Everyone is deeply confused about a tweet posted to Washington Blade White House reporter Chris Johnson’s Twitter page yesterday in which the openly gay journalist appeared to be thirsting over antigay Sen. Josh Hawley.
Around 5 p.m. Monday afternoon, Johnson tweeted: “I’m on Capitol Hill and just saw Sen. Hawley walk by. His chest is so built you can see it protruding from underneath his suit. I’m sorry but it’s true.”
I’m on Capitol Hill and just saw Sen. Hawley walk by.
His chest is so built you can see it protruding from underneath his suit. I’m sorry but it’s true.
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) April 26, 2021
The tweet came completely out of nowhere and left many people wondering: Why is the well-respected chief political reporter for one of the oldest LGBTQ newspapers in the country publicly thirsting over one of the most homophobic members of Congress?
Don’t get us wrong. We respect Johnson and his reporting. He does good work and has had to overcome some real obstacles to get where he is today. He was also a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s treatment of the press and famously clashed with Kayleigh McEnany on multiple occasions.
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— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) September 16, 2020
That’s part of what makes his Hawley thirst tweet such a head scratcher.
In addition to opposing the Equality Act, Hawley criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling on banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace. He has also spoken out against same-sex marriage, believes businesses should have the legal right to deny services to LGBTQ people based on religious objection, and thinks taxpayer-funded adoption agencies should be allowed to discriminate against same-sex couples.
Here’s how folx have been responding to Johnson’s thirst tweet…
We do not thirst after fascists
— Rocket Fuel Josh 🌹 (@JoshNH4H) April 27, 2021
— Jordan Willow Evans 😷 (@jordarooski) April 26, 2021
this is some thirsty cringe shit right here 😬😬
— End the filibuster. (@thatguycam__) April 27, 2021
— Chad Darnell (@ChadDarnell) April 27, 2021
Y’all would be like 😍 hitlers thigh high Gucci boots!! 🥰 sorry lmao it’s just the truth lmao! strut king!
— brandon (@brndntweets) April 27, 2021
Your meal, sir. pic.twitter.com/rnJfn3aQ5g
— parisinla (@parisinla) April 27, 2021
Happy LGBTQIA Visibility Day, everyone!
— Sun (@Suncelnumber2) April 27, 2021
— Nick Murphy (@realnickmurphy) April 27, 2021
what is his policy position on astroglide?
— Art Martin (@gartmartin9) April 27, 2021
— Toxic Nostalgist (@imbuemyblue87) April 27, 2021
Did you get some warm tingles or something why would you be compelled to tweet that.
— Your Ambiguously Brown Emotional Support Canadian (@GammaReigh) April 27, 2021
— Jared Gray (@MisterJaredGray) April 27, 2021
yeah I bet there were some super built nazis too bro
— Paul 💐 (@sailorbluto) April 27, 2021
— Devin Nunes’ cow 🐮 (@DevinCow) April 27, 2021
Queerty tried contacting Johnson for comment, but we were unable to reach him. So, Chris, if you’re reading, give us a [email protected]! We’d love to know the story behind this tweet.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Godabed
Yeah! that’s a No.
jackmister
Ick.
Cam
He’s been doing it too long, when they report politics for too long many stop remembering the monstrous things some of the politicians stand for because they’re all going to the same bars after work.
Either that or he got dumped and was trying a really stupid thing to get his ex jealous.
barryaksarben
He needs to step off that HILL for awhile and see some real men instead of this inflated pos. Yes, I know a good looking man is a good looking man but I dont think Hawley is good looking. His face is razor sharp and looks as cold and vacant as a meat locker. He has no soul and without that he cant be good looking
rand503
He can do so much better.
Derek Northcutt
So Hawley has big tits?
jcool
any news on his junk? lol
dre23222
This is sad and ignorant. No one should lust over a racist piece of trash like that who dont care nothing about him.
shanfrina
… How Amateurish for any Print-Journalist to say!?! Never insert Yourself into an Article. Give Me a Break, as an Award-winning Print-Journalist of 48+ Yrs. on both Coasts, who happens to be Gay!
