MAGA commentator forced to delete 'defamatory' post after Dem's 'You have 24 hours' threat

A Democratic lawmaker on Saturday announced that a right-wing commentator had deleted a "defamatory" statement, after a legal threat.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) put a right-wing influencer on notice Friday night that unless they walk back a series of inflammatory claims within 24 hours, they would face dire legal consequences.

On Friday morning, X user “JoeM,” a right-wing political commentator who’s amassed more than 53,000 followers, hurled a series of unverified claims against the congressman that have not been supported by any reputable news outlets, claims including infidelity and embezzlement, and with supposed quotes directly from Swalwell’s wife.

Rather than refute each unverified claim, Swalwell simply put the right-wing commentator on notice.

“You can take down this bulls--- or hire the best lawyer you can afford,” Swalwell wrote in a social media post on X Friday night. “You have 24 hours. Tick tock.”

Then the following day Swalwell provided an update, as well as some encouragement for others in his political camp.

"BREAKING@GeneralJoeM17 DELETES his defamatory tweet," Swalwell wrote on social media on Saturday. "Stay on offense my friends."