In what may be one of the most humiliating moments for a sitting member of Congress this year, far-left California Rep. Brad Sherman was caught red-handed scrolling through explicit images on his iPad during a commercial flight — and his excuse afterward was so laughable it only made things worse.

A fellow passenger snapped multiple photos of Sherman casually browsing his X (formerly Twitter) feed mid-flight. On his screen? A carousel of graphic, sexually explicit photos that he neither hid nor scrolled away from. The Democrat congressman appeared entirely unfazed as the images sat in plain view, visible to anyone walking past.

The passenger posted the photos to X, writing,
“Why did California Congressman Brad Sherman feel it was appropriate to look at porn on his iPad during a flight today? His district deserves better representation than this!! #CA32”

The post detonated online, instantly going viral — and forcing Sherman into damage-control mode.

But instead of owning up to what he was doing, Sherman delivered an excuse so bad that even Democrat-friendly journalists couldn’t keep a straight face.

According to Punchbowl News co-founder John Bresnahan, who confronted the congressman about the incident, Sherman insisted that the explicit content wasn’t his fault… it was Elon Musk’s.

Yes — really.

Sherman claimed the images just randomly appeared in his “For You” tab on X, as though the algorithm had taken it upon itself to push adult content onto his screen without any relevance to his past behavior.

As anyone who actually uses the platform knows, the “For You” feed shows content based on your engagement habits — likes, clicks, views, and follows. In other words, the algorithm shows you what it thinks you like.

But Sherman stuck to the story with remarkable determination.

Bresnahan reported Sherman’s comments:
“These pictures came up in ‘Twitter feed’ under the ‘For You’ heading… I must’ve looked at more than 1,000 posts during the flight.”

When asked whether it was appropriate for a congressman to be viewing such images openly on a plane, Sherman attempted to downplay it:
“Is it pornography? I don’t think Elon Musk thinks so. Is it appropriate? No.”

He then went even further, insisting he doesn’t “have a problem” and that the explicit photos were merely the product of “the algorithms.”

Sherman reportedly added:
“If I see a picture of a woman, might I look at it longer than a sunset? Yeah.”

The excuses fell apart instantly as users on X mocked the congressman mercilessly.

One user wrote:
“The algorithm isn’t going to put it in your feed if it’s not something you frequently view. So either he watches it a lot or he watches it a lot!”

Another added:
“Weird — I don’t have this type of content in my For You page, and I’m terminally online.”

Meanwhile, Sherman — who represents a district that has endured rising crime, worsening homelessness, and failing infrastructure — apparently has time to scroll through explicit images in coach.

For a party obsessed with lecturing America about “decency,” the incident is yet another reminder: the hypocrisy never stops.