Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended her fellow New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Sunday, following a bizarre incident on Saturday in which Bowman set off a fire alarm before the government funding vote.
AOC was responding to indicted New York Republican clown and buffoon George Santos’ gaslighting of the Bowman situation, calling Bowman’s actions “treason.”
Indicted Republican George Santos, who is currently facing 13 Federal charges, says Jamaal Bowman setting off a fire alarm was “an act of treason” and Bowman should “be held at the full extent of the law” and “face the music.” pic.twitter.com/9tcmnTTMfM
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 1, 2023
AOC: Bowman released a statement last night, he apologized, and they are protecting someone who has not only committed wire fraud, not only defrauded veterans, not only lied to congressional investigators, but is openly gloating about it pic.twitter.com/5454GC1ogD
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 1, 2023
Statement from Congressman Jamaal Bowman. pic.twitter.com/v6qjdHNI7T
— Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman) October 1, 2023
And for those of you who are saying, "He should've known better." The sign says, "Push until alarm sounds," but it doesn't say what to push. Someone rushing to vote could quickly get confused and make an honest mistake. Who delays a vote when they are voting yes? pic.twitter.com/fpQkCN6BlR
— Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) (@cbouzy) October 1, 2023
MAGA is freaking out.
Speaker In Name Only McCarthy called it a “new low.”
Jamaal Bowman pulls fire alarm to disrupt Republican spending bill. Kevin McCarthy compares it to Jan. 6th. Is this fair?
— WhoIsThisMan (@WIsthisman) October 1, 2023
Bowman says it was an accident, but who accidentally pulls a fire alarm?pic.twitter.com/BNZ3tap0fU
Jamaal Bowman is a former middle school principal. He knows what a fire alarm is. pic.twitter.com/1VSdEbHWgz
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) October 2, 2023
Trump says Jamaal Bowman should be prosecuted the same as J6 defendants because he could’ve started a riot. pic.twitter.com/Ze3PzvzKzo
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 1, 2023
Newsy: Rep. Malliotakis (R-NY) is drafting a resolution to have Rep. Bowman expelled, her spox Natalie Baldassarre tells me.
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) September 30, 2023
Rep. Lisa McClain is also drafting a resolution to censure him, her office confirms.
Bowman’s office said alarm incident bc “confusion”/rushing to vote https://t.co/2CTjvkzx25
The disdain with which these Fox News hosts refer to Rep. Jamaal Bowman is striking even for Fox News. In the course of this segment, which ran about 5 minutes, every single host called him “dumb” or “stupid” repeatedly, and one also called him “lazy.”
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) October 2, 2023
This is reprehensible. pic.twitter.com/GMafBYWIBT
A reminder that Paul Gosar & MTG attended a Holocaust denier's conference.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 1, 2023
Gosar suggested killing Gen. Milley.
Lauren Boebert was caught on camera doing lewd things in an audience filled with kids.
George Santos is under federal indictment.
But sure, expel… Jamaal Bowman. 🤦🏽♂️
The Jamaal Bowman Fire Alarm Outrage Was a Bunch of Baloney it Appears.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 1, 2023
Here's why:
– Congressman Bowman was actually in the Cannon House Office Building 1200 feet away from the US Capitol when he claims to have rushed out of the building to make the vote. Note that a fire… pic.twitter.com/aaH21jlALg