Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican, mocked New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whom he then “arrested” in front of the Supreme Court.
He used Rep. Ocasio-detention, Cortez’s in which she pretended to be handcuffed, as a jest at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on Friday at the Tampa Convention Center as he enthused the crowd against the current 9.1 percent inflation rate.
The California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has come under fire from the Texas Republican for allegedly having connections to an alleged Chinese spy by the name of Fang Fang.
“‘Inflation has gotten out of hand. Food prices are soaring. Electricity prices are soaring. He told the gathering, “The cost of health care is increasing.
“Antifa can’t afford bricks, it’s that awful.” It’s gotten to the point that Eric Swalwell can no longer afford Chinese food, the senator claimed.
AOC can no longer afford to purchase fake shackles, he claimed.
Ted Cruz at @TPUSA’s #SAS2022: “Inflation is so bad, AOC can’t even afford fake handcuffs”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 23, 2022
When he stated, “My preferred pronouns are “kiss my a**,” I got a standing ovation.”
During a demonstration supporting abortion rights before the Supreme Court, several Democrats were detained, including Democratic Squad members Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, as well as Democratic North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams.
Her staff posted on her Twitter account that “Today, Rep. AOC was detained together with other members of Congress outside the Supreme Court for protesting in support of abortion rights.”
Today, Rep. AOC was arrested along with other members of Congress outside the Supreme Court for protesting in support of abortion rights. #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights pic.twitter.com/gvj9J1o5ic
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) July 19, 2022
“This is the staff of Congresswoman Adams. She was recently detained while demonstrating at the Supreme Court for reproductive justice and access to abortion. More details as they become available,” the staff of Rep. Adams tweeted.
This is Congresswoman Adams’ staff. She was just arrested protesting for abortion rights and reproductive justice at the Supreme Court. More information as it develops. pic.twitter.com/Z8Ioi8D7Og
— Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (@RepAdams) July 19, 2022
It happened after the Capitol Police warned demonstrators that they would take action.
First Street, NE is being blocked off by protesters. Since it is illegal to stop traffic, authorities will first issue the normal three warnings before starting to make arrests, according to the police.
Demonstrators are starting to block First Street, NE.
It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests. pic.twitter.com/GBaz4wk8Lx
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) July 19, 2022
“We’ve already issued the required three warnings. We are starting to make arrests since some of the protesters are refusing to leave the street, they claimed.
Demonstrators are starting to block First Street, NE.
It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests. pic.twitter.com/GBaz4wk8Lx
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) July 19, 2022
Following the arrests, they tweeted once more.
For Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding (DC Code 22-1307), we made a total of 34 arrests. 16 members of Congress are among those who have been arrested, they claimed.
First Street, NE is open again.
The demonstration is clear.
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) July 19, 2022
This comes after California Democrat Rep. Judy Chu was detained by U.S. Capitol Police for crowding, obstructing, or inconveniencing at a pro-choice demonstration.
The Capitol and Supreme Court buildings’ neighboring intersection of First Street and Constitution Avenue was reportedly blocked by demonstrators, according to the department. After several warnings to protesters, Capitol police detained 181 people.
“I came out to march for the young rape survivor, the woman who cannot afford to travel to another state for crucial care, and the mother whose life is in jeopardy due to an ectopic pregnancy. In response to her arrest, Chu wrote in a tweet, “I came out to march for all of us.
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Proud to join activists and community leaders today to say loud and clear – we WON’T back down. We will NOT go back. #bansoffourbodieshttps://t.co/c9UOQNywFu
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) June 30, 2022
The Supreme Court’s judgment in the hotly debated case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was made public last week.
The court decided to reverse Roe v. Wade, a significant decision that legalized abortion.
An uproar resulted from the early May leak to Politico of a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion, which had been drafted.
Alito stated in the leaked draft that “Roe was egregiously incorrect from the start.”
He stated in the document, “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overridden. “It is time to obey the Constitution and hand back control of the abortion debate to the elected officials of the people.
As a result, we maintain that the Constitution does not grant a right to an abortion. Roe and Casey must be overturned, and the people and their elected officials must once again have the power to control abortion.
Chief Justice Roberts instructed the court marshal to investigate the event and determine who was to blame shortly after the leak on May 2. Roberts claimed at the time that the leak’s purpose was to “undermine the integrity of our activities.”
He promised that “it will fail.”
aaoc if you werent so stupid you would be funny. but your not so why dont instead try and help the people who elected you. you trying to sound so impressive makes you sound more ignorant, so grow up and do your job. the dnc is only using you as a distraction from thier crimminal activities. guess who will be left holding the bag. i feel so sorry for you, very good looking and a cute but. what waste putting it in prison. show your people you are not really that stupid. convince the world so they wont laugh at you anymore. have some self respect.
Where are the rights for the human baby since Human Rights is what they bitch about being infringed upon. That baby has more rights than a grown person bc it did not ask to be in that predicament. Why wasn’t birth control used? I know that a woman that is raped in this instance is different. These women that use abortion for birth control need to stop the madness about human rights. Keep your pants on or use one of the number of orc birth control. As simple as that.
It’s time the politicians are held just as the citizens are for their crimes. Were they processed like others that are arrested for the exact same thing??? Mug shots and held overnight in jail to see a judge in the morning or even held 2-3 days over the weekend??? Until those who make the laws are held doubly for their crimes justice will not be equal. I say doubly because they are the ones making the laws and should be an example to the people not to break them. If they get away with them why do we have laws?
Is Aoc in jail, if not it’s because she is a dem.