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Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan was widely criticized after he lectured Twitter users about how "Real America" works, suggesting in his version of America, "you work hard, pay your bills, and provide for your family."
Jordan lamented this is "how it should be." 
His comments were widely mocked by Twitter users who pointed out it's rather hard to take his musings about "Real America" seriously when he is compensated $174,000 per year as a member of Congress, a salary far above what the average American household brings in.
They also pointed out working hard and paying your bills is a foreign concept to many in the GOP and their big money donors.
You can see what Jordan wrote below.
\u201cIn Real America, you work hard, pay your bills, and provide for your family. \n\nIsn\u2019t that how it should be?\u201d
 — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Rep. Jim Jordan)
        1661790932
Jordan was quickly taken to task for his remarks by Tamie Wilson, who is the Democratic challenger for his House seat.
In a tweet of her own, Wilson brought up Jordan's annual salary—paid by taxpayer money—and noted he has used his time in office to "pass ZERO legislation and spread lies on Fox News and Twitter every, single day."
\u201cIn Real America, people don\u2019t get paid $174,000 a year in taxpayer money to pass ZERO legislation and spread lies on Fox News and Twitter every, single day.\u201d
 — Tamie Wilson (D) for US Congress (OH-4) (@Tamie Wilson (D) for US Congress (OH-4))
        1661795652
Others soon weighed in, pointing out life in "Real America" is much harder than Jordan lets on and the United States has suffered under Republican leadership.
\u201cIn Real America, you work an exploititive job, you are drowning in medical debt and your family barely makes ends meet\n\nReal America is suffering from decades of Republican policies. It's time for the American people to reclaim our country and economy from Wall Street and the GOP\u201d
 — Skylar Baker-Jordan (@Skylar Baker-Jordan)
        1661860352
\u201cIn Real America, you work hard, barely pay your bills, and provide for rich people's families through bank bailouts and corporate welfare.\n\nThat's not how it should be.\u201d
 — Rebecca Parson (@Rebecca Parson)
        1661804360
\u201cIn Real America, politicians like you represent the hard-working Americans who pay your bills and provide for your family.  You're not supposed to take their tax dollars and work against them.\n\nIsn't that how it should be?\u201d
 — Scott Huffman #ProChoice (@Scott Huffman #ProChoice)
        1661859087
\u201cthe average american dies 62k dollars in debt\u201d
 — hottiepants (@hottiepants)
        1661813911
@BarrettEbh247/Twitter
\u201cYeah I wish. Working hard barely provides in some cases.\u201d
 — Janessa \u2653 (@Janessa \u2653)
        1661829600
\u201cA reminder that 9 of the top 10 states to receive Federal welfare are GOP states who apparently don't work hard enough to pay their bills and provide for their families.\n\nBy Jim Jordan's definition, only Dem states are "Real America."\u201d
 — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.)
        1661803906

\u201cIn the real world, Republicans have given themselves raises several times and basically said let them eat cake. Now that families will have an easier time & a cleaner climate suddenly we don't have funds.\n\n#ONEV1 #Dems4USA\u201d
 — Danielle says #RoevemberIsComing (@Danielle says #RoevemberIsComing)
        1661801603
\u201cNothing between you, Real America, and working hard for a living but air, opportunity, and a resignation of your privilege seat of power...lead the way Jim Jordan, to this promise land of which you speak\u201d
 — Andrew Donaldson (@Andrew Donaldson)
        1661805752
Jordan has been called out for false and misleading claims and been accused of engaging in historical revisionism in discussions about the Trump administration.
Earlier this year, he angered many Americans feeling the crunch of high gas prices after he, in a dig at Democratic President Joe Biden, asked his followers if they remembered "how cheap gas was" when former Republican President Donald Trump was in office.
Last year, Jordan received heavy criticism after he claimed groceries "weren't expensive during the Trump administration" at a time when news outlets were reporting many Americans were feeling the impacts of inflation at the grocery store.
Jordan has also defended Trump since Trump's announcement the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "raided" his Mar-a-Lago estate and "even broke into my safe!" 
As the overseer of the official Twitter account of the Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, Jordan issued tweets that were lambasted for downplaying the significance of the event and for making excuses for Trump's decision to ignore the law and abscond with classified and top secret documents.
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Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan was widely criticized after he lectured Twitter users about how "Real America" works, suggesting in his version of America, "you work hard, pay your bills, and provide for your family."

