Rose, Republican of Tennessee, stood in Congress to condemn last week’s verdict against Donald Trump, but few listened to what he said. The 59-year-old had brought his 6-year-old son to the chamber, and little Guy was sitting there.
At first he sat obediently silent, but when he got tired, Guy started making faces, which the House of Representatives broadcast camera caught – and soon Guy went viral.
Dad John takes the attention in stride and writes himself on social media that “this is what I got for telling him to smile for the cameras and his little brother back home”.