Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) grabbed a protest sign from the hands of Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) ahead of President Trump's address to Congress in the House chamber. One expert weighs in on the stunning moment.
When a Texas representative ripped Rep. Melanie Stansbury’s sign from her hands ahead of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, he sparked a viral moment — one the New Mexico Republican Party and Stansbury are both capitalizing on.
Rep Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) showed a sign that read This Is NOT Normal as former President Donald Trump walked in to address Congress. The moment soon turned controversial when Rep Lance Gooden (R-Texas) grabbed the sign from her hands and tossed it away.
In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, Gooden wrote in reaction to the video, "putting the American people first is normal."
Rep. Lance Gooden snatched and tossed Rep. Melanie Stansbury’s protest sign as Trump entered Congress, sparking tension.