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JUST IN: 81-Year-Old GOP Congresswoman Falls on the Staircases at U.S. Capitol Following Speaker Vote
Gateway Pundit ^ | 01/03/2025 | Cullen Linebarger

Posted on 01/03/2025 2:47:04 PM PST by DFG

Yet another disturbing incident involving one of America’s federally elected officials happened today after Mike Johnson was elected House Speaker on Friday.

81-year-old Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) had just finished voting to help elect Johnson when disaster struck. Fox News revealed that she fell on the grand staircases on the GOP side of the Capitol.

PBS Newshour Correspondent Lisa Desjardins revealed Capitol Police soon swarmed the scene to attend to the elderly member of Congress.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 5thcdnorthcarolina; 81yearold; cullenlinebarger; elderly; house; northcarolina5thcd; toughasa2bucksteak; virginiafoxx
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To: deport

I was just looking at her today during the House vote proceedings, thinking “My gosh, who is that old grannie?”


81 posted on 01/03/2025 5:04:52 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Bayard

Corruption is WHY they stay in office that long. If they leave someone might start finding loose strings that lead back to them.


82 posted on 01/03/2025 5:08:50 PM PST by gnarledmaw (If you dont like my sense of humor, please let me know so I can laugh at you too.)
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To: Jamestown1630

I reiterate my comments.

She’s a professional politician, and has been at it far too long.


83 posted on 01/03/2025 5:09:34 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: packagingguy

Before you wish them gone, you better know what is the procedure for replacing a representative in NC. If Stein gets to nominate someone to serve out the term, get set to welcome Speaker Hakeem.


84 posted on 01/03/2025 5:12:06 PM PST by beef (The pendulum will not swing back. It will snap back. Hard.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Get rid of their pensions. They can have Social Security and contribute to an IRA like everyone else.


85 posted on 01/03/2025 5:13:04 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: TornadoAlley3

I read that half of all people aged 85 and over have some form of dementia, so a mandatory retirement after the term during which they turn 80 should be sufficient.


86 posted on 01/03/2025 5:14:50 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Ann Archy

I know...Just wanted to note that Pelosi was stupid enough to wear 5 inch heels. Don’t know what Foxx was wearing.


87 posted on 01/03/2025 5:18:50 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Williams

Yeah, a lot of ignorant whining on the thread.

She’s a very conservative House Member. She won her CD with 60% of the vote.

Suffice to say, the voters in her CD like her.

If people take a burn to her, primary her or propose a Constitutional Amendment to limit Federal elected officials to a certain age. Because that’s the only way she’s leaving office unless she decides to on her own.


88 posted on 01/03/2025 5:18:55 PM PST by Fury
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To: Dogbert41

Colion Noir for the win! :)


89 posted on 01/03/2025 5:18:56 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: kiryandil

👍👍👍


90 posted on 01/03/2025 5:24:26 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Williams

I agree. Agism is a real thing. There are bigots everywhere.


91 posted on 01/03/2025 5:26:26 PM PST by be-baw
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To: NorthMountain

And I reiterate mine: Move to North Carolina, and vote on it.


92 posted on 01/03/2025 5:26:49 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Dogbert41

Good story.


93 posted on 01/03/2025 5:31:21 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: pollywog

She seems like the type that would probably say “elevators are for old people.” She comes across as a feisty old gal.

https://youtu.be/mrt5oPuwp4M?si=zJs7mscT-h2CaMZ6&t=134

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivPqt2719AA


94 posted on 01/03/2025 5:37:09 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: DFG

These old fools keep falling, but they get up like zombies and go back at it.


95 posted on 01/03/2025 5:43:16 PM PST by LizzieD
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To: DFG
Fox News revealed that she fell on the grand staircases

Maybe those wascally Fweemasons designed that Gwand Staiwcase to BE the cognitive term limit for Congress?

-PJ

96 posted on 01/03/2025 5:46:44 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: ConservativeMind

It is. And a grift motel.


97 posted on 01/03/2025 5:51:59 PM PST by vivenne
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

The Acorn?


98 posted on 01/03/2025 5:52:27 PM PST by vivenne
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To: Bayard

Financial corruption.


99 posted on 01/03/2025 5:52:57 PM PST by vivenne
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To: Jamestown1630

You don’t have a point. Have you ever said anything negative about a politician for whom you are ineligible to vote?

I bet you have ...


100 posted on 01/03/2025 5:54:32 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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