Whew! Just days after voting against a House bill that would secure the right to same-sex marriage for Americans, Rep. Glenn Thompson said he was “Thrilled” to watch his son, who is gay, get married.
A spokesperson for the 62-year-old Pennsylvania congressman confirmed that Thompson and his wife were excited to attend their son’s wedding last week.
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“Congressman and Mrs. Thompson were thrilled to attend and celebrate their son’s marriage on Friday night as he began this new chapter in his life,” the rep said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “The Thompsons are very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”
Glenn Thompson. Republican. Pennsylvania. Attends gay son’s wedding. Spokesperson says Thompson was ‘thrilled’. Yet 3 days earlier he voted against federal protection for same-sex marriage. Can’t make it up.
— Don Lewis (@DonLew87) July 25, 2022
Thompson’s son, who was not identified by NBC News, also confirmed his father’s attendance to the outlet.
According to NBC News, Gawker was the first to report on the wedding, in an article published the day before the ceremony. At the time, it remained unclear whether or not the Republican lawmaker would attend the event.
Wow
Here in Pennsylvania we have a GOP Congressman named Glenn Thompson who attended his son’s gay wedding THREE DAYS after voting against gay marriage
I would have disinvited his bigoted ass
Without hypocrisy, these Republicans would have no “values” at all
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) July 26, 2022
On July 19, three days before the wedding, Thompson was on of 157 Republicans to oppose the legislation known as the Respect for Marriage Act, abbreviated as RFMA.
“This bill was nothing more than an election-year messaging stunt for Democrats in Congress who have failed to address historic inflation and out-of-control prices at gas pumps and grocery stores,” the spokesperson for Thompson told PEOPLE in a statement regarding the politician’s vote.