"Unfortunately, my X account got hacked earlier and the hackers decided to repost something very bizarre, he wrote. Needless to say I was disgusted by what they reposted and passwords were changed immediately. Thank you everyone who highlighted this so rapidly. Unfortunately, my X account got hacked earlier and the hackers decided to repost something very bizarre. Needless to say I was disgusted by what they reposted and passwords were changed immediately. Thank you everyone who highlighted this so rapidly. rt hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD MP (@DesmondSwayne) January 21, 2026"
"Several Republican politicians have also been caught in embarrassing situations on social media, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who was found to have publicly liked a pornographic clip on X back in 2017. While Cruz's team initially implied that a hacker was responsible for the inappropriate like, the senator went on to blame a staffing issue. More recently, two separate Republican lieutenant governors were also found to have made embarrassing comments online."
Sir Desmond Swayne's official X account reposted a photo of a shirtless young man showing his abs and pectoral muscles, drawing social media attention. Swayne said his X account was hacked, expressed disgust at the reposted image, and reported that passwords were changed immediately. Swayne previously blamed hackers in 2006 after leaked emails revealed derogatory nicknames for fellow MPs. The report connects the incident to other political social-media embarrassments, noting Sen. Ted Cruz's 2017 inappropriate like and subsequent explanations, and recent incidents involving Republican lieutenant governors making problematic online comments.
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