Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) literally did this to himself.
Just two days ago, the congressman decided to sue a parody Twitter account called @DevinCow because it was apparently spreading misinformation to its 1,200 followers. Now, largely thanks to Nunes' own self-raised stink, that cow has a lot more followers than Nunes himself.
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Commentators and comedians promptly dunked on Nunes' very dramatic lawsuit, and thousands of Twitter followers followed suit. As of Wednesday afternoon, @DevinCow had easily surpassed Nunes' own 395,000 followers, and the lead has only continued to grow since. The suit has also inspired dozens of other bovine accounts, and earned @DevinCow a whole herd of high-profile supporters. Kathryn Krawczyk
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