US EditionWhite Tennessee GOP rep calls Texas Democrat Al Green, 77, ‘boy’ in putdown
- Texas Congressperson Al Green was escorted from Congress for waving his cane at Donald Trump during a speech in March.
- Tennessee Representative Diana Harshbarger claimed that Al Green's cane is a prop to conceal a firearm during a statement on a podcast.
- Harshbarger's comments were widely condemned on social media following their public disclosure.
- Colorado Congressperson Lauren Boebert criticized Green's cane, questioning its purpose and disparaging him by referring to him as 'boy.
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UpstractWhite Tennessee GOP rep calls Texas Democrat Al Green, 77, ‘boy’ in putdown
Diana Harshbarger also implied that Texas Representative Al Green, 77, may have been hiding a gun in his cane as he protested during Donald Trump’s speech in Congress last month against reported planned cuts to Medicaid
Remember Rep. Al Green's Cane? Republican Congresswoman Claims, Without Evidence, 'There's a Gun In There,' Calls the Black Man a 'Boy'
It was a signature moment of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump as he began his second term: Longtime Texas congressman Al Green frantically waving
'There's a gun in there': Republican lawmaker insists cane carried by Democrat 'is a prop'
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) warned that Rep. Al Green (D-TX) could be concealing a gun in his cane after he shook it at President Donald Trump during an address to Congress earlier this year.The Republican lawmaker made the remarks after FAME Ministries owner Booney Crawford asked her about the be...
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