Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester admitted that he owns at least nine vehicles, trying to push back against the Senate Republican campaign arm that accused the Montana farmer of driving a certain type of vehicle in Washington, D.C.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) issued a press release about the Montana farmer titled “Bombshell: Jon Tester Drives a Prius.”
Tester reacted in a fiery statement, calling those who wrote the headline “a bunch of fools.”
“What a bunch of jacks,” Tester told the Huffington Post reporter, before going on to name all the other types of vehicles he owns.
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Senator Jon Tester responded furiously to the NRSC’s attack on him for driving a Prius. (National Standards Committee)
“I have an ’86 Chevy. I have a 2018 GMC. I have a 2018 Honda Ridgeline. I have a Celica. I have a Peterbilt. I have a ’67 International truck. I have a ’96 International truck. I have a 78 GMC? asked the Democrat seeking re-election in Montana in 2024.
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Tester went on to say that he is “going to spend $10,000 this week on diesel to fill the bulk tanks I use to grow crops in the fields. Is that okay now?”
In addition to the press release, NRSC Communications Director Mike Berg shared footage of Tester getting into his red Prius and a Washington Post article about Tester writing in his 2020 memoir that he purchased a used Prius and drove it around Washington, D.C. Screenshot of the article
Tester’s defense of driving a Prius sparked more attacks on social media, prompting his PR director to respond on X.
“The NRSC has its finger on the pulse of Montana and is speaking out against Jon Tester because he and his son share a hobby of restoring old cars,” said communications director Monica Robinson.
U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) speaks to reporters as he walks past the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, February 5, 2024 (Anna Chanmemaker)
NRSC spokesperson Maggie Abboud said Tester’s response “speaks volumes about how much of a swamp creature Jon Tester has become.”
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“There aren’t many farmers in Montana who drive Prius,” Abboud said in a statement. “Jon Tester went to Washington.” He told Fox News Digital, “It speaks volumes that Jon Tester has What a swamp creature.” His defense of driving the Prius was that he owned eight other cars. “
Berg called Tester “pretty crazy” and responded to the “Millionaire Swamp Thing” line of attack on his X account.
Fox News Digital reached out to Tester for comment.
