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'This has to stop': House Dem faces backlash for 'promoting physical violence' at DOGE protest

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Congressman Mfume's office claims his 'street fight' rhetoric was about winning 'hearts, minds, and souls of disaffected voters'​


A Democratic congressman is facing heat from conservatives on social media after promoting the idea of a "street fight" at a protest pushing back against Elon Musk’s recent efforts to slash government waste through the newly created DOGE office.

“This will be a congressional fight, a constitutional fight, a legal fight, and on days like this a street fight, yes we will stand," Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume, who has represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District since 2020, said at a rally in Baltimore on Monday outside the Social Security Office.

Mfume, who was elected to fill the seat of the late Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings, added that DOGE stands for "the department of government evil."

Conservatives on social media were quick to criticize Mfume. They accused him of inciting violence and wondered aloud why more media outlets weren’t picking up the comments.

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Gee, I wonder where Rep. Mfume learned those moves?

Could it be.....the defeated President Trump on 1/6/21?

Fortunately, it seems as if Mfume's comments were nowhere near as inflammatory, prioritizing all of the legal steps we can take to save democracy.
 
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