Representative Barbara Lee, a 77-year-old Black Democrat Congresswoman from California, has reported an incident of alleged racism on Capitol Hill. She claims a white man attempted to block her from using a members-only elevator, accusing her of stealing a Congressional pin, despite her showing it to him. The man reportedly asked, 'Whose pin did you steal?' and mentioned 'This is MAGA country.' The incident, which Lee discussed in a CNN interview, has led to calls for video evidence and has occurred amidst her campaign for the U.S. Senate, following an endorsement from the McClatchy newspapers.
Good morning, everyone! In one word, kindly describe this Democrat from California, 77-year-old Congresswoman Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) who told CNN yesterday that a White man subjected her to racism on Capitol grounds, even blocking her from getting into the members’ elevator https://t.co/ZHkz7jnuFK
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'MAGA COUNTRY!' — Rep. Barbara Lee Says ‘White Guy’ Stopped Her Entering Congressional Elevator, Asked Whose Lapel Pin She Stole. Read more: https://t.co/aUbI5SLx9k Representative Barbara Lee has claimed "a white guy" tried to stop her from using a Capitol eleva...
Barbara Lee claims White man at Capitol tried to block her from entering elevator, accused her of theft https://t.co/2nZVcjYSu6
🇺🇸CALIFORNIA REP. "ACCOSTED" BY MAGA SUPPORTER BARBARA LEE: "I said, ‘sir, I'm a member of Congress.’ And I showed him my pen and he said, ‘whose pen did you steal?’ Now, this is an example of what personal racism is and how people of color constantly have to deal with this each… https://t.co/jhZFmVX8of
NEW: California Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee claims she was the victim of a racist ‘attack’ by a white man on Capitol Hill. Did he yell “This is MAGA country” too? “I was walking from the house building on Capitol Hill and a man, a white guy, stopped me and told me I could not get… https://t.co/J1I3PNoTyg
JUST IN: Black Democrat Congresswoman Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) says a White man subjected her to racism on Capitol grounds: “I was walking to the Capitol and a man stopped me, a white guy, and told me I could not get into the members’ elevator...He told me it was for members… https://t.co/JumvHQcdiO
New Jussie Smollett just dropped: Rep. Barbara Lee: “I was walking to the Capitol and a man stopped me, a white guy, and told me I could not get into the members’ elevator...He told me it was for members only. I said, 'Sir, I’m a member of Congress' and showed him my pin. And he… https://t.co/5UCnrnFpIy
Rep. Barbara Lee: “I was walking … to the Capitol and a white guy stopped me, and told me I could not get into the members’ elevator ... He told me … it was for members only. I said, ‘Sir, I’m a member of Congress’ and showed him my pin. And he said, ‘Whose pin did you steal?’” https://t.co/hop81xQHpU
Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee describes how a white man allegedly blocked her from using the members-only elevator and accused her of stealing a Congressional pin. “You can’t tell me that systemic racism does not exist!” https://t.co/WkA48sgSa2
. @BarbaraLeeForCA is running for the U.S. Senate and just got the endorsement from the far Left McClatchy newspapers…. She needs to be clear: when did this supposed racism happen? Which elevator? Pull the video! https://t.co/WkKLlpCdUB
Rep. Barbara Lee: “I was walking to the Capitol and a man stopped me, a white guy, and told me I could not get into the members’ elevator...He told me it was for members only. I said, 'Sir, I’m a member of Congress' and showed him my pin. And he said, 'Whose pin did you steal?'" https://t.co/RGhOpfTMjM