President Joe Biden was criticized by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday after he used the term “illegals” during his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-are-going-to-remember-that-screaming-daily-wire-hosts-slam-biden-over-angry-sotu-delivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a> address..
Biden referenced “illegals” after Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-botches-laken-rileys-name-during-sotu-shouting-match-with-mtg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressured him</a> into referencing Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, according to police. Biden flubbed Riley’s name during his speech, calling her “Lincoln Riley.” 
“Lincoln Riley!” Biden said. “An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. That’s right. But how many of the thousands of people being killed by illegals? To her parents, I say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. I understand.”
Biden went on to say that amnesty should be granted to millions of illegal immigrants in the country and said he needed Republicans to pass a Democrat-backed bill in order to have the ability to secure the border. Despite his push for leftist policies, many Democrats were not happy with his reference to “illegals.” 
“As a proud immigrant, I&#8217;m extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word ‘illegal,’” Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/1765950131159859281" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“Disappointed that<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS"> @POTUS</a> would use such dehumanizing right wing rhetoric to speak about immigrants tonight. No human being is illegal,” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeliaRamirezIL/status/1765943756979634574">said</a>. 
“Let me be clear: No human being is illegal,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) posted on X after the speech. 
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, <a href="https://apnews.com/live/state-of-the-union-updates-watch#0000018e-1c25-d7d8-a7ee-bebf66ef0000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Associated Press that she was disappointed with Biden’s reference to illegal immigrants. “I wish he hadn’t engaged with Marjorie Taylor Greene and used the word illegal,” she said. 
 “Just like we should not be implementing Republican policy, we should not be repeating Republican rhetoric,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said. 
The Biden administration has previously <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-state-of-the-union-uses-term-illegal-immigrants-his-dhs-warned-against-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed</a> to rid the government of any use of the term “illegal alien” or “illegal immigrant.” Instead the administration has referred to the flood of illegal immigrants who have crossed into the United States in the last several years as “newcomers” or “undocumented.”
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&#8220;This change is designed to encourage more inclusive language in the agency’s outreach efforts, internal documents and in overall communication with stakeholders, partners, and the general public,&#8221; the Department of Homeland Security said of its decision to stop using the term “illegal alien.”
Biden has come under fire from Republicans over his handling of the border, and House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remind-him-of-the-crisis-he-created-house-gop-unites-to-send-biden-message-during-sotu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wore</a> pins that read “Stop The Biden Border Crisis” at the State of the Union.

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Democrats Upset Biden Used Term ‘Illegal’ When Asking How Many Americans Have Been Killed By Illegal Aliens

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Pramila Jayapal

State of the Union

For the second time in as many days, White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> refused to call out Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) over her calls for &#8220;balance&#8221; in criticizing Hamas terrorists for using rape and sexual violence as weapons of war against Israeli women.
Jean-Pierre made an appearance on Tuesday on ABC&#8217;s midday talk show &#8220;The View,&#8221; and several of the show&#8217;s co-hosts asked her about the reports of Hamas engaging in the widespread use of rape and sexual violence to torture Israeli women during the October 7 massacre.
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White House <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> Karine Jean-Pierre discusses the administration&#39;s ongoing conversations with Israel and condemns reports of Hamas engaging in rape and sexual violence: &quot;When you use rape as a form of a weapon of war, that&#39;s reprehensible.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/dpeOYhlZjg">pic.twitter.com/dpeOYhlZjg</a>
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Jean-Pierre responded to a question from co-host Sara Haines be reiterating the White House&#8217;s condemnation of Hamas&#8217; brutality, saying, &#8220;When you use rape as a form of a weapon of war, that&#8217;s reprehensible.&#8221;
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pressed the issue, referencing the comments Jayapal made during her Sunday appearance on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union.&#8221;
&#8220;The White House has been very unequivocal, as you just were, about the sexual violence carried out against Israeli women,&#8221; Griffin said. &#8220;The House Democrats are planning to introduce a resolution this week, both condemning the use of rape in war against Israeli women, seemingly in response to [the] Progressive Caucus chairwoman’s comments this past weekend. Rep. Jayapal basically saying we need to be balanced in our criticism, which seemed, was interpreted by many, myself included, to downplay the horrors of the actions of October 7. Does the White House support this resolution, and do you think the representative needs to clarify her remarks?&#8221;
&#8220;So, look, I’m going to let the representative speak for herself. I just can’t speak for her. I speak for the president of the United States. I am the White House press secretary, obviously, so that’s who I speak for,&#8221; Jean-Pierre replied. &#8220;When it comes to rape, that’s reprehensible. When it comes to using rape as a weapon of war, that’s reprehensible. We are very, very clear about denouncing Hamas’ actions. And that’s what the president has been clear about.&#8221;
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Griffin tried again to get Jean-Pierre to say something about Jayapal&#8217;s statement, asking, &#8220;Do you think because of her perch, though, as a progressive leader, she should clarify her remarks?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre didn&#8217;t budge, instead just repeating, &#8220;I speak for the president. She has to speak for herself. We have been very, very clear, very clear.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre was pressed on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kjp-wont-condemn-jayapals-calls-for-balance-when-calling-out-hamas-rapes-of-israeli-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same issue</a> during Monday&#8217;s White House press briefing, but would not comment on Jayapal&#8217;s interview then either.

