New Georgia Congressman’s Hotel A/C Rant Draws Rapid Fact-Checks

Overview

• Rep. Clay Fuller, in a video posted Sunday, said a Maryland hotel let his room heat up because of an “AOC, Green New Deal” rule that turns off air conditioning when guests stop moving.
• He also claimed the Green New Deal had become law, which it has not, and said Georgia was named for George Washington, though the state honors King George II.
• Fuller added that baseball star Ronald Acuña Jr. was born in Georgia, yet records show he was born in Venezuela, and he mocked the University of Maryland for never winning an SEC title even though it plays in the Big Ten.
• View from the Wing noted that some hotel thermostats use motion sensors and can be put in a “VIP” override mode, but it found no tie to any AOC-backed policy.
• Mediaite and other users on X quickly flagged the errors, and coverage highlighted that Fuller is in his first week in Congress after winning the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.