Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to censure Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm during an official House proceeding:
On Thursday morning, the House voted to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), making him the 27th member to be censured, and the third member to meet such a fate in just a matter of months. On September 30, Bowman had pulled the fire alarm to exit the House Cannon building, even though there was no fire. House Democrats had been complaining about needing more time to read a bill to avert a government shutdown, which ultimately passed.
Guess what happened next. Rep. Rashida Tliab tried to turn it into a racial issue. We know you won’t be shocked by her take but here it is anyway:
This censure of @RepBowman is yet another attempt to silence a person of color in this chamber.
They are obsessed with attacking Black and brown members of Congress, but do nothing to help our families thrive. They need to get a grip. pic.twitter.com/BduoDJK6Zo
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) December 7, 2023
If Bowman was a Republican he’d probably have been called an “insurrectionist” by now, but instead, he’s being defended by Dems like…
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