Media Briefing Held By Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre At The White House

KJP Again Refuses To Call Out Jayapal: ‘I Speak For The President. She Has To Speak For Herself.’

KJP Again Refuses To Call Out Jayapal: 'I Speak For The President. She Has To Speak For Herself.'

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Sexual Assault

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stopped short of condemning Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) who said over the weekend that there should be &#8220;balance&#8221; in calling out Hamas terrorists for using rape and sexual violence against Israeli women.
Jean-Pierre was responding to a question from Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, who asked whether it was appropriate for Jayapal to suggest that criticisms of Hamas should be &#8220;balanced&#8221; with criticisms of Israel&#8217;s response to the October 7th terrorist attack.
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WATCH: KJP refuses to directly address Democratic Congresswoman Jayapal&#39;s comments about needing &quot;balance&quot; between Israel and Gazans when talking about sexual violence against women on Oct. 7&#8230;.<a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JacquiHeinrich</a>: And then, can I get the White House&#39;s response to Congresswoman… <a href="https://t.co/KTJS1c52Kj">pic.twitter.com/KTJS1c52Kj</a>
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&#8220;Can I get the White House&#8217;s response to Congresswoman Jayapal’s comments over the weekend. In her interview, she said that sexual violence should be condemned, but that we have to be balanced in our condemnation. Was that an appropriate comment?&#8221; Heinrich asked.
&#8220;So, we’ve been very, very clear. You heard a little bit from — from Jake Sullivan about this. I can only speak for — for the president. Uh, that&#8217;s who I can speak for, and we&#8217;ve been clear what Hamas did is absolutely reprehensible and — full stop. We&#8217;re going to continue to be clear about that. And we think about — you know, rape and the use of rape as being used as a — as a weapon, that is also reprehensible and that&#8217;s full stop, and I&#8217;ll just leave it there and I&#8217;m speaking for the president of the United States. I think there&#8217;s been — very clear on that,&#8221; Jean Pierre said, but she made no move to criticize Jayapal.
&#8220;Any comment, though —&#8221; Heinrich pressed again. &#8220;— for Congresswoman Jayapal?&#8221;
&#8220;I just —&#8221; Jean-Pierre replied.  &#8220;I just commented on — I just laid out what we believe is unacceptable.&#8221;
During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-democrat-demands-balance-in-condemnation-of-hamas-raping-israeli-women-and-cnns-dana-bash-stops-her-cold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview in question</a>, CNN anchor Dana Bash asked Jayapal why it was so difficult to get progressive women — who were usually vocal in their condemnation of sexual violence and rape — to condemn Hamas for such attacks against Israeli women on October 7th.
Jayapal said that she absolutely condemned rape and sexual violence, but immediately pivoted to call for &#8220;balance&#8221; — and then cited the civilian death tolls published by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry to suggest that Israel was committing war crimes.

Media Briefing Held By Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre And National Security Advisor Sullivan

KJP Won’t Condemn Jayapal’s Calls For ‘Balance’ When Calling Out Hamas Rapes Of Israeli Women

KJP Won't Condemn Jayapal's Calls For 'Balance' When Calling Out Hamas Rapes Of Israeli Women

Terrorists

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said that criticisms of Hamas should be &#8220;balanced&#8221; with criticisms of Israel during a Sunday morning appearance on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; and anchor Dana Bash quickly made it clear that she was not having any of that.
Bash began the conversation by pressing Jayapal about Hamas&#8217; use of rape and sexual violence against Israeli women during the brutal terror attack on Israel on October 7th — which left more than 1,200 Israelis dead, many of them women and children. She also noted that there had been a marked silence, particularly from progressive women who claimed to be staunch defenders of women&#8217;s rights, when the victims of such sexualized violence happened to be Israeli.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal on CNN on condemning Hamas&#39;s sexual violence: &quot;I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians.&quot;
Dana Bash replies, &quot;You don&#39;t see Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian women.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Lac7QI4bHx">pic.twitter.com/Lac7QI4bHx</a>
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Jayapal responded by quickly saying that &#8220;of course&#8221; she condemned Hamas and all instances of rape and sexual violence, but pivoted almost immediately to suggest that Israel was not adhering to international law in its response to the October 7th massacre.
&#8220;I’ve seen a lot of Progressive women. Generally speaking, they’re quick to defend women’s rights and to speak out against using rape as a weapon of war, but downright silent on what we saw on October 7th and what might be happening inside Gaza right now to these hostages,&#8221; Bash began. &#8220;Why is that?&#8221;
&#8220;I don’t know that that’s true. I think we always talk about the impact of war on women in particular,&#8221; Jayapal replied, adding that &#8220;of course&#8221; she had condemned Hamas&#8217; use of rape as a weapon of war.
But then she pivoted, saying, &#8220;If they do not comply with international humanitarian law, they are bringing themselves to a place that makes it much more difficult strategically for them to be able to build allies, to keep public opinion with them, and frankly, morally, I think we cannot say that one war crime deserves another. That is not what international humanitarian law says.&#8221;
&#8220;With respect, I was just asking about the women, and you turned it back to Israel. I’m asking you about Hamas,&#8221; Bash pushed back.
&#8220;I already answered your question, Dana. I said it’s horrific, and I think that rape is horrific. Sexual assault is horrific. I think that it happens in war situations. Terrorist organizations like Hamas obviously are using these as tools,&#8221; Jayapal replied, and pivoted again — this time citing the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry&#8217;s claims regarding the alleged civilian death toll.
&#8220;However, I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians. Fifteen thousand Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes, three-quarters of whom are women and children …&#8221; she said.
&#8220;And it’s horrible,&#8221; Bash agreed, stopping Jayapal cold: &#8220;But you don’t see Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian women.&#8221;
Jayapal attempted to deflect once more, pivoting back to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and saying, &#8220;I don’t want this to be the hierarchies of oppression.&#8221;

