FILE - Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., speaks during a House Small Business Committee hearing on oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury pandemic programs on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 17, 2020. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP, File)

On March 3, U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) posted a confusing tweet to his official account that seemingly referenced how the Challenger space shuttle explosion, his career as a hog farmer and his purchase of a McDonald’s franchise led to him being elected to Congress.

The comments on Hern’s post have mostly referenced the random series of events and unclear point of Hern’s post, which seemingly is a testament to the American Dream. However, some are critical of the fact Hern is associating himself with a disaster he had nothing to do with.

Hern was first elected to Congress in 2018, when he defeated Tim Harris to represent Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. His name was included in the eighth ballot to elect a Speaker of the House, when holdouts like Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert were protesting the election of Kevin McCarthy. Hern himself voted for McCarthy, and he never got more than seven votes.

In 2020, Hern was one of the 120 Republicans who voted in favor of the Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief, which sought to overturn the 2020 election results and keep Donald Trump in office for a second term after his defeat.