Posted on 02/15/2025 7:42:22 PM PST by Bullish
Nancy Mace calls on Congress to censure Democrat over threat against Elon Musk
The California Democrat insulted Musk but denied that he called for violence.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina filed a motion to censure a Democratic representative over comments he made that appeared to call for violence against Elon Musk.
Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California insulted Musk during a House subcommittee hearing about the president's Department of Government Efficiency. He later made the questionable comments while defending his criticism against Musk's actions to reduce the size of government.
Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump to root out inefficiency and waste in government spending. Democrats have criticized the effort by claiming that the executive does not have constitutional authority to roll back departments and policies that have been implement by Congress.
During the hearing, Garcia said that he was going to show a "d*** pic" to the committee — and then unveiled a photograph of Musk.
Later when defending the stunt on CNN, the congressman went further and called for the use of "actual weapons" in the fight against Musk and the DOGE.
"I think [Musk is] also harming the American public in an enormous way," Garcia said on CNN. "And what I think is really important and what the American public want is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy, for the future of this country."
Mace said that she aimed to make an example out of Garcia in order to warn others about calling for political violence.
"How many more times will Democrats incite violence against [the president] or Republicans on national television? We have NO CHOICE but to rein them in. We’re introducing a motion to censure him," she said on social media. "The Left is officially out of control."
Garcia responded on social media by asking, "Have you never heard of a figure of speech?" and called Mace a hypocrite for comments she made against another Democrat.
"Rep Nancy Mace just filed a resolution to censure me because she’s big mad that I called Elon a d*** and that I said Democrats should treat this moment like a bar fight. Yeah, these stunts are not going to silence me. The hypocrisy is INSANE," he added.
Garcia is an immigrant who was brought into the U.S. by his parents from Lima, Peru. He's also an LGBTQ member and was sworn into Congress with his hand on a Superman comic book.
Go Nancy!
Go DOGE!
MAGA!
This is where his energy is focused, all the while his region of Cali is, in a variety of ways, a dumpster fire.
We will win even bigger in the 2026 Midterm elections.
The prick is in this country illegally or so I hear deport his ass
Typical alt Leftist. Cries like a bitch when consequences come in response to his hysteric infantile bombast.
Garcia is my congresscritter. I am so lucky. /s
Consider that his entire argument was that Musk is a dick. Real keen debating skills there, huh?
This clown very clearly called for "actual fight[ing]," physical violence with "actual weapons."
You go, Nancy Mace!
What area is his district?
"Garcia is an immigrant who was brought into the U.S. by his parents from Lima, Peru. He's also an LGBTQ member and was sworn into Congress with his hand on a Superman comic book."
I just sent Rep Mace a tweet encouraging her in her pursuit of Garcia. He is an embarrassment to most decent folks in Long Beach CA
Yeah, I’ll raise you a Ted Lieu for my commie…
Long Beach. Unfortunately he is my rep
about time. She has more balls than the Rep men
Does Nancy want to be America’s first woman President or something? She has def been eating her wheaties lately. Js.
Why do all these foreigners want to come here and tell us how they want to run our country? Is this guy even a citizen? He got sworn in with his hand on a comic book. So many politicians are unbalanced.
I’ve always had a soft spot for South Carolina. The times vacationing there routinely involved meeting wonderfully friendly folks. The seafood is exquisite too!
Wow, he’s way too close for comfort then.
I was hoping he won by a little. Unfortunately, he won by 30+ points. Ugh.
Wonder if Garcia said anything about Trump’s rhetoric causing Jan 6? If so he should be held to the same standards he called out.
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