House Democrats were slammed earlier this week for waving the Ukrainian flag in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives during a vote to approve $61 billion in aid for the country’s defense.
Representative Thomas Massie shared a video of the cheering chamber on X. He later claimed the House Sergeant at Arms called and threatened him to take the post down.
“Instead of fining democrats for waving flags, the House Sergeant at Arms just called and said I will be fined $500 if I don’t delete this video post,” Massie wrote.
“Mike Johnson really wants to memory hole this betrayal of America,” he added.
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert swiftly came to Massie’s defense, replying, “I’ll be writing a $500 check to cover my friend Thomas Massie’s fine. Leave the video up, Co-Chair!”
House Speaker Mike Johnson would eventually weigh in on Massie’s claims of the fine, responding on X, “Upon viewing Rep. Massie’s tweet, our team reached out to the Sergeant at Arms. I do not agree with this assessment and there will be no fine imposed on Rep. Massie.”
Other X users still chimed in on Massie’s post to show their support for the representative while also calling out Johnson for reversing his months-long pledge to never advance foreign aid without first securing America’s border.
Conservative radio host Dan Bongino said, “I’ll pay the fine for you.”
Elon Musk asked, “You can be fined for posting a video?”
Massie replied, stating, “There’s nothing that gives them the authority to demand I remove a video from my congressional account, but they are.”
“There is a fine in the rules for taking pictures/videos on the House floor, but they don’t know if I taped this, and democrats post from the floor frequently,” he continued. “I believe to be fined, they have to serve you notice on the floor while it’s happening (that’s how I was fined for not wearing a mask).”
“The uniparty is big mad at me for exposing them on several votes and for asking the Speaker to resign,” Massie added at the end of his reply to Musk. “The Speaker, his staff, or one of his allies in our conference is probably directing the Sergeant at Arms to do this.”
Fox News reported earlier this week that the aid package, which passed in a 311 to 112 vote, encountered fierce opposition, with some lawmakers being particularly offended when Democrats began circulating Ukrainian flags to wave as the timer on the vote expired.
Republican Representative of New York Marc Molinaro, who presided over the vote, deemed the move a violation of House protocol and told those waving the flags that the display was “inappropriate.”
Johnson also reportedly scored Democrats on the matter, stating, “It is in violation of decorum to waive flags on the floor.”
Breitbart reported that only 101 Republicans sided with Johnson, while 112—clearly a majority—opposed.
Republican House members circulated a document outlining a timeline of Johnson’s repeated insistence that the House would not advance a foreign aid package before securing America’s southern border.
Resist The Mainstream highlighted the several Senate Republicans that have changed their position from previously opposing a $95 billion comprehensive foreign aid package to now supporting Tuesday’s House-passed measure that allocates funds to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.
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