--- title: Someone Is Using Fortune Cookies to Troll Sen. Ben Sasse description: "May the afterlife turn out to be a series of never ending Fox News interviews," read one. canonical: https://time.com/5525105/ben-sasse-fortune-cookie/ author: George Steer article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-08T15:16:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:23.890Z og:title: Someone is Using Fortune Cookies to Troll Sen. 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The Senate is unlikely to pass the bill with the wall funding, moving the government closer to a partial shut down just days before the Christmas holiday. Ben Sasse heads into a Republican caucus lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol December 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate will meet Friday to consider a budget bill passed Thursday by the House of Representatives that would fund the federal government and includes more than $500 million for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate is unlikely to pass the bill with the wall funding, moving the government closer to a partial shut down just days before the Christmas holiday. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [George Steer](https://time.com/author/george-steer/) ## George Steer Feb 8, 2019 3:16 PM UTC In these partisan times, politicians of all stripes have come to expect a degree of voter hostility. But not all abuse has to be in poor taste. On Feb. 8, Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) revealed how one disgruntled American appears to has taken to venting their frustration – by sending him fortune cookies, each of which contain a fresh put-down. “May the afterlife turn out to be a series of never ending Fox News interview,” one read. > [](https://twitter.com/BenSasse/status/1093228410736963591) But that was just the start: > [](https://twitter.com/BenSasse/status/1093229060275294211) Another one referenced an elevator, perhaps in reference to protestors confronting politicians during the the then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hearing. > [](https://twitter.com/BenSasse/status/1093229060275294211) The Nebraska Senator did however have one good-natured request to make of his unknown interlocutor. “Request: would be great if the next cookie could be less stale.” It would appear, he can dish out a burn as well. > [](https://twitter.com/BenSasse/status/1093229466271342594) Criticism, it seems, is far easier to swallow when it comes wrapped in a crisp, sugary coating. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5525105/ben-sasse-fortune-cookie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5525105/ben-sasse-fortune-cookie/"},"headline":"Someone Is Using Fortune Cookies to Troll Sen. 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