Glumac Chris Evans motao se Capitol Hillom zbog misterioznog projekta — ali jedna fotografija koju je tweetao republikanski zastupnik i Teksasa Dan Crenshaw potaknula je rulju na Twitteru za napad na Kapetana Ameriku.
Dopisnik National Journala iz Senata, Zach Cohen, uspio je uhvatiti Evansa početkom veljače, ali zvijezda “Avengersa” ostala je čvrsto zatvorenih usana o razlozima njegovog posjeta glavnom gradu zemlje.
.@ChrisEvans on the Hill, won’t say why. “I can’t dive into it. … Working on a project, but can’t get into too many details.” Says he’ll be watching #SOTU “from my hotel.”
— Zach C. Cohen (@Zachary_Cohen) February 5, 2019
U petak, Crenshaw je objavio dvije fotografije: jednu u društvu čovjeka koji je oživio Kapetana Ameriku na filmskom platnu i jednu na kojoj pokazuje svoje stakleno oko — koje izgleda kako štit Marvelovog superjunaka.
When Captain America sees your Captain America glass eye. #merica pic.twitter.com/0xHb9GjSmV
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) March 8, 2019
Evans je odgovorio podijelivši fotografiju uz komentar: “VRLO cool upotrebljen vibranijum.”
A VERY cool use of vibranium https://t.co/zv5L9hqqTl
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) March 9, 2019
Ubrzo nakon toga, Evans je počeo primati udarce od kritičara na Twitteru — od kojih većina njih ima problema s politikom Crenshawa.
We do not stan Dapper Nazis, Chris. pic.twitter.com/rK0mUQizlD
— Clarkisha Kent: This One Lady (@IWriteAllDay_) March 9, 2019
you should've maybe considered googling this dude first
— priscilla page (@BBW_BFF) March 9, 2019
Captain America actor Chris Evans posts a lighthearted photo with Dan Crenshaw, and half the replies are verified leftists calling him a Nazi https://t.co/kccmtztF3J
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) March 9, 2019
No, kao što su neki istaknuli, bilo je ohrabrujuće vidjeti da su ljudi, koji se ne moraju nužno politički slagati, još uvijek sposobni za prijateljski razgovor.
Absolute idiocy. And an insult to victims of actual Nazis. Good for @DanCrenshawTX and @ChrisEvans Talk to each other. https://t.co/tIRWGRUaM9
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) March 9, 2019
Disappointed to see all those people attacking @DanCrenshawTX and @ChrisEvans for taking a photo together. We need more of this. Not less.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 9, 2019
