At first glance, it looks like something a satirical account would issue, so I checked with Fetterman spokesman Joe Calvello to see if it was indeed the senator’s account. Calvello assured me it was, so then I checked to see what the word “hog” meant in his tweet.

Calvello texted in response, “I think you can figure that out for yourself.”

As someone who has been around long enough to see the meaning of words changing and loathing to assuming anything, I pressed. Calvello assured me I was not assuming anything, and Fetterman indeed meant a “male reproductive organ.”

Let’s set aside the outside-the-box clothing and the goofy responses to reporters’ questions. Let’s pause for a moment and really think about this. Is this the appropriate way for a U.S. senator to behave in a very public forum?