Eric Swalwell U.S. House of Representatives from California | Official U.S. House Headshot
Eric Swalwell U.S. House of Representatives from California | Official U.S. House Headshot
Representative Eric Swalwell, a U.S. Congress member for California's 14th district since 2013, has recently posted a series of tweets centered around criticism of former President Donald Trump and electoral processes. Swalwell, who was born in Sac City, Iowa in 1980 and graduated from the University of Maryland, has been an active voice in political discourse.
On April 4, 2025, Swalwell posted a tweet criticizing Trump's policies, specifically mentioning trade, stating: "Trump put a higher import tax on Penguins than on Putin."
On April 6, 2025, Swalwell shared his thoughts on the current state of the economy under Trump's influence by tweeting: "As the economy falls, Trump’s hitting balls." This brief comment was accompanied by a link, although the content of the link is not specified.
On the same day, April 6, 2025, Swalwell praised a piece written by Kristin Connelly about the SAVE Act by tweeting: "Nice piece by @kristinconnelly SAVE Act claims to solve an election problem that doesn’t exist." Swalwell's tweet included a link to the article.