> he aims to regulate as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe haters can\u2019t handle this frickin\u2019 smoke,\u201d Lee said in a July 24th tweet<\/a> on the account. <\/p>\n

Quote-tweeting Turning Point USA contributor Benny Johnson that same day, Lee wrote, \u201cThis account is no cap \u2014 bussin, forreal forreal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The<\/em> Salt Lake Tribune <\/em>was the first to confirm<\/a> that the account belonged to Lee on Tuesday. Lee Lonsberry, a Sen. Lee spokesperson, confirmed that it was the senator\u2019s \u201cpersonal Twitter account,\u201d in a statement to The Verge<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The haters can\u2019t handle this frickin\u2019 smoke<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) July 24, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Unlike \u201cPierre Delecto,\u201d<\/a> the name belonging to the previously revealed personal account of Lee\u2019s Utah cohort Mitt Romney, the senator\u2019s avatar displays an image of himself. Making no attempt to conceal his identity, the bio reads \u201cI\u2019m a U.S. senator from Utah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before creating the \u201cBased Mike Lee,\u201d the senator\u2019s office tweeted from his official US Senate account. Lawmakers are often encouraged to create separate personal social media accounts<\/a> for their official office, their campaigns, and for personal use, because there are rules forbidding them from using government resources and staff to maintain personal profiles. <\/p>\n

The authenticity of Lee\u2019s personal account came into question after he posted a thread of tweets commenting on the FBI\u2019s Monday search of former President Donald Trump\u2019s home at Mar-a-Lago. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs a lawyer, former federal prosecutor, and current member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I have a few questions about the FBI\u2019s raid of Mar-a-Lago,\u201d Lee wrote in the Tuesday thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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