All posts tagged "Andrew Clyde"

A Republican was criticized for racist remarks in an opinion piece published by the GOP lawmaker's hometown paper and written by Virginia's Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi Friday.

In her op-ed for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hashmi, who is a Georgia native, called out Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) for his "vile, xenophobic, and anti-Muslim attack on his X social media account targeting Virginia state Sen. Saddam Salim, D-District 37. Rhetoric such as Clyde’s is never harmless; it perpetuates violence, scapegoats entire communities and is antithetical to the core principles of our democracy."

Clyde wrote the following on May 15: "Saddam Azlan Salim, who immigrated from Bangladesh, authored Virginia’s new unconstitutional gun ban. Attempting to naturalize those who hold beliefs that are incompatible with our Constitution is a recipe for disaster—in this case, disarmament. Denaturalize. Deport. Defend 2A."...

WASHINGTON — Republicans can’t stop thinking about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). They see her everywhere — including in the sheen of their recently retired green congressional pins.

Turns out, when Republicans see green these days, they see a flash of Ocasio-Cortez and the Green New Deal she’s championed. That proved to be the driving reason behind why the GOP-controlled House of Representatives scrapped the official congressional lapel pin — which help Capitol Police officers quickly identify lawmakers — during the 118th congressional session.

“I hated the color,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) — while rocking a large defund the World Health Organization button — told Raw Story while walking across the Capitol grounds. “It reminded me too much of the Green New Deal.” ...