Democratic Rep. Kweisi Mfume faced blowback on social media after saying that a “street fight” is a legitimate form of opposition to Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts.
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ADemocraticcongressmanisfacingheatfromconservativesonsocialmediaafterpromotingtheideaofa“streetfight”ataprotestpushingbackagainst ElonMusk’srecenteffortstoslashgovernmentwastethroughthenewlycreatedDOGEoffice.
“Thiswillbeacongressionalfight,aconstitutionalfight,alegalfight,andondayslikethisastreetfight,yeswewillstand,”DemocraticRep.KweisiMfume,whohasrepresentedMaryland’s7thCongressionalDistrictsince2020,saidatarallyinBaltimoreonMondayoutsidetheSocialSecurityOffice.
Mfume,whowaselectedtofilltheseatofthelateDemocraticRep.ElijahCummings, addedthatDOGEstandsfor“thedepartmentofgovernmentevil.”
ConservativesonsocialmediawerequicktocriticizeMfume.Theyaccusedhimofincitingviolenceandwonderedaloudwhymoremediaoutletsweren’tpickingupthecomments.
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