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Female Democrat Demands ‘Balance’ In Condemnation Of Hamas Raping Israeli Women, And CNN’s Dana Bash Stops Her Cold

Female Democrat Demands 'Balance' In Condemnation Of Hamas Raping Israeli Women, And CNN's Dana Bash Stops Her Cold

Dana Bash

Top congressional Democrats are reportedly circulating a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging him to &#8220;designate the Palestinian territories for Temporary Protected Status,&#8221; thus allowing &#8220;foreign nationals&#8221; from those areas to stay in the U.S.
The draft letter, obtained by The Daily Caller, is reportedly backed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL).
Reporter Henry Rodgers said that the push from congressional Democrats was a call to &#8220;open the flood gates for Palestinians to come into the U.S.&#8221;
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NEW: A Senate source tells me Sen. Durbin, Congresswoman Jayapal and Congresswoman Schakowsky are circulating this letter calling to open the flood gates for Palestinians to come into the U.S.: <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyCaller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DailyCaller</a> <a href="https://t.co/GjV6T5fDXa">pic.twitter.com/GjV6T5fDXa</a>
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The letter comes after the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel last month, murdering 1,400 Israelis, wounding 5,300+, and kidnapping more than 240.
&#8220;We urge your Administration to designate the Palestinian territories for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and/or authorize Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians present in the United States,&#8221; the lawmakers wrote. &#8220;As you know, TPS and DED offer temporary relief from removal and work authorization for eligible foreign nationals who are unable to return safely to their home countries or part of a country. In light of ongoing armed conflict, Palestinians already in the United States should not be forced to return to the Palestinian territories, consistent with President Biden&#8217;s stated commitment to protecting Palestinian civilians.&#8221;
The letter demonized Israel by citing numbers from anti-Semitic organizations on how many Palestinians have been displaced from their homes.
The letter did not ask for the same protections for Israeli nationals and made no mention of the hundreds of thousands of Israelis that have been displaced from their homes as a result of terrorist attacks on Israel&#8217;s northern and southern borders.
&#8220;U.S. Department of State statistics indicate that 7,241 nonimmigrant visas were issued to individuals holding Palestinian Authority (PA) travel documents in 2022, the most recent year for which such data is available,&#8221; the letter said. &#8220;While the number of non-immigrant visas issued cannot provide an exact approximation of the number of Palestinians that would be eligible for TPS or DED, it makes clear that the number of beneficiaries would be small, while the benefit could be lifesaving. TPS or DED would enable Palestinians currently present in the U.S., including students, tourists, and workers, to be protected from a dangerous return to their homeland while affording them the ability to remain safely in the U.S. and to work legally to support themselves and their families.&#8221;
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&#8220;As such, we urge your Administration to designate the Palestinian territories for TPS and/or to authorize DED for Palestinians in the United States without delay,&#8221; the lawmakers concluded. &#8220;Thank you for your consideration of this request.&#8221;

