Stop Crying In Congress, It’s Pathetic

Tristan JusticeFebruary 2, 2023

The number of members of Congress crying is increasing these days. Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, wept on the House floor Thursday as her Minnesotan antisemitic colleague, Rep. Ilhan Olam, was about to be expelled from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

“To Congressman Omar, I am so sorry, sis, that our country is failing you today through this chamber,” Tlaib cried while mumbling through her slurred words.

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Rep. Rashida Talib tells Omar “our country is failing you today” by possibly removing her from Foreign Affairs Committee

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— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) February 2, 2023

Tlaib seemed to make it a regular occurrence. It wasn’t the first time that a Capitol Hill member had fallen before cameras. Here’s Tlaib crying Again, Again, Again, AgainAnd Again. John Boehner was she her mentor?

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Tlaib and other House members held a planned crying session one month after the Capitol riot that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021. Yet their tears were absent when the nation’s capital burned at the hands of left-wing activists the prior summer. The estimated damage from left-wing riots on America’s main streets The Squad cheered on was 66 Times more than the one instance of violence at DC politicians’ doorstep.

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The act was followed months later by a performance by Adam Kinzinger, an ex-Republican from Illinois who’s infamously wept at the Jan.6 Committee hearing, which earned him an acclaim. Commentary gig CNN.

Then there’s former Missouri Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzlerm who broke down in December over same-sex marriage legislation.

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It seems that the days of Congress members being able to control their emotions while allegedly governing a nation are gone. 334 million people.

It’s hard when things don’t go your way. But our leaders don’t seem to know how to keep their emotions in check on matters of public policy, especially when they lose, and everybody knows that’s a recipe for division and disaster. Either that, or it’s a cynical pity ploy for the cameras.

Tristan Justice, western correspondent of The Federalist, is also the author and editor of Social Justice Redux (a conservative newsletter about culture, health and wellness). He has also been a writer for The Washington Examiner, and The Daily Signal. His work has been featured in Real Clear Politics as well as Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University, where he studied journalism and political science. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at [email protected]. Subscribe to Tristan’s email Newsletter Here.