The footage of 'Squad' Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulling the Cannon House Office Building fire alarm was released, and users online didn't hold back.
The footage of 'Squad' Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulling a fire alarm in a House office building was released Thursday after he accepted a plea deal on misdemeanor charges for the incident. Fox News obtained security footage from Sept. 30 showing Bowman attempting to open two doors in the Cannon House Office Building. Bowman appears to approach the doors and try the right door, taking a red alarm sign with him from the entryway.
The congressman then appeared to try to open the left door while knocking over the second alarm sign. Bowman then turned and pulled the fire alarm before walking off camera still holding the alarm sign from the first door. Bowman said that he did not mean to pull the fire alarm and that he had done so while in a rush to go vote. The House at the time was debating and voting on a stopgap bill to fund the government temporarily and avert a .
As part of his plea deal, Bowman is required to write a letter of apology to the U.S. Capitol Police and pay a $1,000 fine. Fox News Digital's Tyler Olson and Jake Gibson contributed reporting.
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