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Congress

Dick Durbin

Gaza

Far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) attempted to walk back anti-Israel statements she made Saturday, including “Israel is a racist state,” as she faces condemnation from fellow House Democrats over the comments.
Jayapal made the comment during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-cF0hwfi3A&amp;t=4221s">panel</a> with fellow hardliners Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Chuy Garcia (D-AZ) when anti-Israel demonstrators chanted the phrase at the lawmakers. 
“I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy,” Jayapal <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1188096678/jayapal-israel-racist-state-jeffries">said</a>.
The comments drew scattered applause and cheers from people in the audience but soon led to a rebuke from fellow Democrats. 
“Israel is not a racist state,” a <a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/joint-house-democratic-leadership-statement-relationship-between-united-states">letter</a> from the House Democratic leadership read without explicitly naming Jayapal. “America and Israel have a uniquely special relationship anchored in our shared democratic values and strategic interests. As House Democratic leaders, we strongly support Israel’s right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people.”
Jayapal released a <a href="https://jayapal.house.gov/2023/07/16/jayapal-statement-on-israel-comments/#:~:text=At%20a%20conference%2C%20I%20attempted,as%20a%20nation%20is%20racist.">statement</a> Sunday afternoon attempting to walk back her comments, saying, “I attempted to defuse a tense situation during a panel where fellow members of Congress were being protested. Words do matter and so it is important that I clarify my statement. I do not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist.”
The congresswoman, who leads the House Progressive Caucus, then took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his “extreme right-wing government has engaged in discriminatory and outright racist policies.”
A separate <a href="https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-750352">letter</a> from a group of Jewish Democrats, which was making the rounds gathering signatures, expresses “deep concern” over Jayapal’s “unacceptable” remarks. “We will never allow anti-Zionist voices that embolden antisemitism to hijack the Democratic Party and country,” the letter says, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/politics/pramila-jayapal-israel-netroots-nation/index.html">according</a> to CNN.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4102090-mccarthy-democrats-need-to-do-something-about-antisemitic-remarks/">called</a> upon House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to address Jayapal’s and other Democrats’ anti-Israel comments.
“This isn’t the first person in the Democratic conference that has continued to make antisemitic comments,” McCarthy said, referencing Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) 2021 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-ilhan-omar-the-united-states-and-israel-commit-unthinkable-atrocities-like-the-taliban-hamas">comparison</a> of Israel with the Taliban and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ilhan-omar-on-her-history-of-anti-semitism-i-didnt-understand-i-was-trafficking-in-anti-semitism">other statements</a>. “I think this is a role for the leader, Hakeem, to prove that no, they’re not antisemitic.”
Jayapal’s comments come ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a joint session of Congress later this week, commemorating the Jewish State’s 75th Anniversary. 
Democratic leadership has been receptive to Herzog’s visit. “I look forward to welcoming him with open arms,” Jeffries said at a news conference last week, calling Herzog “a force for good in Israeli society.”
But far-left Democrats, including Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Cori Bush (D-MO), have all said they will not attend Herzog’s speech in protest. Jayapal is reportedly undecided on whether she will attend the speech but has said she doesn’t believe she will.

Jayapal Tries To Walk Back ‘Israel Is A Racist State’ Comments

Jayapal Tries To Walk Back 'Israel Is A Racist State' Comments

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Democrats

Hakeem Jeffries

Kevin McCarthy

The Squad

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pramila-jayapal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pramila Jayapal</a> (D-WA) and Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) spoke against President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> compromising with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> on spending caps and a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a> increase, contending that the move would cause backlash among lawmakers and the broader public.
The debt ceiling, a statute established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the government from spending beyond a predetermined <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national debt</a> limit of $31.4 trillion, exceeded the threshold earlier this year. Republicans desire to join an increase in the debt ceiling with spending caps, while Democrats say they prefer separate processes for debt limit negotiations and budget reforms, a debate which occurs even as the government nears <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-says-nation-could-face-debt-default-in-less-than-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">default</a> in as little as two weeks.
Jayapal said in an <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1661028988985262080" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with CNN outside of the Capitol Building that an agreement which involves spending caps would undo the policy successes which Biden secured during his administration. “I think there would be a huge backlash from our entire House Democratic caucus, certainly the progressives, but also in the streets,” she told the outlet. “It’s important that we don’t take steps back from the very strong agenda that the president himself shepherded and led over the past two years.”
Users on social media accused Jayapal of calling for protests over the potential spending reforms, although the lawmaker did not appear to explicitly support violent behavior.
Ocasio-Cortez likewise affirmed that a deal which involves spending reforms or increased work requirements for federal welfare would be unacceptable. “It’s going to be a problem,” she added. “We do not legislate through the debt ceiling for this very reason.”
The comments from the lawmakers come one day after Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to continue negotiations over the debt limit. McCarthy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-tells-house-republicans-he-is-nowhere-near-debt-ceiling-deal-with-biden-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> fellow Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to “hang with me on the debt limit” since he and the commander-in-chief are “nowhere near a deal yet” with respect to spending.
“I told the president three things: no clean debt limit, no raising taxes, spend less money,” McCarthy said in the meeting, according to multiple reports. The lawmaker showed his colleagues a video with a timeline of various Democrats refusing to negotiate on the debt limit. “They made a mistake to not negotiate. Let’s stay strong together.”
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, a bloc of conservative lawmakers, reiterated last week that they will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-chairman-responds-as-white-house-lobs-spurious-claims-at-spending-cut-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refuse</a> to vote for any increase or suspension of the debt ceiling without meaningful spending caps, a framework which has been officially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enacted</a> in the House with the approval of the Limit, Save, Grow Act. McCarthy cannot pass legislation without support from the House Freedom Caucus due to the narrow Republican majority.
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Beyond the risk of a financial crisis induced by neglecting to increase the debt ceiling, the national debt now surpasses $31.7 trillion and serves as a continual damper on economic growth. Elevated interest rates have recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/interest-payments-on-the-national-debt-on-pace-to-surpass-military-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weighed</a> on the budget as lawmakers are forced to devote more revenues toward servicing the obligations rather than funding programs.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has repeatedly cautioned that the government could exhaust funds by the first day of June, while one <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/extent-to-which-government-can-be-funded-without-debt-ceiling-is-uncertain-agency-warns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Congressional Budget Office warned that there exists considerable “uncertainty” with respect to funds throughout the remainder of May.

