Overview
- Photos posted to X showed the California Democrat looking at images of scantily clad women on his tablet during a commercial flight.
- Sherman told Punchbowl News he was scrolling X’s “For You” page and said the posts appeared because of the platform’s algorithm.
- He acknowledged the behavior was not appropriate and questioned whether the content constituted pornography, citing Elon Musk’s stance.
- The images were widely reposted and mocked, including by White House communications director Steven Cheung, with Rep. Nancy Mace also commenting.
- Sherman answered criticism by urging the release of the “Epstein Files,” and no formal congressional discipline has been reported.