Jittery Democrats worried about Biden debt ceiling concessions Texas passes bill stripping authority from citiesįive takeaways from elections in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida “The House rules do forbid engaging in personalities and I accept the advice of the parliamentarian that I used unparliamentary language to make my point and I certainly respect the necessity for parliamentary decorum,” the Maryland Democrat said. He admitted to using “unparliamentary language.” There was then a pause of about 15 minutes in proceedings before Raskin asked for unanimous consent to withdraw his words, which was agreed to without objection. Reschenthaler at that point asked for Raskin’s words to be taken down. And she continued to be a cheerleader for the insurrection, and deny what happened here,” an animated Raskin said. We had a massive invasion of our own chamber. “Gentlelady talked about a massive invasion. Greene has been critical of the Biden administration’s immigration policies. Greene had not mentioned Ukraine in her own remarks, but had focused on what she said was an “invasion” at the southern border. Raskin criticized Greene immediately after her own two-minute speech on the bill. ![]() In a fact-check, The Washington Post simply said the claims against Pelosi “have never been backed by proof.The dispute took place during a debate on the rule for the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, legislation that would essentially speed up the delivery of military aid to Ukraine as it fights off an invasion by Russia. Kevin McCarthy of California and Elise Stefanik of New York, had the temerity to point the finger at Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, claiming she refused to act on intelligence and summon extra security in advance of the attack. He later claimed that his “tourist” remark wasn’t intended to describe those who breached the Capitol.Ĭlyde’s refusal to condemn the rioters is part and parcel of a Republican party that consistently declines to accept any responsibility for how their Stop the Steal rhetoric influenced the January 6th violence. ![]() That quote is of the biggest gifts to Democrats I’ve seen from a Republican “And I stand by that exact statement as I said it,” Clyde responded. You know, if you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from January the 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit. Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol and walked through Statuary Hall showed people in an orderly fashion staying between the stanchions and ropes, taking videos and pictures. That’s his prerogative.”Ĭlyde insisted that his remarks were being taken out of context. When Clyde obfuscated, Raskin said, “He refuses to say whether or not he heard the Capitol officers who risked their lives and have experienced traumatic medical injuries. Later on Tuesday, at the Rules Committee meeting, Raskin wanted to know if Clyde heard the officers’ testimony. ![]() Have you apologized to law enforcement yet? “If that’s what American tourists are like, I can see why foreign countries don’t like American tourists,” Hodges added.ĭear GOP Can you take 62 seconds of your time to watch this powerful witness testimony by Office Fanone? He contradicts your view that Jan 6 was a “normal tourist visit.” Hodges rejected that characterization, instead referring to the rioters as “terrorists.” Raskin asked Officer Daniel Hodges what he thought of Clyde’s “tourists” comment. Several police officers described facing extreme violence and racial taunting. Earlier in the day, he had participated in a special House committee investigating the attack. Andrew Clyde.Ĭlyde refused to walk back his fact-challenged assertion, instead insisting that Raskin’s questions were not appropriate for the setting: a Rules Committee meeting.“It’s absolutely irrelevant to this amendment right here,” Clyde said.īut the January 6th riot was on Raskin’s mind. “Do you stand by your statement that they were tourists?” Raskin asked Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) pressed him on his controversial remarks ( watch above). The Georgia Republican who called the January 6th Capitol riot a “normal tourist visit” was in the hot seat on Tuesday night, as Rep. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Email
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