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Daniel Lawrence Whitney—the conservative comedian better known as Larry the Cable Guy—faced backlash from his conservative fans after he made a joke about Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's heckling of President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address.
Whitney tweeted four photographs of Greene heckling Biden during the speech along with the following caption:
“This pic reminds me of every comedians x girlfriend coming to their show and sitting in the back 6 days after the breakup.”
You can see his tweet below.
\u201cThis pic reminds me of every comedians x girlfriend coming to their show and sitting in the back 6 days after the breakup.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675984766
Many of Whitney's conservative fans responded negatively and jumped to Greene's defense.
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry MTG called out your liar in chief. God Bless her. McCarthy should\u2019ve ripped up this thiefs speech like the drunk old woman did to our President.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675984766
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry Difference is the guy on stage wasn't supposed to be a joke.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675984766
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry We need more like her. while we still have a country to save.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675984766
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry The real clown was talking from the podium..\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675984766
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry OR a woman channeling what most of us feel about the lack of leadership in this country; we're angry and frustrated by it.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675984766
The backlash proved so intense that Whitney was forced to clarify that he didn't actually vote for Biden and that he wasn't making a "political joke" with his original post.
He wrote:
"This wasn’t a political joke! Unbelievable. Lighten up some of you sheesh. It was about a comedian getting heckled by his [ex-girlfriend] at the club."
"She had all the gestures. Some of you def don’t follow me or you’d think twice on your dumb comments."
You can see his tweet below.
\u201cThis wasn\u2019t a political joke! Unbelievable. Lighten up some of you sheesh. It was about a comedian getting heckled by his x at the club. She had all the gestures. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Some of you def don\u2019t follow me or you\u2019d think twice on your dumb comments.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675989772
And to be fair, quite a few of his fans appreciated the joke anyway as well as his response to the backlash.
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry Well I for one think it was funny! I\u2019m conservative and your right, lighten up for heavens sake! Laugh, it\u2019s the best medicine. \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude05\ud83d\ude02\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675989772
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry I commended Biden on the way he handled the hecklers and people thought that meant I agreed with everything he said. Every comic I know could relate to that incident.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675989772
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry The fact that @GitRDoneLarry has to clarify this is kind of embarassing haha. Come on people.\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675989772
\u201c@GitRDoneLarry The average person can\u2019t even remember a joke and now they can\u2019t take one either! Pay it no mind\u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1675989772
The comedian is a prominent conservative who once made headlines for warning that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton "will be the end of the country."
He once admitted that he couldn't make up his mind about former President Donald Trump and ultimately voted for the libertarian Gary Johnson during the 2016 presidential election.
Whitney, who once said he likes "some of the things [Trump] says," has also lamented Trump's often "outrageous" behavior for putting off other conservatives. He has also accused mainstream media outlets of "manipulating us" by publishing stories critical of Trump, his administration, and his policies.