Sacha Baron Cohen chided by duped lawmaker Georgia: 'This is why Trump was elected'

Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer said he is considering legal action after he was tricked into an episode of Sacha Baron Cohen's new show, "Who is America?"
                                    
                                        (Georgia House of Representatives)
                                    
                                

A Georgia state lawmaker said Monday he was tricked by Sacha Baron Cohen's controversial new series and is considering legal action.

Republican state Rep. Jason Spencer said the producers of "Who is America?" "He's got the producers of the self-defense and anti-terrorism training." would be attacked by someone. "

" They are exploited by my state of mind for profit and notoriety. This media company's deceptive and fraudulent behavior is exactly why President Donald Trump was elected, "Spencer said in a statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Spencer, a controversial figure in Georgia politics, said he was made to" shout provocative language "During the filming."

"It is clear the makers of this film intended to deceive me in an attempt to undermine the American conservative political movement; Therefore, I have sought to find a legal remedy for such a situation, and I am in the position of being a victim of such fraudulent conduct. This media company's deceptive and fraudulent behavior is exactly why President Donald Trump was elected. "

– Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer

Cohen takes on a showdown of political figures on the sides of the aisle Showtime series, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, to form Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher.

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With Sanders, Cohen's character Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D. sat in a mobile scooter to discuss his economic policies. When asked about his disability, Cohen said he did not have one and just used the scooter to conserve energy.

Palin has accused Cohen of posing as a disabled veteran in a wheelchair during his meeting with her. Showtime has disputed her allegations.

In another episode, Cohen posed as Col. Erran Morad, an anti-terrorism expert, and attempted to get Republican congressmen to support arming young children.

"A 3-year-old can not defend itself from an assault rifle by throwing a Hello Kitty pencil case at it," Rep . Joe Wilson, R, S.C., Said in a clip. "

Rohrabacher also said in the clip that having" young people trained and understand how to defend themselves in their school could actually make us safer here. "[19659005] To train Sen. Trent Lott also seemed supportive of the program.

"I support the kinder-guardians program," he said in the clip. "We, in America, would be wise to implement it, too. It's something that we should think about, America, about putting on guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens – good guys, whether they're teachers or whether they actually have talented children or highly-trained preschoolers. "

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Lott did not remember speaking to Cohen and Thought he was "talking about children being trained what to do if they have an incident," he told The Clarion-Ledger

Rohrabacher, too, said he thought he was just discussing self-defense for children in the interview that he said he was not actually conducted by Cohen.

"At no time did I endorse training toddlers In this case, I have not been asked to comment, "he said in a statement." I love good satire, but good satire must reveal some basis in truth. was to deceive the american people for p