GOP senator shares experience driving Uber in Iowa after losing bet

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) spent part of the congressional recess Friday driving Uber in neighboring Iowa after losing a college football bet.

Sasse bet a journalist that the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers would defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes in a game last November that Nebraska ended up losing, 40-10.

The Nebraska senator, who previously drove for Uber in his home state, donned Hawkeyes gear after losing the bet and live-tweeted about the encounters while driving Uber in Des Moines.

lots of riders chanted “40-10” at me. It hurt https://t.co/w3Ahn0lePg

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017

Sasse tweeted a picture with three young passengers saying, “These kids made me carry them through downtown Des Moines.”

These kids made me carry them through downtown Des Moines…#UberShouldersEdition pic.twitter.com/bQtIJ5z1wX

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017

Sasse worked to promote his ride. 

my uber has air conditioning https://t.co/wgwwSUsDxN

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017

No wrecks, no moving violations, and limited shouting so far…. https://t.co/PN89eFz020

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017 

And clapped back at some critics who had caught wind of his moonlighting gig on social media. 

#LoveYourPassion https://t.co/OB76lz1UQF

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017

He even had some political discussions along the way. 

turns out the two young moms I just dropped off are hilarious…& their ideas for how to toughen up America should probably not be repeated https://t.co/KXV78CcwyI

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017

Sasse debated “Larry the Cable Guy” over looking good in yellow during his shift. 

Larry was just admitting he was wrong https://t.co/oFHLKrZZXL

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017

And met some other interesting characters along the way. 

“My husband just wears underwear.”
–weirdest shout-out from a woman in the backseat of my uber tonight

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) July 8, 2017