Democratic congressman Brad Sherman denies viewing porn on flight

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Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman is firing again after photographs went viral showing to indicate him viewing express photographs on a pill whereas aboard a flight, prompting swift on-line backlash.

Photographs posted to X Friday appeared to indicate the California congressman, 71, gazing a pill along with his mouth agape whereas scrolling by way of photographs of girls of their underwear.

"Why did California Congressman Brad Sherman really feel it was applicable to take a look at porn on his iPad throughout a flight in the present day?" one X put up mentioned.

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The put up had amassed 12.4 million views as of Saturday night.

Sherman denied the allegations, and a spokesperson for the congressman advised Fox Information Digital the photographs appeared due to his algorithm on X, previously Twitter.

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., leaves the Home Democrats' caucus assembly within the U.S. Capitol in Washington Nov. 15, 2022. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photographs)

"This was nothing greater than scrolling by way of Twitter, and, sadly, Elon Musk has ruined the Twitter algorithm to present individuals content material that they don’t ask for or subscribe to," a spokesperson for Sherman advised Fox Information Digital in an e mail.

Sherman equally advised Punchbowl Information the pictures appeared on his X feed underneath the "For You" part of X, a web page that reveals really useful content material.

"This was on Twitter . These footage got here up on ‘For You'," Sherman advised Punchbowl Information, including he considered quite a lot of posts throughout his cross-country flight.

"If it's a must to fly throughout the nation, you have a look at a whole lot of stuff in your pill," he mentioned.

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"If I see an image of a girl, would possibly I have a look at it longer than a sundown? Yeah."

When requested whether or not he thought the content material was applicable to view on a aircraft, Sherman advised Punchbowl Information, "Is it pornography? I don’t suppose Elon Musk thinks so. Is it applicable? No."

The photographs rapidly drew widespread reactions throughout social media.

Donald Trump Jr. responded to the viral put up with, "Yikes!!!!"

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Donald Trump Jr. speaks throughout a Bloomberg Tv interview in New York Metropolis July 15, 2025. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)

Firing again at Donald Trump Jr., Sherman posted an edited model of the photograph displaying his iPad display changed with the phrases, "Launch the Epstein information."

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. , additionally weighed in, writing, "I don’t wish to hear a single peep from anybody in/round Congress, or the media, [about] how I stroll by way of an airport ever once more."

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Mace lately demanded the resignation of Charleston Airport CEO Elliot Summey and threatened authorized motion after airport officers accused her of mistreating employees.

X didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

Sophia Compton is a Author at Fox Information Digital. Sophia was beforehand a enterprise reporter masking finance, power and tourism and has expertise as a TV information producer. She graduated with a journalism diploma in 2021 from the College of Hawaii at Manoa.