House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a resolution on the floor today to condemn the “Go back” comments that President Donald Trump had made the other day.
But just like with the resolution that started out to condemn Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic comments, they couldn’t seem to get it together.
Here’s the run-down:
Pelosi on the flr: There is no place anywhere for the president's words which are not only divisive but dangerous and have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
GOP GA Rep Collins: I ask the Spkr of the Hse if she would like to rephrase that comment. Pelosi: I have cleared my remarks w/the parliamentarian before I read them Collins: I that her words to be taken down (taking down words is where a mbr is alleged to have broken Hse decorum)
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
On the kerfuffle on the flr involving Pelosi…When words are taken down, the member accused of using inappropriate language must be seated in the House chamber and wait for the ruling
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
Pelosi appears to have left the floor..which is a violation of House Rules themselves when someone’s words are taken down. That’s partly could be why this is taking so long. This is not just a rank and file member. This is the House Speaker.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
Things have gotten really weird on the Hse flr. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) was presiding over the House. And then he told the House he was trying to make a fair ruling aboubt Pelosi but people weren’t cooperating. So Cleaver then just said “I abandon the chair” and LEFT!
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
Cleaver as he left the flr, refusing to preside any more: I came in here trying to do this in a fair way. We could be in here on another motion to take down words of a friend of min. I never want to pass on an opportunity to escalate, unfairness is not enough
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
Here's @repcleaver making a short speech and then dramatically abandoning the chair: pic.twitter.com/TmYfyoVYH0
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) July 16, 2019
House rules against Pelosi. House now voting to strike her words from the record.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 16, 2019
Hoyer issues ruling AGAINST Pelosi from the chair, saying her words were not in order.
The House is now *voting* on whether to strike Pelosi’s words (calling Trump’s tweets racist) from the record.
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) July 16, 2019
.@LeaderHoyer: "The words should not be used in debate." pic.twitter.com/nbjaSS2ggU
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 16, 2019
So Hoyer just ruled Pelosi out of order. Hilarious.
BREAKING NEWS —> Speaker Pelosi just broke the rules of the House, and is no longer permitted to speak on the floor of the House for the rest of the day.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) July 16, 2019
But in ‘84, O’Neill’s words were then taken down after the parliamentarian’s ruling. Dems did not then hold a roll call vote and override it, which they are now doing.
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) July 16, 2019
They just overrode it.
The House has voted, 190-232, not to strike Nancy Pelosi's words from the congressional record. Justin Amash joined the Democrats. @NBCNews
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 16, 2019
But this is peak Democrats.