Democrat Lawmaker Predicts Backlash ‘In The Streets’ If White House Agrees To Spending Cut

Democrat Lawmaker Forecasts Action 'In The Streets' If White House Agrees To Spending Cut

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Leftist Democrat Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Wednesday that the U.S. needs amnesty for millions of illegal aliens because they do things such as clean our homes and pick our food. Without them, America would be doomed, she argued.
Her comments were made during a Congressional House hearing on border security, and she seemed rather concerned that if the U.S. ever did seal its southern border and stop the never-ending flow of illegal aliens, then every manual labor job in the country would suffer big-time.
&#8220;So let&#8217;s all take a minute to recognize the hypocrisy of every anti-immigrant debate,&#8221; Jayapal said while arguing for amnesty, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jayapal-criticized-saying-immigrants-needed-america-to-pick-the-food-we-eat-clean-our-homes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News. &#8220;This country needs immigrants to survive. Immigrants pick the food we eat, rebuild our communities after climate disasters, help construct our infrastructure, power our small business economy, clean our homes, and look after the most precious in our families — our children and our elders.&#8221;
As the conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks put it, &#8220;Jayapal using the tired old, &#8216;Who will clean our homes?&#8217; defense on illegal immigration. Limousine liberalism at its finest!&#8221;
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🤔 Jayapal using the tired old, &quot;Who will clean our homes?&quot; defense on illegal immigration. Limousine liberalism at its finest! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ampFW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ampFW</a> <a href="https://t.co/LBMe4jrmxO">pic.twitter.com/LBMe4jrmxO</a>
&mdash; FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) <a href="https://twitter.com/FreedomWorks/status/1648725563350163457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Indeed, Americans have heard that argument before. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made a similar statement last year after Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis sent a few dozen illegal immigrants to lily-white liberal vacation spot Martha&#8217;s Vineyard.
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&#8220;We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,&#8217;” Pelosi <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/30/nancy-pelosi-says-florida-needs-migrants-to-pick-crops/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
So in other words, both Pelosi and Jayapal — supposed defenders of America&#8217;s working class — want millions of foreign nationals imported so that their donors can have cheap labor. It&#8217;s the exact same reason that Republican Establishment-aligned organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce want <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chamber-of-commerce-ceo-doubling-immigration-permanent-solution-daca-recipients" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massive amnesty</a> as well.
Unfortunately, <a href="https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/heads-cornyn-amnesty-no-laughing-matter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">certain believers of Washington Republicanism want a bipartisan version</a> of &#8220;pathway to citizenship&#8221; — which is the used-car salesman&#8217;s term for amnesty — just as Pelosi and Jayapal want as well.
All that will do is drive down wages for Americans, particularly <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2017/02/19/how-illegal-immigration-harms-black-americans-according-to-civil-rights-commissioner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minorities</a>, who would fill those jobs instead.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Democrat Says America Can’t Survive Without Illegal Aliens Filling Cleaning Lady Jobs

