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Mark Kelly’s Airplane ‘Everyday American’ Note Gets Roasted on X
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Kelly Says A Note Appeared After A Restroom Break Sen.… |
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Kelly Says A Note Appeared After A Restroom Break Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, posted Wednesday that he was on a flight from Boston to Phoenix when he returned from the restroom and found a note waiting in his seat. According to Kelly, the note came from a young person worried about work, housing, health care, and the future. Kelly used the post to argue that young Americans are facing “massive anxiety and uncertainty,” then blamed the current government for not helping hardworking young people while saying billionaires have benefited under Trump’s “Golden Age.” It was a tidy little political moment, which is often when the internet starts checking the drapes for stage props. https://twitter.com/SenMarkKelly/status/2097810812509270141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Note Read Like A Campaign Mailer With Seat Assignments The note, as shared by Kelly, said the writer was 25 years old, had a college degree, was four years into a career, and was “just barely scraping by.” The person wrote that having children or owning a home felt out of reach, and asked Kelly to fight for affordable housing and health care. It ended, “I’m quite literally begging you,” and was signed “An everyday American.” The problems named in the letter are…
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