Bruce Fischer accompanied his wife, first elected as a Senator for Nebraska in 2012, to the ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Friday and his refusal to shake hands with the vice president clearly surprised her as she oversaw the event, marking the beginning of the 119 th Congress.

Liberal netizens tore into Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) elderly husband Bruce for appearing to turn down Vice President Kamala Harris’ handshake last week, but viral footage that