Democrats erupted in laughter on the House floor Wednesday when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — who was presiding over the chamber — called for decorum.
The heckling came as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) was delivering floor remarks about the debt ceiling, which has been the subject of high-stakes negotiations between GOP lawmakers and the White House.
As Scalise was urging the Senate and White House to take action on raising the borrowing limit — referencing the bill House Republicans passed last month — a lawmaker yelled out in the chamber.
“We are in fact the only body in this town who has actually taken steps to address the debt ceiling and the spending problem in Washington. I would encourage the Senate to take up the bill, I would encourage the president to get engaged and address this problem, but we already have, the votes are on the board —” Scalise said before pausing to react to the yelling.
It is unclear which lawmaker shouted and what they said.
“Order,” Greene said from the dais, pounding her gavel.
“I ask that the House be in order and there be some decorum on the other side,” Scalise said.
After a roughly 15-second pause, Greene called for decorum in the chamber.
“The members are reminded to abide by decorum of the House,” she said.
Democrats in the chamber then erupted in laughter. Some members — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) — stood from their seats and started shouting.
As the laughter continued, Greene slammed her gavel a number of times.
The Hill reached out to Greene for comment.
Elon should go full freak-show. But he won't. He will only keep the one of this tag team. Leaving MTG on her own. The dynamic Ms. MTG.
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As to the one Elon drafted, Tucker is keeping a face in the news when not having his prior FOX time on the tube, the FOX - Carlson saga gives yet more, and he gets mileage from definitively not being a presidential candidate, and having the lawyer send a letter.
Seriously, you cannot fault FOX for a repo of stuff it owns, nor can you fault Carlson for shutting down people soliciting money via using his name. Both actions taken are legit, not bogus. Yet Tucker keeps his name in the news, which is not easy and if you think it is, try getting that level of attention for yourself.
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While a day passed since the last entry here, this post, perhaps Twitter is going full freakshow, with MTG perhaps next.
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More Tucker.
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More DeSantis, can you believe he sez -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is ramping up his attacks on Donald Trump now that he is officially challenging the former president for the 2024 nomination, accusing him in a new interview of abandoning right-wing principles.
“It seems like he’s running to the left, and I have always been somebody that’s just been moored in conservative principles,” DeSantis said in an interview with Tennessee radio host Matt Murphy.
“These will be interesting debates to have, but I can tell you, you don’t win nationally by moving to the left,” he continued. “You win nationally by standing for bold policy. We showed that in Florida. I never watered down anything I did.”
Absurd? You decide. A move to the left is overdue, but don't expect it from either Trump or DeSantis. It is needed from Pelosi and Clyburn, but don't expect it there either.
Crazy is as crazy does.
All we know is what we can read on the Internet?