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Thirty House Democrats pushed President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> in a Monday letter to open channels of communication with Moscow and seek a diplomatic end to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia-Ukraine war</a>.
The <a href="https://progressives.house.gov/_cache/files/5/5/5523c5cc-4028-4c46-8ee1-b56c7101c764/B7B3674EFB12D933EA4A2B97C7405DD4.10-24-22-cpc-letter-for-diplomacy-on-russia-ukraine-conflict.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> was led by the Progressive Caucus chair, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pramila-jayapal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pramila Jayapal</a> (D-WA). The document echoed sentiments expressed last week by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who said U.S. aid to Ukraine should not be a &#8220;blank check.&#8221;
The signers of the Monday letter credited Biden for his support for Ukraine. They said the United States should push for a diplomatic solution to the conflict soon because of the increasing threat of nuclear weapons, however. Toward that end, the U.S. should begin pulling back financial and military support for Ukraine, the Democrats said.
“Given the destruction created by this war for Ukraine and the world, as well as the risk of catastrophic escalation, we also believe it is in the interests of Ukraine, the United States, and the world to avoid a prolonged conflict. For this reason, we urge you to pair the military and economic support the United States has provided to Ukraine with a proactive diplomatic push, redoubling efforts to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire,” the letter says.
The letter brought swift condemnation from the signers’ Democratic colleagues. Some of the letter’s endorsers walked back the document amid the backlash as the group was accused of trying to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jayapal released a <a href="https://twitter.com/USProgressives/status/1584687094508974081/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> attempting to soften the letter’s claims, saying, “we support President Biden and his administration’s commitment to nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
“Vladimir Putin would have signed that letter if asked,” a member of the House Democratic leadership team told <a href="https://www.politico.com/playbook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Politico</a>, “That bone-headed letter just put Dems in the same league as Kevin McCarthy, who said in the same week that Ukraine funding could be in jeopardy.”
McCarthy said last week that Ukraine’s time with a “blank check” from the U.S. to fight Russia would be over should the GOP take over the House next year.
“I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” McCarthy told <a href="https://punchbowl.news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punchbowl News</a>. “They just won’t do it. … It’s not a free blank check.”
McCarthy’s comments were a noticeable break with what had been the general Washington consensus: that Ukraine would take the lead in deciding when hostilities would end. Foreign policy experts have questioned that consensus and said it was never a viable long-term solution.
George Beebe, director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, endorsed the letter and said Biden&#8217;s current approach to Ukraine is untenable.
“President Biden said quite accurately that if present trends continue, we could be headed toward the most dangerous crisis we’ve faced since the Cuban missile crisis. The question then is, what do we do about that?” Beebe told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/biden-ukraine-liberals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>. “Simply saying it’s up to Ukraine to decide is abdicating the responsibility America’s leaders have to safeguard the security in all of this.”

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Democratic Washington state Congresswoman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pramila-jayapal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pramila Jayapal</a> dismissed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflation</a> as a &#8220;theoretical word&#8221; ahead of House Democrats&#8217; final push to pass tax and climate spending legislation.
Speaking to reporters outside Capitol Hill Friday, Jayapal, who chairs the House Progressive Caucus, said that inflation was &#8220;a theoretical word that economists use&#8221; to describe everyday price increases that families experience. At the same time, Jayapal explained that the so-called &#8220;Inflation Reduction Act&#8221; would lower everyday costs for Americans.
A clip of Jayapal speaking to Fox News reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1558109279718080513?s=20&amp;t=RltvzqpoiKnJkVbt6Z7LOg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hillary Vaughn</a> was shared by The Post Millennial. &#8220;It is ultimately going to lead to a reduction in overall inflation, but most importantly, to the budget that people have every single day,&#8221; Jayapal said. &#8220;Inflation is, like, a theoretical word that economists use, but what families feel every day is the up or down of costs.&#8221;
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal downplays inflation and says it&#8217;s like a &#8220;theoretical word that economists use.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/tWvjvAm0XN">pic.twitter.com/tWvjvAm0XN</a>
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1558154826864885760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
Conservatives on Twitter were baffled by the Congresswoman&#8217;s comments.
&#8220;My congresswoman, Seattle Progressive Pramila Jayapal, thinks &#8216;inflation is like a theoretical word that economists use,’” Seattle radio talk show host <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1558167773997436929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558167773997436929%7Ctwgr%5E6548fdfc10cc586c00f84c7ce9482bb9ef98a1ec%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fjasonrantz2Fstatus2F1558167773997436929widget%3DTweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Rantz</a> tweeted in response to Jayapal&#8217;s comments. &#8220;Send help.&#8221;
&#8220;Tell that to the families that can’t afford groceries,&#8221; Washington state GOP chairman <a href="https://twitter.com/CalebHeimlich/status/1558163688053358592?s=20&amp;t=5td4Ynf0o_HhdMJ0hLcDog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caleb Heimlich</a> tweeted. &#8220;How out of touch are @washdems?&#8221;
&#8220;Democrats don’t care that you have to pay more at the grocery store,&#8221; the <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPpolicy/status/1558177061897998336?s=20&amp;t=cGcDXe9WXhIvbPn9udH-Sw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republican Policy Committee</a> responded. &#8220;They just want to make sure their special interests funded with your tax dollars.&#8221;
&#8220;Apparently Democrats think that food is a theoretical thing people don&#8217;t really need either,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/FreedomWorks/status/1558159550510940160?s=20&amp;t=UpkMtiq_4YpsqaLrkZz2lw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FreedomWorks</a> replied.
&#8220;Step 1: There&#8217;s no inflation. Step 2: Inflation is actually good. Step 3: There&#8217;s no such thing as inflation,&#8221; conservative satirist <a href="https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1558156520839413761?s=20&amp;t=no5Zfg2xSo9RXQjrDMUw5A">Jim Treacher</a> added.
&#8220;I&#8217;m an economist. Inflation is not a theoretical concept, it&#8217;s actually a mathematical fact, just like expansionary fiscal policy (government spending) while the economy is recovering causes prices to rise,&#8221; one Twitter user chimed in.
&#8220;Gonna try this on the cashier at the grocery store,&#8221; another user joked.
Jayapal&#8217;s comments come as the House prepares to vote to approve the $740 billion climate, tax, and spending bill, which includes a number of high-profile leftist priorities, including $369 billion in climate spending, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and funding for the IRS to hire up to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-inflation-reduction-act-would-allow-irs-to-hire-up-to-87000-new-employees-raise-taxes-report">87,000 new agents</a>.
According to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3598267-house-democrats-advance-tax-and-climate-bill-kicking-off-debate/">The Hill</a>, the House approved the rule to begin debate on the bill early Friday afternoon, setting up the final debate on the floor. The Hill reported that a vote on the final passage of the bill was expected to be conducted around 3 p.m. Eastern time. As of the publishing of this article, the final vote has not yet been conducted. The Senate voted along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, to pass the bill on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vp-harris-breaks-tie-senate-passes-democrats-inflation-reduction-act-climate-tax-and-spending-bill">Sunday</a>.
Jayapal&#8217;s comments also come after the inflation numbers for the month of July showed that record high <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-starts-victory-lap-amid-slightly-less-dismal-inflation-reading">inflation</a>, which had been continually breaking records for months, cooled slightly, from a record high 9.1% in June to 8.5% in July.
The Biden administration tried to spin the numbers on Wednesday, highlighting the fact that inflation did not increase month-to-month between June and July, while ignoring the 8.5% annual increase from July 2021 to 2022.