Mike Hunt
What’s up with the randomly capitalized words?
Essie
This takes him down several notches in my mind. I just don’t understand.
tjack47
Unprofessional and inappropriate.
Dymension
A good-looking man is a good-looking man, period. Doesn’t matter what political party. You can argue about why he is saying this about anybody, but don’t beat him because he said it about someone you happen to disagree with. It was ill-advised to put that sentiment out there.
Cam
No, if a person was reporting on a trial and said they thought Jeffrey Dahmer was a hottie, yeah, I can absolutely take issue with that.
inbama
Oh stop.
Imagine how many gay-hating actors and models with great tits we’ve all fantasized about.
The only difference with Hawley is we actually know his politics.
Larry McD
Clearly, literacy is a still a low value at the Blade. If the Senator’s chest was indeed “protruding from underneath his suit,” he would have been in desperate need of emergency treatment… and would still be unlikely to survive.
Nancy Joyzee
What an unprofessional. He should resign or be fired. This is unacceptable, if you are straight and say that about a woman, it should be the same for a gay man. Pathetic tweet.
woodroad34
Yeah, I was imagining if Tucker Carlson or Matt Lauer had passed Kayleigh McEninnie and then tweeted, “wow! what a nice rack!”
Cam
@woodroad34
Really? You mean Tucker, from FOX News, that sets it’s camera at crotch level on Fox and Friends so the women have to clamp their legs together if they don’t want to put on a show?
mz.sam
At the moment, nothing can be done. The magazine and the political community Chris Johnson’s comments upon reflects in reality, the anti-Gay, anti-democratic policies the GOP political bias he leans towards…a systemic aberration.
woodroad34
Someone needs or wants a spanking.
canadiankid
First off, this dude is a toothpick, I couldn’t find a single picture of him with the slightest protrusion of a pec muscle. And second, what if this reporter was commenting on a female congresswoman’s cleavage that day? It would be considered unacceptable language and this is no different to me. His tweet is unprofessional and shameful.
Heywood Jablowme
All I can guess is – maybe the toothpick had a bulletproof vest on? I don’t know how thick or noticeable those are.
Gouly Julie Annie
Exactly! It was disconcerting to see his scrawny ass fist pumping as if he was Rambo.
bowlingbutch
It is definitely an Ewwww moment but he did say he was sorry. The boy apparently needs to get laid!! No matter how hot a man is, when he spews hatred and literally wants to take away our rights then you need to stop and think before acting like a horny teen. Did one of his friends dare him to make a big ole donkey of himself? Somebody blow this man so he stops wanting a hate monger. Next thing you know that gay hating congressman will attack the journalist using the defense of being scared. THINK BEFORE YOU HIT THE ENTER BUTTON!!!
twomen4u
Has it come to this that a gay man cannot appreciate a straight man without being thrown in the ditch? My husband and I have been together 19 years and married three and if I see a good-looking gay/straight man I will tell him about it and add you should have been with me – ha.
Kangol2
So if you saw some terrorist with an assault rifle striding toward you and he was buff as all get out, you’d stop and say, Oh my, look at his pecs, look at his biceps, etc.? Gurl, bye!
bowlingbutch
Adding to my comment. It was a mistake. He doesn’t need to be fired. Republicans don’t apologize and seem proud of their inappropriateness. So apologize, don’t do it again and leave those thoughts in your head.
Robothedestroyer
Although I try to be on top of politics I could not recall Josh Hawley so off to Google I went and first hit: “Josh Hawley Proudly Declares Himself Pro Hate Crimes” WHELP…!
Kangol2
He’s one of the ones who, among other things, championed the January 6 attempted coup. Oh, and yes, he’s anti-gay, anti-trans, racist, etc. Just go down the list!
fishpaw13
I’m sorry to say I live in the state he tries to represent. If his chest is as big as this guy says, then they must be implants. He is nothing but a skinny ass Nazi nerd. Only out for himself and YES he is as bad as people say.
