OUTRAGE: Social Media Alight With Anger at Dems Who Voted to Censure Al Green
10 Democrats joined with Republicans to rebuke Texas congressman
The House voted Thursday to officially censure Democratic Rep Al Green for his act of protest against Donald Trump Tuesday evening.
Shortly after the vote, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered Green to the well of the House chamber “for the pronouncement of censure.”
After which most Democrats swarmed around Green in the well and sang, “We Shall Overcome,” before being gaveled down by Johnson.
Green was rebuked officially for standing up, and interrupting Trump’s televised speech before a joint session of Congress,
Republicans led the effort to censure Green for his act of defiance, despite the fact that no such action was taken against Republican Reps Lauren Boebert, of Colorado and Marjorie Taylor Greene when they similarly interrupted state of the union addresses delivered by then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
But the rage on social media was aimed primarily at the 10 Democratic lawmakers who joined Republicans in censuring Green, of Texas.
Those 10 are: Reps. Ami Bera, of California; Ed Case, of Hawaii; Jim Costa, of California; Laura Gillen, of New York; Jim Himes, of Connecticut; Chrissy Houlahan, of Pennsylvania ; Marcy Kaptur, of Ohio; Jared Moskowitz, of Florida; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington state; and Tom Suozzi, of New York.
Reactions were typical of James Sergio Crocker, a 17-year-old Democratic activist.
“The following 10 Democrats just voted to censure Democrat Rep. Al Green for standing up to Trump... CALL THEIR OFFICES AND DEMAND TO HEAR THEIR REASONING FOR VOTING AGAINST THEIR OWN!!”
An Arizona Democrat posted: “Voters need to remember these names. THIS is the Pelosi-Jeffries Caucus in action. Rep Green took a stand for his constituents, what do THEY stand for? Capitulation?”
From another BlueSky account: “Wow. I have no words. Okay maybe I do Traitors just one word,” to which another responded, “I’ve got a word for you: Primaries.”
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