Captain America met Congressman America this week on Capitol Hill, as actor Chris Evans, who plays the red, white and blue hero in the movies, met with House Rep. Dan Crenshaw.
Crenshaw had a surprise for Evans.
The Texas congressman, who lost an eye during combat service in Afghanistan, showed off a glass eye with the famous Captain America logo.
He memorialized the moment later in a tweet.
“When Captain America sees your Captain America glass eye.”
When Captain America sees your Captain America glass eye. #merica pic.twitter.com/0xHb9GjSmV
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) March 8, 2019
Evans responded “A VERY cool use of Vibranium,” referring to the fictional metal that makes Captain America’s shield.
A VERY cool use of vibranium https://t.co/zv5L9hqqTl
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) March 9, 2019
Crenshaw is a first-term congressman, but became nationally known after being mocked by comedian Pete Davidson last year on Saturday Night Live.
In a bit taking down figures in the news, Davidson said Crenshaw looked like “a hit man in a porno movie.”
The resulting outrage from groups supporting the former Navy Seal was intense.
A week later, Crenshaw appeared on SNL with a chastened Davidson, who apologized.
Crenshaw then got a bit of good-natured revenge by joking about Davidson’s prior relationship with pop star Ariana Grande and noting that the comedian “looks like if the meth from Breaking Bad were a person.”
Here’s the Captain America moment with Evans and Crenshaw:
Evans, the nephew of former Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Mass.), met with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) to discuss “education, workforce development, criminal justice reform and bipartisanship.”
The actor and Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) discussed “NATO and why it’s so important,” the lawmaker tweeted.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) also shared social media photos of the actor’s visit.
“Thank you Chris Evans for discussing important issues our nation is facing and taking the initiative to put the real facts out there,” Stabenow tweeted, without providing details.
In February, Evans visited Democratic Sens. Chris Coons (Del.), Ed Markey (Mass.) and Maggie Hassan (NH).