{"id":2127413,"date":"2023-12-17T13:07:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T18:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-cardins-words-come-back-to-haunt-him-after-staffer-fired-following-gay-porn-scandal\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T13:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T18:10:26","slug":"dem-senator-cardins-words-come-back-to-haunt-him-after-staffer-fired-following-gay-porn-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-cardins-words-come-back-to-haunt-him-after-staffer-fired-following-gay-porn-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Senator Cardin Faces Consequences as Staffer Fired Over Gay Porn Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-senator-cardins-words-come-back-to-haunt-him-after-staffer-fired-following-gay-porn-scandal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2127413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Dem\u200d Senator Cardin&#8217;s \u2064Words\u200b Come Back to Haunt\u2062 Him\u2063 After Staffer Fired\u2064 Following Gay Porn\u200c Scandal<\/h2>\n<p>If the gay sex scandal rocking\u200d the\u200d Capitol these \u200ddays proves\u200b nothing\u2063 else, it shows that to some Democrats, there really is \u200bnothing \u201csacred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the message from Maryland Sen. Ben\u200b Cardin anyway, the now-former employer of the man identified as being on the receiving end\u200b of anal\u2063 sex during a romp that was recorded in a Senate hearing room \u2062and reported Friday by the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/12\/15\/staffer-caught-filming-sex-tape-senate-hearing-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cardin is a \u200dguy who once took \u2062to\u2063 the Senate floor to describe the U.S. Capitol as \u2062a \u2062\u201csacred space.\u201d But he\u2019s singing a lawyerly song now.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 a video posted to X by conservative social \u200cmedia activist \u2063Colin Rugg, Cardin is shown in a video comparing \u200cthe \u200dJanuary\u2062 2021, Capitol incursion to the \u200c1941 \u200dattack on Pearl Harbor\u200d and the terrorist attacks of 9\/11.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Senator Ben Cardin previously ranted about how the US Capitol\u2063 was a \u201csacred space\u201d and is \u201cso much more\u201d than a building while comparing J6 to 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, video \u2062was \u2064released\u200d of his staffer having gay s*x in this \u201csacred\u2062 space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 and what \u2062did Cardin have to say?\u2026 \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9MSAffEUGm\">pic.twitter.com\/9MSAffEUGm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1736130474458927473?\">December\u200b 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI \u2063refer to the U.S.\u2063 Capitol as \u2018sacred space\u2019 because it\u2019s so much more than \u2064a building \u200cwhere the Senate \u2062and House of Representatives meet and conduct business,\u201d Cardin said in the \u200cvideo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is\u200c the\u2064 embodiment of our ideals, our aspirations and hopes \u2014 not just to Americans, but also to \u2062all of\u200d humanity.\u201d Now, those words should be\u2063 coming back \u200cto \u200dhaunt him.<\/p>\n<p>In a split screen, Rugg posted the initial scene of \u2062the gay sex video that became public on Friday. The effect is to juxtapose Cardin\u2019s ludicrous oratory \u2014 \u2062likening the confrontation\u200b of the Capitol incursion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ashli-babbitts-killer-capitol-cop-michael-byrd-gets-rewarded-promotion-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that left one dead<\/a> to national tragedies that killed Americans by the thousands \u2014 \u200bwith the image of \u2062an apparently naked man submitting to \u200danal penetration by another man in the \u201csacred space\u201d\u2063 of a Senate hearing room.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 fact that the man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-aide-accused-filming-gay-pornography-senate-chamber-identified-learns-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been identified<\/a> \u2062as Aidan Maese-Czeropski, a \u206224-year-old now-former legislative aide in \u200cCardin\u2019s\u200b office, just makes\u2062 the juxtaposition more jarring.<\/p>\n<p>And what is Cardin\u2019s office saying now?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAidan Maese-Czeropski is no\u2062 longer employed by the U.S. Senate,\u201d the office\u2063 said in a\u2063 statement, according to the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/democratic-senator-ben-cardin-staffer-hearing-room-sex-act-no-longer-employed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.\u200b \u201cWe will have \u2064no further \u200ccomment on this personnel matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Really? No soaring eloquence about\u2064 the hope\u200d of all humanity being turned into a\u2063 backdrop for a D.C. domination\/submission fantasy?<\/p>\n<p>No hyperbole about a literal stain on \u2064the seat of American democracy?<\/p>\n<p>Nope. Just \u201cno further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They hypocrisy is\u200b undeniable \u2014 and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/movie-review-platform-letterboxd-hides-all-reviews-for-matt-walsh-documentary-what-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Movie Review Platform Letterboxd Hides All Reviews for Matt Walsh Documentary \u201cWhat Is a Woman?\u201d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> noticed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After\u2063 hearing Senator \u200cBen Cardin\u2019s thoughts on J6,\u2062 did his\u2063 staffers commit an insurrection on\u2062 the Senate floor?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Conservative (@AtlantaConserv1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtlantaConserv1\/status\/1736130972876411038?\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The \u2062sanctity of the\u2064 Capitol, it seems, is selective. Senator Cardin\u2019s sanctimonious\u2062 rhetoric\u200b about the Capitol as a \u2018sacred space\u2019 crumbles as\u2064 his staffer\u2019s scandalous actions come to light. The hypocrisy \u2063is staggering, and \u2064the feeble response \u200conly adds to the double\u2062 standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jane \u2063Adams \u200d(@iLoveJaneAdams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iLoveJaneAdams\/status\/1736133895748522336?\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just another episode of liberal double standards on full display for all to see.