Jordan lamented this is "how it should be."

His comments were widely mocked by Twitter users who pointed out it's rather hard to take his musings about "Real America" seriously when he is compensated $174,000 per year as a member of Congress, a salary far above what the average American household brings in.

They also pointed out working hard and paying your bills is a foreign concept to many in the GOP and their big money donors.

You can see what Jordan wrote below.

\u201cIn Real America, you work hard, pay your bills, and provide for your family. \n\nIsn\u2019t that how it should be?\u201d
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Rep. Jim Jordan) 1661790932

Jordan was quickly taken to task for his remarks by Tamie Wilson, who is the Democratic challenger for his House seat.

In a tweet of her own, Wilson brought up Jordan's annual salary—paid by taxpayer money—and noted he has used his time in office to "pass ZERO legislation and spread lies on Fox News and Twitter every, single day."

\u201cIn Real America, people don\u2019t get paid $174,000 a year in taxpayer money to pass ZERO legislation and spread lies on Fox News and Twitter every, single day.\u201d
— Tamie Wilson (D) for US Congress (OH-4) (@Tamie Wilson (D) for US Congress (OH-4)) 1661795652

Others soon weighed in, pointing out life in "Real America" is much harder than Jordan lets on and the United States has suffered under Republican leadership.

\u201cIn Real America, you work an exploititive job, you are drowning in medical debt and your family barely makes ends meet\n\nReal America is suffering from decades of Republican policies. It's time for the American people to reclaim our country and economy from Wall Street and the GOP\u201d
— Skylar Baker-Jordan (@Skylar Baker-Jordan) 1661860352

\u201cIn Real America, you work hard, barely pay your bills, and provide for rich people's families through bank bailouts and corporate welfare.\n\nThat's not how it should be.\u201d
— Rebecca Parson (@Rebecca Parson) 1661804360

\u201cIn Real America, politicians like you represent the hard-working Americans who pay your bills and provide for your family. You're not supposed to take their tax dollars and work against them.\n\nIsn't that how it should be?\u201d
— Scott Huffman #ProChoice (@Scott Huffman #ProChoice) 1661859087

\u201cthe average american dies 62k dollars in debt\u201d
— hottiepants (@hottiepants) 1661813911

@BarrettEbh247/Twitter

\u201cYeah I wish. Working hard barely provides in some cases.\u201d
— Janessa \u2653 (@Janessa \u2653) 1661829600

\u201cA reminder that 9 of the top 10 states to receive Federal welfare are GOP states who apparently don't work hard enough to pay their bills and provide for their families.\n\nBy Jim Jordan's definition, only Dem states are "Real America."\u201d
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.) 1661803906

\u201cIn the real world, Republicans have given themselves raises several times and basically said let them eat cake. Now that families will have an easier time & a cleaner climate suddenly we don't have funds.\n\n#ONEV1 #Dems4USA\u201d
— Danielle says #RoevemberIsComing (@Danielle says #RoevemberIsComing) 1661801603

\u201cNothing between you, Real America, and working hard for a living but air, opportunity, and a resignation of your privilege seat of power...lead the way Jim Jordan, to this promise land of which you speak\u201d
— Andrew Donaldson (@Andrew Donaldson) 1661805752

Jordan has been called out for false and misleading claims and been accused of engaging in historical revisionism in discussions about the Trump administration.

Earlier this year, he angered many Americans feeling the crunch of high gas prices after he, in a dig at Democratic President Joe Biden, asked his followers if they remembered "how cheap gas was" when former Republican President Donald Trump was in office.

Last year, Jordan received heavy criticism after he claimed groceries "weren't expensive during the Trump administration" at a time when news outlets were reporting many Americans were feeling the impacts of inflation at the grocery store.

Jordan has also defended Trump since Trump's announcement the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "raided" his Mar-a-Lago estate and "even broke into my safe!"

As the overseer of the official Twitter account of the Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, Jordan issued tweets that were lambasted for downplaying the significance of the event and for making excuses for Trump's decision to ignore the law and abscond with classified and top secret documents.

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