Tennessee's Republican lieutenant governor has been commenting on one young man's thirst trap fire emoji for months.
The official Instagram account of Randy McNally, who has been Tennessee's lieutenant governor since 2017 as well as speaker of the state Senate, liked Instagram photos of a young man posing in his underwear, as well as comments with fire emojis.
“Finn, you can turn a rainy day into rainbows and sunshine!” McNally commented on one on Instagram @franklynsuperstar, who goes by Franklin McClure on Facebook. image — close-up of McClure's ass.
In January, McClure published photo of lollipops with the caption “I didn't eat them. They were just My favorite and I took a picture. This pussy is healthy, by God.” McNally commented on the photo: “Wishing you well Finn.” Finn is listed as McClure's nickname on Facebook, and his Facebook account lists his gender as male.
McClure also posted photo the shorts are pulled down to his hips, almost exposing his genitals. McNally commented on the photo with a heart emoji.
Adam Kleinheider, McNally's communications director, confirmed in an email to BuzzFeed News that McNally is the man behind his Instagram and that there is nothing “sinister” about his social media use.
“Trying to imply something sinister or inappropriate about a great-grandfather's use of social media says more about the mind of the left-wing operative drawing that conclusion than it does about Randy McNally,” Kleinheider said. “As any politician in Tennessee knows, Lt. Governor McNally is an active commentator on social media. He makes a great effort to review every post possible, and often posts encouraging things to his many followers. Does he always use the right emoji at the right time? Perhaps not. But he enjoys interacting on social media with constituents and Tennesseans of all faiths.” origin and orientation. He's not going to stop.”
While McNally is a great-grandfather, he is not McClear's great-grandfather, Kleinheider explained when asked.
Just a week ago, McNally commented on the fire emoji with, “That's right Finn!!! You illuminate the world!!” on video McClure is wearing makeup and posing.
On Facebook, McClure posted video about him singing “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” and McNally commented: “Great song! I remember when Peter, Paul and Mary sang it. Your rendition was damn good. Keep singing Finn.”
Meanwhile, Tennessee became the first state ban public drag shows Last week, Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a law banning “persons, male or female, who provide entertainment that appeals to prurient interests” in public or in the presence of minors. The law comes into force on July 1.
Lee also signed the law restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, which will take effect July 1. As Speaker, McNally presided over the state Senate when both anti-LGBTQ bills passed.