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Dem Rep. Jayapal: Inflation Is ‘A Theoretical Word That Economists Use’

Dem Rep. Jayapal: Inflation Is 'A Theoretical Word That Economists Use'

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Sitting members of Congress – and several others — marked the 8th anniversary of 18-year-old <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/biden-seems-to-suggest-michael-brown-was-victim-on-anniversary-of-death-obama-biden-doj-said-officer-acted-in-self-defense/">Michael Brown&#8217;s</a> death in Ferguson, Missouri, by promoting the long-debunked claim that he was &#8220;murdered&#8221; and had been shot while holding his hands up in surrender.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/left-tries-rewrite-story-saint-michael-brown-ben-shapiro/">Brown</a> was fatally shot by former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson — who initially attempted to detain Brown because he matched the description of a suspect in a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/leftists-say-michael-brown-didnt-strong-arm-rob-frank-camp/">strong-arm robbery</a> at a local convenience store — and according to the police report, Brown attempted to pull Wilson out of his marked vehicle and grappled for his service weapon. He was reportedly running toward Wilson, who had by then exited the vehicle, when he was shot.
One witness, who later admitted to fabricating the claim, alleged that Brown had been trying to get away from Wilson when he was killed — and claimed that he had his hands up in surrender at the time of the shooting.
According to multiple investigations, however — including one undertaken by then Attorney General <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-a-movement-built-on-the-illusion-of-martyrdom/">Eric Holder</a> — the shooting was ultimately deemed justified and Wilson was not charged.
&#8220;This morning, the Justice Department announced the conclusion of our investigation and released a comprehensive, 87-page report documenting our findings and conclusions that the facts do not support the filing of criminal charges against Officer Darren Wilson in this case,&#8221; Holder said in a statement marking the close of the investigation. &#8220;Michael Brown’s death, though a tragedy, did not involve prosecutable conduct on the part of Officer Wilson.&#8221;
Despite that, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) went ahead on Tuesday with the assertion that Brown had been &#8220;murdered&#8221; by police.
&#8220;Today marks eight years since Michael Brown was murdered by police in Ferguson, MO,&#8221; Jayapal tweeted. &#8220;We need to honor Michael&#8217;s life with action. Let&#8217;s keep fighting to dismantle white supremacy, so we can ensure racial justice for all.&#8221;
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Today marks eight years since Michael Brown was murdered by police in Ferguson, MO.
We need to honor Michael’s life with action. Let’s keep fighting to dismantle white supremacy, so we can ensure racial justice for all.
&mdash; Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) <a href="https://twitter.com/PramilaJayapal/status/1557013334532276224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), who was among the protesters on the ground in Ferguson in the days after the shooting, made the same claim.
&#8220;8 years ago today, Michael Brown Jr. was murdered, so we took to the streets for over 400 days. We were maced and tear-gassed, &amp; beaten by police — all for saying that Mike&#8217;s life mattered,&#8221; Bush tweeted, leaving out several key details such as the number of police officers who were attacked and the number of businesses that were <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/25/366452769/ferguson-businesses-burn-crowds-confront-police-in-overnight-chaos">looted and/or burned</a> by the protesters she claimed were simply &#8220;saying that Mike&#8217;s life mattered.&#8221;
&#8220;Our fight for justice will not stop. We do this for Mike Brown,&#8221; she added.
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8 years ago today, Michael Brown Jr. was murdered, so we took to the streets for over 400 days.
We were maced, tear-gassed, &amp; beaten by police—all for saying that Mike’s life mattered.
Our fight for justice will not stop. We do this for Mike Brown. ✊🏾
&mdash; Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1557214781756657666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump, who has made a name for himself through a series of high-profile cases involving police officers and minorities, took the claim a step further and repeated the debunked claim that Brown had his hands raised in surrender when he was killed.
&#8220;8 years ago, Michael Brown was killed, with his hands up in surrender, by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Michael&#8217;s future was stolen from him mere DAYS after he attended his high school graduation ceremony. We’ll ALWAYS remember him! Rest In Power, Mike,&#8221; he tweeted.
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8 years ago, Michael Brown was killed, with his hands up in surrender, by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Michael&#39;s future was stolen from him mere DAYS after he attended his high school graduation ceremony. We’ll ALWAYS remember him! Rest In Power, Mike.🙏🏾 <a href="https://t.co/8vhnGGgEe0">pic.twitter.com/8vhnGGgEe0</a>
&mdash; Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1557038011556237313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Several people pushed back on the claims, however, like St. Louis-based radio host Annie Frey. &#8220;Peddling the Hands Up lie drains all credibility from your cause. I follow you because I value seeing your side of this issue. But this is a LIE and you&#8217;re using it for your own personal benefit. It&#8217;s disgusting,&#8221; she said.
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Peddling the Hands Up lie drains all credibility from your cause. I follow you because I value seeing your side of this issue. But this is a LIE and you&#39;re using it for your own personal benefit. It&#39;s disgusting. <a href="https://t.co/HaDIFaQh2Y">https://t.co/HaDIFaQh2Y</a>
&mdash; Annie Frey (@anniefreyshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/anniefreyshow/status/1557259786806231041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Activists Across The Country Gather For March For Our Lives II To Protest Against Gun Violence

