Kyrsten Sinema dishes on Dems: ‘old dudes eating Jell-O’

Newly independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been dishing on her former Democratic colleagues during fundraisers in the past year, referring to them as “old dudes … eating Jell-O,” a report says.

The centrist senator — who left the Democratic Party in December — has reportedly pandered to Republican lobbyists and donors at recent events, once earning uproarious laughter for her description of Democrats’ “ridiculous” and “dumb” weekly caucus luncheons.

“Old dudes are eating Jell-O, everyone is talking about how great they are,” Sinema, 46, said earlier this year at a reception in Washington, D.C., according to Politico.

“I don’t really need to be there for that. That’s an hour and a half twice a week that I can get back.

“I spend my days doing productive work, which is why I’ve been able to lead every bipartisan vote that’s happened the last two years,” she added.

A spokeswoman for Sinema did not respond to a request for comment on the report.

Sinema’s departure complicated Democrats’ legislative efforts, as the party held a slim 51-49 majority in the Senate.

“I’m not caucusing with the Democrats, I’m formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes,” she also told the crowd of GOP lobbyists. “But apart from that I am not a part of the caucus.”

Then she really brought teh hammer down on her ex-colleagues. “Old dudes are eating Jell-O, everyone is talking about how great they are,” Sinema recounted to gales of laughter, according to the report.

“I don’t really need to be there for that. That’s an hour and a half twice a week that I can get back.”

Fault lines between Sinema and the Democrats began to show in fall 2021, as President Biden negotiated with her and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) over his $3.5 trillion Build Back Better spending package.

Manchin took credit for killing the highly expensive legislative push in December 2021, even as he went on to vote for Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

Sinema has apparently mocked Manchin for caving on the bill and told donors without her votes that taxes would have shot up.

“People often assume that we’re the same person,” she said at one event, before claiming she has “better tax policy ideas” than the West Virginia senator.

Another donor thanked Sinema for having “carried the water for us in this last Congress.”

“You’re hired,” she replied.

Sinema’s derision also extends to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), whom she blames along with other Democrats for the nation’s declining trust in the judicial system.

When recounting talks over federal judicial confirmations, Sinema went as far as to flip her middle finger in front of a crowd to show what she thought of Biden’s ex-chief of staff Ron Klain.

At other events, she has called House liberals “crazy people” and said fellow senators often miss opportunities to be a “pain in the ass” like her and get laws passed.

When asked, one Democratic senator reportedly called Sinema “the biggest egomaniac in the Senate.”

Her attempt to distance from the Democrats has pushed her closer to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who could permit the Arizona senator to caucus with Republicans in the next Congress.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told Politico McConnell “should” consider the prospect, saying she was “one of the senators that is able to pull people together and actually get legislation passed.”

“I could very easily endorse Sen. Sinema,” he added.