Punch a cop, get a charge — even if you’re in Congress



With a recent assault on the very federal law enforcement officers they are charged with overseeing, Democrats haven’t just embraced criminals; they’ve become them.

Last month, three Democratic lawmakers — Reps. Rob Menendez Jr., Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver, all from New Jersey — led a mob of protesters in storming the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. They waited for a bus full of detainees to arrive, then rushed the open gate and physically clashed with federal officers.

Our republic will not survive if America’s elected leaders are allowed to act like this. They not only committed crimes in public but then hid behind their Article I powers as a shield.

This wasn’t symbolic. This was an elected mob laying hands on law enforcement.

The video tells the story: shoving, punching, and chaos. These three members of Congress — who represent more than two million Americans — assaulted officers doing their jobs. Then, astonishingly, they claimed they were the victims, despite clear footage proving otherwise.

All of this over what turned out to be nothing.

After the chaos, ICE officials offered the lawmakers a guided tour of the facility. The Democrats quietly admitted they found no signs of mistreatment. Their entire stunt, billed as a protest of conditions, collapsed under the weight of reality. They walked in demanding accountability and walked out with nothing but bad footage and a pending felony charge.

Yes, a felony.

Rep. McIver now faces a federal charge of assaulting a law enforcement officer, announced on May 20 by Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba. President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have made it clear: This administration backs the rule of law. If you punch a cop, you get charged — even if you have a congressional pin on your lapel.

The left tried to frame the incident as “congressional oversight.” But oversight doesn’t mean storming gates or skipping security checks. ICE policy allows members of Congress to tour facilities — even unannounced. But it does not allow them to create security threats, bypass screening, or lead mobs onto federal property. Those procedures exist to protect staff, detainees, and lawmakers alike.

This was not oversight. It was lawlessness, pure and simple.

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Since President Trump restored control of the southern border, anti-border Democrats have become unhinged. No longer able to rely on waves of illegal crossings, they’ve begun imitating the tactics of the very criminal aliens they once defended — storming barriers, resisting authority, and attacking officers.

Now, that’s the legacy of the modern Democratic Party.

But legal consequences alone aren’t enough. Congress must act.

The House should censure all three lawmakers involved. Censure is not a punishment; it’s a statement of principle. And lawmakers have been censured for far less than leading an assault on federal agents. The House has a duty to uphold the integrity of its own body. That means sending a message: If you behave like a thug, you’ll be treated like one.

Our republic will not survive if America’s elected leaders are allowed to act like this. They not only committed crimes in public but then hid behind their Article I powers as a shield.

America’s founders warned about this.

In "Federalist 1," Alexander Hamilton posed a choice: Would Americans build a government based on “reflection and choice” — or surrender to “accident and force”? That question remains. If lawmakers now claim the right to break the laws they swore to uphold, we’re no longer living in a constitutional republic. We’re living under mob rule.

And if we let this slide — if Congress fails to hold its own accountable — then we’ll have no one to blame when the next mob storms another federal building under another political banner.

Democrats love to remind us: “No one is above the law.” Fine. Then prove it.

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Rashida Tlaib says Democrats stood with 'the fascist side' when they voted with GOP to censure her



Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said she "was completely heartbroken" by Democrats who voted to censure her over comments about the Israel-Palestine war.

The representative from Michigan spoke to MSNBC's Joy Reid and referred to herself as a person who wants peace and likes to conduct "heart-to-heart" talks with her colleagues about issues.

As reported by Breitbart, Tlaib also referred to Republicans as fascists and expressed disappointment in Democrats who voted alongside them.

"I did not know that they were going to stand with the fascist side of the aisle and silence the only Palestinian-American, even after we’ve had heart-to-heart conversations," Tlaib explained.

In a vote to censure her, 22 Democrats joined 212 Republicans for a total vote of 234-188 in favor of censuring. A censure is described by the Senate as a "condemnation or denouncement," as well as a "formal statement of disapproval in the form of a resolution that is adopted by majority vote."

"I tell them that I have as much at stake than any other person that continues to believe in certain policies when it comes to Israel and Palestine, because my family is there," Tlaib continued.

"I believe in coexistence. … I really believe we can have a country that was like when my grandparents were born, honestly, where every faith was welcome, where my grandfather picked olives next to his Jewish neighbor. And that’s the dream that I have for the Palestinian people and the Israeli people. And I know we’re going to be able to get that, but not in silencing a Palestinian-American in Congress," the congresswoman argued.

Tlaib cried in the House of Representatives as she defended her position, one of many times she has done so in the public eye.

Tlaib cried during a public speech in November 2023 when she condemned the Biden administration for its response to Palestine's attack on Israel.

The politician received support from fellow Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) when she cried on the House floor in February 2021 while describing death threats she had received.

She cried later that year during a press conference when she called for the punishment of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for "invoking violence on Muslims."

In August 2019, Tlaib also cried alongside Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) while giving a speech about growing up in the "blackest city in the country."

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Multiple Democrats cross party lines to hold Rep. Jamaal Bowman accountable for pulling fire alarm



The House voted on Thursday to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) for intentionally pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building.

On Wednesday, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) introduced the censure resolution, explaining in a statement why taking a formal step to hold Bowman accountable is necessary. She said:

While the House was working tirelessly to avert a government shutdown, Representative Bowman was working nefariously to prevent a vote. It is reprehensible that a Member of Congress would go to such lengths to prevent House Republicans from bringing forth a vote to keep the government operating and Americans receiving their paychecks. Especially from a former schoolteacher, who without a doubt understands the function and severity of pulling a fire alarm.

In a lightning-quick fashion, the House approved the resolution by a vote that largely split down party lines. However, three Democrats bravely crossed party lines and voted to approve the censure. They included:

  • Rep. Chris Pappas (N.H.)
  • Rep. Jahana Hayes (Conn.)
  • Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (Wash.)

An additional four Democrats — Reps. Glenn Ivey (Md.), Susan Wild (Penn.), Deborah Ross (N.C.), and Chrissy Houlahan (Penn.) — voted "present," meaning they did not outright vote against the resolution, but didn't explicitly endorse it, either.

What is the background?

On Sept. 30, just hours before the government could have shut down, Republicans were preparing to vote on a stop-gap spending bill, and Democrats were looking for ways to stall the vote. During that mayhem, Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building, triggering an evacuation of the building and temporarily halting proceedings on Capitol Hill.

Bowman initially claimed he didn't know he was pulling a fire alarm, alleging he believed the lever would open a door.

But the Capitol Police later released surveillance video showing Bowman remove signs warning designating the door as an emergency exit before he calmly reached for the fire alarm. He never attempted to leave through the doors has he claimed.

Bowman then pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of setting off a false fire alarm. Prosecutors agreed to drop the charge after three months if Bowman paid a $1,000 fine and issued a formal apology to the Capitol Police.

Bowman is the third House Democrat to be censured this year. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) was censured in January for "misleading the American public and for conduct unbecoming of an elected Member of the House of Representatives," and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was censured last month for endorsing a Hamas rallying cry.

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