A local Democrat forgot the Pledge of Allegiance in her first meeting as a Miami city commissioner last week.
Sabina Covo, who was elected as the Miami City District 2 commissioner on Feb. 27 in a special election, went blank-faced during the March 9 meeting after being asked to recite the pledge.
“And now, Commissioner Covo, will you lead us in the pledge of allegiance, please?” she is asked in front of the room.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, the chairwoman whispered to Covo, “You don’t know it? Ok.”
The chairwoman and other attendees then came to the rescue to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Inauspicious debut for new Miami District 2 Commissioner Sabina Covo who, when asked by Chairwoman Christine King to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of yesterday’s city commission meeting, revealed she doesn’t know it. #BecauseMiami pic.twitter.com/xkKbw915kC
— Because Miami (@BecauseMiami) March 10, 2023
Covo later released a statement, claiming she was just “nervous.” She wrote:
Serving the people of Miami is the honor of a lifetime. When you feel a responsibility is that important, nervousness is very normal, and I’m not afraid to admit that I was.
The oath and pledge I took to our nation and to the residents of District 2 is clear and I am focused on honoring my promise to get things done for our community. Which is why I am not focused on Twitter Talk – but rather on passing two very important pieces of legislation during my first commission meeting, Including one that will provide affordable housing to foster youth.
That’s leading through the very words in our Pledge of Allegiance and our promise to lead with ethics and integrity.
Serving the people of Miami is the honor of a lifetime. When you feel a responsibility is that important, nervousness is very normal, and I’m not afraid to admit that I was.
The oath and pledge I took to our nation and to the residents of District 2 is clear and I am focused on… https://t.co/7su5iXwVTB
— Sabina Covo (@SabinaCovo) March 10, 2023
Podcaster Adam Hommey fired back:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic, for which it stands, One Nation, Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
If you don’t know this, you either failed, or cheated on, the citizenship test.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic, for which it stands, One Nation, Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
If you don’t know this, you either failed, or cheated on, the citizenship test.
— Adam Hommey (@adamhommey) March 10, 2023
Another Twitter user wrote, “Are you seriously doubling down on this?! It is literally one of the most basic things American citizens learn in kindergarten…How the hell do you not know the pledge of allegiance?!? You’re a joke. Resign.”
Are you seriously doubling down on this?! It is literally one of the most basic things American citizens learn in kindergarten…How the hell do you not know the pledge of allegiance?!? You’re a joke. Resign.
— MOONFISH (@moonefish) March 10, 2023
Another person asked, “If you don’t know the pledge, how do you expect us to believe you can honor it? How do you seek public office, take the oath and not know the pledge of allegiance? #Resign.”
If you don’t know the pledge, how do you expect us to believe you can honor it? How do you seek public office, take the oath and not know the pledge of allegiance? #Resign
— DiCrews (@NativeFl2022) March 12, 2023
Democrat forgets the Pledge of Allegiance at first Miami City Commission meeting https://t.co/3BdCLkKhzZ
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) March 13, 2023
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