A story straight out The Onion came true in a matter of hours after the satirical website posted a story in which 82-year-old Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) asked to be let into “The Squad.”

That’s the group of Democratic lawmakers ― all women of color ― who have been the subject of President Donald Trump’s racist tweets: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley﻿ of Massachusetts and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

But Pascrell seized the moment on Monday, shared a link to the Onion story on his Twitter feed and asked if he could join the group: