Did a U.S. Congressman named "Jack Kimble" post an apology on X for confusing Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, with the name of a sex act? No, that's not true: As of April 2025, there is no member of the U.S. Congress named Jack Kimble. An X account with the handle "RepJackKimble" posts content that is intended to be humorous.
The apology was presented as coming from a genuine U.S. Congressman in an X post on April 14, 2025 (archived here), which contained a screenshot of the "RepJackKimble" post. In the embedded screenshot, Kimble's apology read as follows:
I wanted to make a quick apology. Last night, I referred to President Bukele of El Salvador as President Bukkake. This was the fault of spell check and not me. When you type a word a lot spellcheck will start to change words that are close to it. I will be complaining to Apple
This is what the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Source: X screenshot)
That screenshot was not the result of digital manipulation, but it did not contain a real apology from an actual American politician named Jack Kimble. It originated in an April 13 post on X from the account "RepJackKimble", whose content is clearly intended to be humorous and satirical.
The account's bio describes Kimble as being a "Republican Representing CA's 54th [District]". This is impossible, since California has only 52 Congressional districts.
Finally, the official website of the U.S. House of Representatives contains no entry for any member with the last name "Kimble."
