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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Dec 26, 2025, 06:05 AM Friday

Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Dec 25, 2025, 09:57 PM EST


Talk about a violent night! Indiana state Sen. Chris Garten (R) is facing backlash after he kicked off Christmas Day by posting a bizarre series of AI-generated pictures showing him beat up Santa Claus in front of the state capitol building.

The mock images depict a sleeveless Garten surrounded by a crowd of cheering supporters as he kicks, punches and pulls off a body splash on Kris Kringle in wrestler-like fashion.

“When you find out the North Pole is trying to bring more bureaucratic overreach & unfunded mandates down the chimney disguised as ‘Christmas cheer.’ Not on my watch. We The People run Indiana, not the bureaucrats,” wrote the Indiana State Senate majority floor leader in a post to his X account.

“Take it back to the North Pole big guy. Merry Christmas, Hoosiers! 🇺🇸🎅🏻🥊.”



Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indiana-republican-chris-garten-ai-santa-wrestling-takedown_n_694dc74ce4b0d33e39fe4a3e



These people are psychotic and have taken over elective offices.




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When you find out the North Pole is trying to bring more bureaucratic overreach & unfunded mandates down the chimney disguised as "Christmas cheer." Not on my watch. We The People run Indiana, not the bureaucrats.

Take it back to the North Pole big guy. Merry Christmas, Show more
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Governor Walz was spot on when he called Republicans weirdos. Emile Friday #1
...and now, Nazis peppertree Friday #39
An even better AI popsdenver Friday #47
WTF is wrong with this guy? Dulcinea Friday #49
Similar 1st thought; Did he ever consider how this might turn out...? Grins Friday #60
What a fucking lunatic! TurboDem Friday #2
Wow! bob4460 Friday #3
Odds are he DID not get the Red Ryder BB gun he so desperately wanted as a kid. Attilatheblond Friday #23
And he has NO ideas on how to make things better, so he is doing a Trump imitation Attilatheblond Friday #24
Yep. MorbidButterflyTat Friday #52
Didn't get enough hugs as a little boy Seinan Sensei Friday #53
I hate martial arts movies Walleye Friday #4
Even before AI, their special effects were stupendous. Norrrm Friday #5
Pathetic grandstanding by a coward. nt jfz9580m Friday #6
I am honestly surprised he is not packing Skittles Friday #54
"Overreach and unfunded mandates"? Did he forget that he's talking about King Donald, a Republican? sinkingfeeling Friday #7
Yet ANOTHER wannabe "tough guy". Why dont these guys just come out of the closet? Callie1979 Friday #8
What kind of venues do you frequent Seinan Sensei Friday #55
He is unwell. /nt bucolic_frolic Friday #9
Beating up on a fictitious person and then posting loads of pictures doing so. Rubber room time ... Bengus81 Friday #10
I read the article TheFarseer Friday #11
You're not alone. calimary Friday #15
I read it as well and the only thing I could come up with is this - BumRushDaShow Friday #17
Great find! Attilatheblond Friday #25
I wonder.... MarcoZandrini Friday #12
Kinder Garten politician. tavernier Friday #13
What the hell, white boys? You get off seeing yourselves portrayed as AI muscle-brained bullies? Timeflyer Friday #14
And, the society that it lives in encourages that behavior. OldBaldy1701E Friday #21
Probably the only way that they can imagine being "manly" like the MAGAs want. At least he looks almost as manly as MTG LiberalArkie Friday #33
Yeesh lonely bird Friday #16
Smooth move there, asswipe Garten. Paladin Friday #18
What in holy hell is WRONG with these people? mwb970 Friday #19
Must have consumed a batch of bad acid. Martin68 Friday #42
The brown acid that is circulating around us, is specifically not too good. mwb970 Friday #51
LOL mobeau69 Friday #58
Republicans hate seeing people get something they didn't pay cash for. JohnnyRingo Friday #20
The minds of bullies... GiqueCee Friday #22
But, dude, you ARE a bureaucrat. paleotn Friday #26
Ah, the voice of reason cutting to the heart of the matter. Nicely done, bro, nicely done. FadedMullet Friday #50
What a tone deaf asshole move. marble falls Friday #27
These right wingers are a bunch of sick weirdos! Diamond_Dog Friday #28
My thoughts exactly. What kind of sicko thinks beating up Santa on Christmas is funny or cleavor? So he wants to ratchiweenie Friday #29
F'ing weirdo he is. mdbl Friday #30
Something's wrong with that boy's brain Clouds Passing Friday #31
No mentally sound person Americanme Friday #32
Keep your children well away from this lunatic. He could traumatize them for life. flashman13 Friday #34
any rational legislator - cab67 Friday #35
Next Opponent: Tiny Tim Grokenstein Friday #36
Ha, ha, I thought you were referring to the "Tiptoe through the Tulips" Tiny Tim! Martin68 Friday #41
Indiana WHY?? lrucks1952 Friday #37
I have Indiana farmers all around my rural Emile Friday #44
You made the right choice duckworth969 Friday #45
So this asshole hates Santa Claus and wants Indiana to as well? hadEnuf Friday #38
WTF is wrong with these people? They've lost their fucking minds! Martin68 Friday #40
Mentally ill and violent. Sounds like a Magat. Deplorable. Evolve Dammit Friday #43
Santa Claus is a secular figure duckworth969 Friday #46
I actually get it Zambero Friday #48
What a freakin weirdo. Quiet Em Friday #56
War on Christmas IronLionZion Friday #57
Insane. Moronic, too. Kid Berwyn Friday #59
The message here IndyPepper Friday #61
I think this is what happens when Republicans try to do humor. But when your brain is twisted into an... Ol Janx Spirit Friday #62
An Event 2000 Years in the Making.... reACTIONary Friday #63
Well, that is strange! Aussie105 Friday #64
Violent night, Fascist night... RetiredParatrooper Friday #65
Santa Claus is obviously a Socialist. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #66
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