<\/p>\n<p>But do\u2064 the left\u2019s voters even\u200b notice it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin\u200c M. Nelson (@KevinMNelsonUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinMNelsonUSA\/status\/1736130928588595348?\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cardin, \u200dthe current chairman \u2062of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee<\/a>, announced in May that \u200bhe \u200cis\u200b not running for re-election \u200cnext year, as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ben-cardin-maryland-senate-2024-election-e275c8bfa30dbe42dfc40c32fea4cd4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> \u200d reported at \u200dthe time.<\/p>\n<p>So \u200ca man\u200b who\u2019s served\u200c since 2007 in \u200cthe \u2064Senate,\u200d according \u200dto his \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardin.senate.gov\/about\/#ben-bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate biography<\/a>, and \u2064for 20 years\u2062 in the House before that, has apparently had\u200d his fill \u2062of the \u201csacred space\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/capitol-police-open-investigation-gay-pornography-filmed-senate-room-posted-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apparently desecrated<\/a> by one of his \u2064own staffers.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s no getting around the mockery \u2014 the sneering indecency on display.<\/p>\n<p>Want to\u2062 make a gay \u2064porn\u2062 video? Knock\u200d your socks off. The \u2063country is full of potential sets \u2014 and D.C. probably has more than its share \u2064per capita \u200cthan, \u2063say, Salt Lake City. They weren\u2019t in the Senate hearing room because \u2063there was nowhere \u200celse to be. They were in the\u2064 Senate\u200d hearing room to\u200c deliberately defile what Cardin claimed to hold so dear.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe \u200che might want \u2063to think \u2062about pushing his retirement date up\u2064 a little bit \u2014 like maybe resign tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u2063 long past\u2064 time Americans have \u2063had their fill \u200cof \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-matt-gaetz-explodes-house-floor-exposing-democrat-hypocrisy-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic hypocrisy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They have no shame. \u2064They have \u200bno guilt. \u200cAnd they\u2019ve long since abandoned any pretense \u2062of decency.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-religion-of-the-left\/\" title=\"The Religion Of The Left\">rapidly growing group<\/a> of Democrats in the 21st century, there really is nothing sacred.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-senator-cardins-words-come-back-haunt-staffer-fired-following-gay-porn-scandal\/\">Dem Senator Cardin&#8217;s Words Come Back to Haunt Him After Staffer Fired Following\u200b Gay Porn Scandal<\/a> \u200dappeared first on\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u200b the lack of a substantial response from Senator Cardin&#8217;s \u2063office in handling the scandal highlight the hypocrisy displayed by \u200bboth him and the Democratic party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Democrat Senator \u200cBen Cardin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-slammed-for-article-comparing-joe-rogan-controversy-to-january-6-riot-rwandan-genocide\/\" title=\"CNN Slammed For Article Comparing Joe Rogan Controversy To January 6 Riot, Rwandan genocide\">recent controversy involving<\/a> a gay porn scandal has shed \u2063light \u200bon the hypocrisy prevalent among some Democrats. Cardin,\u200c who once referred to the \u200cU.S. Capitol as a &#8220;sacred space,&#8221; is now facing backlash after \u2064a former staffer was caught engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-mexican-megachurch-charged-with-child-pornography\/\" title=\"Mexican Megachurch Leader Faces Child Pornography Charges\">explicit sexual activities<\/a> in a \u200dSenate hearing room.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared by conservative social media activist Colin Rugg, Cardin is seen comparing the Capitol incursion of January 2021 to the attacks \u2062on Pearl Harbor and 9\/11.\u200c He describes the\u2064 Capitol as more than just a building, stating that it represents the \u2063embodiment of American ideals, aspirations, and hopes for all of humanity. However, this video now appears deeply ironic in light of the scandal involving \u200dhis former staffer.<\/p>\n<p>Rugg juxtaposes Cardin&#8217;s grandiose rhetoric with images from\u200c the gay sex\u200c video that became\u2063 public. The stark contrast between Cardin&#8217;s solemn\u2063 descriptions of the Capitol and the explicit sexual acts taking place in a Senate hearing room is both\u200d shocking and contradictory.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that \u200dthe individual involved in the scandal has\u200c been identified \u200bas Aidan Maese-Czeropski, a former legislative aide in Cardin&#8217;s office, adds further gravity to \u2062the situation. The office of Senator Cardin issued a brief statement confirming\u2062 that \u2062Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. \u200dSenate, providing no further\u200c comment on\u200d the matter.<\/p>\n<p>This stark hypocrisy has not gone\u2064 unnoticed\u2063 by social media users, who have criticized Cardin&#8217;s \u2064double standards. \u2063Many Twitter users highlighted the irony of Cardin&#8217;s lofty rhetoric about January 6th while witnessing his \u200down staffer&#8217;s\u200c scandalous actions in a place he referred to as &#8220;sacred.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that Senator Cardin, the current chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced in May that he \u200cwould not be seeking re-election next\u2062 year. However, this scandal has undoubtedly tarnished his reputation and raises questions \u200cabout the sincerity of his previous \u200bstatements.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c hypocrisy\u2062 displayed by Senator Cardin and his office in handling this\u200d scandal is disappointing. \u2062It undermines the sanctity of the Capitol that Cardin so passionately described and\u200b reveals a double standard within the Democratic party. The lack of a substantial \u2063response from Cardin&#8217;s \u200boffice \u2063only serves to further highlight this hypocrisy. It remains to be seen how this scandal will impact Cardin&#8217;s legacy and the perception of the Democratic party as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent Capitol scandal highlights Democrats&#8217; disregard for sacred values. Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, the former employer of the individual involved in a recorded anal sex incident, emphasizes this point. 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