Republican Senator Mike Lee Endorses Mike Lee in Weird Third-Person Article by Mike Lee - The Daily Beast

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) was roundly roasted connected societal media for a bizarre op-ed Sunday successful which helium endorsed himself successful the 3rd person. The nonfiction successful The Salt Lake Tribune ran nether the header “Mike Lee has earned a estimation arsenic principled conservative” with the byline “Mike Lee.” “Mike Lee serves arsenic a United States legislator representing the authorities of Utah,” the portion begins. “Since taking office, Senator Lee has earned a estimation arsenic a principled conservative.” It appears that the paper offered the accidental to taxable an op-ed to some Lee and his autarkic challenger Evan McMullin. Journalist James Surowiecki said McMullin contributed a portion written successful the archetypal idiosyncratic “like a mean person,” portion Lee chose alternatively to taxable his bio.