Brooklyn and Staten Island Republican Nicole Malliotakis introduced a resolution to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman as he sounded off another type of alarm Monday.
set off a fire alarm in a House office building, the Bronx and Westchester lawmaker triggered a very different alert while asking his colleagues to come to his defense Monday.
“I believe Congressman Bowman when he says this was an accident,” read the offending passage. “Republicans need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party before anything else.”Bowman’s office later tried to pull back the talking points and the Democrat claimed his staff had slipped in the Nazi reference unbeknownst to him
Bowman's office sent out this guidance to House Dem offices, looking for social media backup on fire alarm situation. Images show the alarm Bowman pulled is clearly marked with the word “FIRE” — and is located next to two signs that provide explicit details on how to open the emergency door at the Cannon House Office Building.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stalled for time by speaking on the floor for 52 minutes while members of his conference skimmed the bill for objectionable material.Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged that there is a double standard between how the Jan. 6 Capitol rioter and Jamaal Bowman were treated.“I was just trying to get to my vote,” Bowman said at the time. “The door that’s usually open wasn’t open. I didn’t mean to cause confusion. I didn’t know it was going to trip the whole building.
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