A congressman’s tweets to a bombshell blonde led to a bombshell announcement on Thursday, as the young woman was revealed to be his secret daughter.
Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee has set tongues wagging in Washington with what were perceived to be flirty tweets to a gorgeous blonde university student.
But after hours of speculation and comparisons to disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, Cohen made the shocking admission to local and national television outlets that the tweets were fatherly rather than flirtatious.
He told NBC News he only learned he had a daughter three years ago.
The affectionate messages, deleted just minutes after they were sent, were spotted by some eagle-eyed followers and posted on the Sunlight Foundation’s website.
One exchange began when Victoria Brink, 24, tweeted the 56-year-old bachelor congressman just before President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night to say she saw him on television.
“Pleased u r watching. ilu,” he responded, before deleting the tweet just three minutes later.
On Wednesday, he sent the young woman another tweet.
“Nice to know you were watchin SOTU (state of the union),” he wrote. “Happy Valentines beautiful girl. Ilu.”
That message was deleted after 15 minutes.
“Ilu” is sometimes used in texts and tweets as shorthand for “I love you.”
Cohen’s staff, who was in the dark about his secret daughter, initially told reporters that the young woman was the daughter of a longtime friend and “like family.” The bachelor congressman has a longtime girlfriend in Memphis.
A spokesman had also said Cohen was dismayed that the young woman had become the subject of gossip.
Media reports have highlighted a profile of Brink on the website College Dozen, which included photos of the Texas State University student striking sultry poses in a variety of bikinis.
In her profile, she says she hopes to get a job in the fashion industry and “do modeling on the side.”
By Kristen A. Lee / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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