Sitting Members Of Congress — And More — Commemorate Ferguson Police Shooting By Lying About It

Sitting Members Of Congress Commemorate Ferguson Police Shooting By Lying About It

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) complained that members of Congress were refusing to wear masks in elevators — although she did not list any by name.
Then she argued that their refusal was &#8220;intolerable&#8221; in a workplace, &#8220;undermining our democracy,&#8221; and could be <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/cnn-changes-headline-after-comparing-joe-rogans-naughty-language-to-january-6-and-rwandan-genocide/">compared to the January 6th riot</a> on Capitol Hill.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal says unmasked Congressmembers are &quot;undermining our democracy.&quot;
&quot;You get on an elevator and people refuse to wear a mask and your choices are to either get off the elevator or to get on the elevator and to tell them to wear a mask.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/oRWGXJpuqY">pic.twitter.com/oRWGXJpuqY</a>
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&#8220;This is where the lack of civility has come to in the United States Congress,&#8221; Jayapal began. &#8220;And I think it is a massive problem. It undermines our ability to get work done, and it is intolerable in a workplace where we are going to work to do the work of the American people.&#8221;
&#8220;And also, let me just remind your viewers that this was about wearing a mask, which is mandated in the Capitol. It is mandated in the Capitol, and it is to protect our safety — our collective safety, the safety of our staffers,&#8221; Jayapal continued. &#8220;And so the idea that — and this has happened to me — where you would get on an elevator and people refuse to wear a mask, and your choices are to either get off the elevator or to get on the elevator and to tell them to wear a mask.&#8221;
&#8220;That should not be a problem in the United States Congress,&#8221; she said, and then she went on to compare those who were causing that problem to the rioters who stormed Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021.
&#8220;I really believe that our colleagues who refuse to even adhere to the basic norms of civility are undermining our democracy, and of course we&#8217;re seeing it in all kinds of even more serious ways like the January 6th insurrection is just part of that and part of the attempt to take down a legitimate democracy from functioning in the way it should,&#8221; she said.
Radio host Buck Sexton <a href="https://www.clayandbuck.com/rep-jayapal-no-mask-on-elevator-is-like-the-insurrection/">responded to Jayapal&#8217;s comments</a> on Monday, pointing out the fact that Washington, D.C., was already rolling back mask and vaccine mandates — with some exceptions — and mocking her for making such a dramatic comparison.
<blockquote>That was a member of Congress. That was Congresswoman Jayapal, just so you understand. These are the things that Democrats say now. “When you refuse to mask up you’re destroying this democracy!” You heard her there which is fascinating on so many levels because this is, as I’ve said so many times, all evidence of a serious anxiety disorder. These anxiety disorders are very difficult, very difficult.
But you need to deal with them and not expect everybody else to cater to your anxiety disorder. You have to deal with your anxiety disorder even if you’re a member of Congress. But this is fascinating as well because, Clay, the member of Congress here is saying if you don’t mask up when you got you get on an elevator with somebody, you are a… Just to be clear, you’re “undermining our democracy” is what she said, if you don’t mask up on elevator.
She’s going to restaurants and bars and I’m sure parties and whatever else. No one’s got masks on. But when you step on an elevator with me, sir, without a mask on for that 20-second ride, you’re undermining our democracy. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., has announced just today they are getting rid of the indoor mask mandate in two weeks. They’re getting rid of it everywhere except — get ready for this — schools and some other locations.</blockquote>
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