For God knows what reason, the elections and craziness make me think of a red bearded member of Congress who was frequently televised ranting to an empty chamber. This was probably 20 years ago. I’m wondering if, today, he would be called a moderate. Can’t think of his name.
Could have been Bob Dornan. He had red hair, but I don’t recall whether or not he was sporting a beard at the time.
Newt Gingrich used to be fond of addressing empty chambers. I don’t think he screamed much, but he would sometimes challenge anyone in the empty chamber to reply to his screed, for the benefit of C-Span viewers. He got under Tip O’Neill’s skin that way.