Fahd
Maybe the reporter has a sex or other addiction; addicts do thoughtless things like this tweet. And no judgment, but anyone who thinks Hawley is hot has a problem of some sort.
BillArning
The reason it’s funny and worthy of a comment is because we are all aware of how heinous Hawley is. If he was lusting after a regular acceptable guy it would unprofessional in the the eyes of the neo Puritans. I remember a friend who works in the capitol loved walking behind Mike Pence and making mildly lewd comments on his well defined butt for the same humorous reason. We all live with our politics and libidos sometimes contradicting each other. That is the nature of being a human being.
ShiningSex
HE’S A MORON. NO MATTER IF ONE THINKS ANOTHER IS ATTRACTIVE. IF THEY’RE HOMOPHOBIC, RACIST PIGS, THEY’RE UGLY. STOP BEING SUPERFICIAL QUEEN.
Jere
And we will be seeing “leaked” shirtless pictures of Hawley in 5…4…3….
Gouly Julie Annie
I couldn’t find one. Saw a couple in a grey t-shirt, and his pecs looked like what you would expect on a toothpick.
Jon in Canada
Credibility in journalism is a fragile thing that can be lost in an instant. Credibility in the LGBTQ community is equally or even more so and you just lost on both counts. Dumb career/personal move, really.
Rock Star
Oh please is this all it takes to get you guys claiming gay Armageddon?
Have you never heard of a Hate F**k?
Maybe he just wanted to make him walk funny for a few days.
Dick Gozinia
The use of ‘thirst’, ‘thirsting’ and ‘thirst trap’ are so annoying to me that they override the point of the article.
Wicked Dickie
It’s the same reason a vast majority of you guys thirst over Aaron Shock and any other white, muscular shirtless gays on IG. Because even the most heinous white gay can get away with a lot if they have a nice chest or look good. See Aaron Shock.
jms42
Perhaps he. like I and others, are just anticipating Hawley coming out of the closet ala Aaron Shock. Personally though, Corey Booker is the DC politician rumored to be closeted that I most hope will come out. Booker is a cutie.
mtrodetguy
Yes Booker is rather cute, and well spoken.
KM201
LOL You guys are sooooo homophobic for making snarky comments about this, according to the “journalist” lusting after fascist Josh Hawley:
“There’s something homophobic about this post in a gay publication.
Isn’t it part of the gay experience to pine after men who will never return those feelings, even ones who would vote against your rights?”
Uh, no. There’s nothing in the “gay experience” that tolerates feeling attraction for an insurrectionist, right wing POS who aided an attempted coup by a wannabe dictator less than 5 months ago. Besides, Hawley is not hot at all. Have you seen his botched nose job and ape like kissing his hag wife? Hang your head in shame, Chris. Our community does not claim you. Go join Chadwick Moore and Glenn Greenwald at the kiddy table over at Fox and Friends. You can’t sit with us.
cuteguy
He either needs to go work for Faux News or do us all a favor and retire. Disgusting reporting
mailliw110
Once you hit SEND…………
startenout
The thirst for the worst. Who’s next? Cawthorn?
mtrodetguy
???barf! Sick.
Tx7791
I agree…not very appropriate for a journalist to be commenting on the body of a congressman.
mz.sam
Hey LGBTQ brothers and sister…NO SURPRISE HERE about reporter Chris Johnson. First, the Blade is a Gay San Diego publication. Second, San Diego is the few remaining major cities in CA with a deeply entrenched Republican ilk constituency. This vile community is alive and thriving. Thirdly, therefore reporter Johnson is a Trump-o-file and not surprisingly supports everything that stand for maintaining GOP and it’s anti-democratic policies of power at all cost. Period.
mtrodetguy
When I first laid eyes on Hawley I thought be was good looking, then he opened his mouth and spoke. All the ugliness just spewed out in his words, then I thought he is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” – a mean nasty growling wolf.