- Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene obtained right into a shouting match exterior the Capitol.
- The disagreement was initially about expelling Rep. George Santos, nevertheless it descended into chaos.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stepped in, a video reveals. She instructed Bowman: “She ain’t price it, bro.”
Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene obtained right into a shouting match exterior the Capitol on Wednesday, which solely ended after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stepped in to attempt to diffuse the scenario.
Bowman, a Democratic member of the left-wing group The Squad, and Greene, a far-right Republican, obtained into the argument shortly after Home Republicans voted to stall efforts to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress.
The argument, which apparently began with the pair disagreeing on whether or not Santos needs to be expelled, quickly descended into each members of Congress shouting at one another about largely unrelated subjects, a video shared on Twitter by The Each day Beast reporter Ursula Perano reveals.
—Ursula Perano (@UrsulaPerano) May 17, 2023
“Expel him, save the get together, the get together is hanging by a thread,” Bowman mentioned initially of the video, referring to Santos.
Greene responded that Biden needs to be the one to depart workplace, launching into an “impeach Biden” chant whereas pounding her first within the air.
The pair then exchanged the primary of a number of jibes at one another, with Bowman saying: “No extra QAnon.”
Greene, who was stripped of her committee project in 2021 after embracing QAnon-inspired conspiracy theories, replied: “No extra CNN.”
The argument then bounced between the debt ceiling, and weapons, earlier than issues turned particularly heated when Bowman and Greene started to spar concerning the scenario on the US-Mexico border.
The video reveals Bowman blaming the present scenario on the legacy of former President Donald Trump, with Greene’s responses repeatedly mentioning “lacking” migrant kids.
Earlier than turning away from Bowman, the video reveals Greene saying: “Let me inform you one thing Jamaal, you are not very sensible, it is best to listen.”
At this level, Bowman, who was nonetheless shouting, was tapped on the shoulder by Ocasio-Cortez, the video reveals.
Ocasio-Cortez, who can be in The Squad, mentioned: “She ain’t price it, bro.”
It seems from the video that the conflict ended shortly after.
Insider contacted Bowman, Greene, and Ocasio-Cortez for feedback however didn’t instantly obtain responses.
