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Oh, the glamour of air travel in 2025. You're crammed into a flying sardine can, dodging the guy next to you who treats the armrest like it's his personal fiefdom, and suddenly—boom!—your congressional neighbor is deep in what looks like a Victoria's Secret clearance sale. But fear not, gentle reader, because Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of California has a rock-solid alibi: It's all Elon Musk's fault. Naturally.
Photos hit X like a meteor strike on Friday, capturing the 71-year-old Sherman, mouth agape like he'd just spotted Bigfoot in first class, staring at a tablet screen full of women in their skivvies. The internet, ever the merciful soul, did what it does best: Exploded.
"Why did California Congressman Brad Sherman feel it was appropriate to look at porn on his iPad during a flight today?" one X post thundered, racking up 12.4 million views by Saturday evening.
Sherman wasted no time swatting this down like a fly at a barbecue. A spokesperson for the congressman told Fox News Digital the pictures appeared because of his algorithm on X, formerly Twitter.
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"This was nothing more than scrolling through Twitter, and, unfortunately, Elon Musk has ruined the Twitter algorithm to give people content that they don’t ask for or subscribe to," the spokesperson emailed Fox News Digital. Ah yes, the classic "It's not me, it's the robot overlord" defense.
You have to admit that nothing screams "innocent bystander" like blaming Elon Musk for your in-flight entertainment choices. Perhaps Sherman should have closed the web page, but he got kept gawking.
Sherman himself doubled down to Punchbowl News, insisting the racy snaps slithered onto his feed via the "For You" section, a digital slot machine that apparently pays out in pixels of peril."This was on Twitter. These pictures came up on ‘For You’," Sherman told Punchbowl News, adding he viewed a variety of posts during his cross-country flight.
"If you have to fly across the country, you look at a lot of stuff on your tablet," he said."If I see a picture of a woman, might I look at it longer than a sunset? Yeah."
When asked whether he thought the content was appropriate to view on a plane, Sherman told Punchbowl News, "Is it pornography? I don’t think Elon Musk thinks so. Is it appropriate? No."
Sherman himself doubled down to Punchbowl News, insisting the racy snaps slithered onto his feed via the "For You" section, a digital slot machine that apparently pays out in pixels of peril."This was on Twitter. These pictures came up on ‘For You’," Sherman told Punchbowl News, adding he viewed a variety of posts during his cross-country flight.
"If you have to fly across the country, you look at a lot of stuff on your tablet," he said."If I see a picture of a woman, might I look at it longer than a sunset? Yeah."
When asked whether he thought the content was appropriate to view on a plane, Sherman told Punchbowl News, "Is it pornography? I don’t think Elon Musk thinks so. Is it appropriate? No."
See? Crystal clear. It's not porn if Elon green-lights it, and besides, who among us hasn't lingered a tad on the human form while hurtling 30,000 feet above the Rockies? Sherman’s basically admitting to being a connoisseur of sunsets and sundresses. Relatable! I mean, who among us men hasn't viewed barely clad women in the stratosphere?
The backlash, predictably, was a feast for the schadenfreude crowd. Donald Trump Jr. chimed in with the eloquence of a man who's seen it all: "Yikes!!!!"
Not one to let a "Yikes" slide, Sherman fired back with an edited version of the incriminating photo, swapping his iPad screen for the immortal plea: "Release the Epstein files." Touché, Congressman. Because if we're deflecting, why not go nuclear?
The backlash, predictably, was a feast for the schadenfreude crowd. Donald Trump Jr. chimed in with the eloquence of a man who's seen it all: "Yikes!!!!"
Not one to let a "Yikes" slide, Sherman fired back with an edited version of the incriminating photo, swapping his iPad screen for the immortal plea: "Release the Epstein files." Touché, Congressman. Because if we're deflecting, why not go nuclear?
Over in the House GOP peanut gallery, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), couldn't resist a reminder of her own airport adventures. "I don’t want to hear a single peep from anyone in/around Congress, or the media, [about] how I stroll through an airport ever again," she posted.
Mace, you'll recall, recently went full scorched-earth on Charleston Airport CEO Elliot Summey, demanding his resignation and threatening lawsuits after he accused her of staff mistreatment. Fair's fair; if we're judging public meltdowns, let's spread the wealth.
Look, folks, this whole kerfuffle is peak 2025: A Democrat caught in a compromising glow, pivoting to "Big Tech did it," while the right cackles and counters with their own baggage claims. Sherman's probably back in D.C. by now, tablet safely stowed, dreaming of sunsets. Or algorithms. Or whatever "For You" serves up next. Just remember, next time you're on a red-eye: Eyes on your own tray table, Congressman. And maybe mute Elon.
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Mace, you'll recall, recently went full scorched-earth on Charleston Airport CEO Elliot Summey, demanding his resignation and threatening lawsuits after he accused her of staff mistreatment. Fair's fair; if we're judging public meltdowns, let's spread the wealth.
Look, folks, this whole kerfuffle is peak 2025: A Democrat caught in a compromising glow, pivoting to "Big Tech did it," while the right cackles and counters with their own baggage claims. Sherman's probably back in D.C. by now, tablet safely stowed, dreaming of sunsets. Or algorithms. Or whatever "For You" serves up next. Just remember, next time you're on a red-eye: Eyes on your own tray table, Congressman. And maybe mute Elon.
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