On Friday, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Carly Atchison took aim at freshman Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), claiming that her prescription drug pricing bill "has no chance of passage in the Senate" and is only intended to "score her political points!"
But what caught the eye of many people on Twitter was how she headlined her release: "Fake Nurse Lauren puts campaign before patients."
Fake Nurse @LaurenUnderwood would rather score political points than lower Rx drug costs. That tracks with what sh… https://t.co/Tt68bUb7td— Carly Atchison (@Carly Atchison) 1558108855.0
Underwood, who last year defeated incumbent Republican Randy Hultgren, is a registered nurse with a Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health degrees from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked as a research nurse at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, and served as a health care policy adviser to Health and Human Services secretaries Kathleen Sebelius and Sylvia Burwell. She is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a "fake nurse."
@CarlyAtch @LaurenUnderwood https://t.co/mTFxLEMRjB— Jonathan Whatley 😷🗳️ (@Jonathan Whatley 😷🗳️) 1558139329.0
@CarlyAtch @LaurenUnderwood Lauren has a BS in Nursing from U of MI, MS in Nursing and MS in Public Health from Joh… https://t.co/lyJLkdUnsR— Somebody Else’s Baby scorns 126 House GOP d-bags (@Somebody Else’s Baby scorns 126 House GOP d-bags) 1558121331.0
@CarlyAtch @LaurenUnderwood Which part is fake "Bachelor of Science of Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and M… https://t.co/If8IuBTPZ9— Hail to The Thief (@Hail to The Thief) 1558116574.0
@CarlyAtch @LaurenUnderwood As a proud resident of #IL14, I can assure you that this "fake nurse" message didn't wo… https://t.co/n62K1lnSUi— Kevin Maisto (@Kevin Maisto) 1558117357.0
Despite this thorough lashing on Twitter, Atchison doubled down on Saturday morning and once again tweeted that Underwood was a "fake nurse" — with a similar response:
Good morning! @LaurenUnderwood is a fake nurse who plays politics with Rx drug prices. #IL14 https://t.co/u7oyQH0LwR— Carly Atchison (@Carly Atchison) 1558180853.0
@CarlyAtch @LaurenUnderwood Good morning! Carly Atchison is a bona fide liar who lies about both people's careers a… https://t.co/TjUdhOTjmt— Somebody Else’s Baby scorns 126 House GOP d-bags (@Somebody Else’s Baby scorns 126 House GOP d-bags) 1558190241.0
@CarlyAtch @LaurenUnderwood Child please!! First you’re a young female Republican.... which starts the inquiry into… https://t.co/0GHQe5Icus— Pam Keith, Esq. (@Pam Keith, Esq.) 1558194953.0
The new birtherism is claiming the Black woman couldn't possibly be a real nurse.— Drew Savicki (@Drew Savicki) 1558192910.0