Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Yale University alumna and a member of the Science Committee, faced criticism for mistakenly stating the moon was 'made up mostly of gases' and that it's 'almost impossible to go near the sun' during discussions with students. These remarks sparked a flurry of responses across social media, highlighting her inaccurate scientific claims. Jackson Lee, a Democrat with a significant tenure in Congress, later addressed the controversy, claiming she misspoke about the moon's nature. Her comments were widely shared, with various news outlets and commentators weighing in on the accuracy of her statements and her subsequent clarification.
Dem Rep Sheila Jackson Lee’s FULL SPEECH to high schoolers where she claims the moon is a planet, is made up of gasses, and there are solar systems smaller than the earth https://t.co/tBPqDBJ8RS
US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee also didn't do the Party Of Science any favors yesterday. Who knew eclipses were caused by climate change and that they turned the moon into planets made of gas? I'm an Independent, so I sure didn't. https://t.co/aqQBGxIwhU
Democrat Congresswoman Tells Students The Moon Is Made Of Gas — And It Gets Worse https://t.co/8DMYIHdv9J https://t.co/bPHChRYReH
Sheila Jackson Lee ‘Clarifies’, She Wants to Live on the SUN, Not the Moon, Blames Republicans. Read more: https://t.co/4GBm9eXIHt Rep. Sheila Jackson (D-TX) has "clarified" that she was actually asking whether or not she could ...
I had no idea that Democrat Congresswoman Shelia Jackson was an astronomer!!! “The moon is "made up mostly of gases" so we can soon live inside it, unlike the sun, which is "almost" too hot to go near.” https://t.co/utqVUin0Ue
Sheila Jackson Lee's full remarks about the eclipse are absolutely wild. Not only does she claim that the Moon is made of gases, she also says there are solar systems "smaller than the Earth," that the Moon is a planet, and that an eclipse happens when "they shut the light down."… https://t.co/EdpOj18cOy
SPACED OUT: Sheila Jackson Lee tells students 'planet' moon is 'made up of mostly of gases' https://t.co/cDH07P9JxT
Sheila Jackson Lee said that the Moon is made up of gases but we can live on it because the gases are "manageable." Now she claims she was talking about the Sun, which would mean that she thinks we can live on the Sun. So her excuse is that she didn't mean to say that dumb thing.… https://t.co/iquRHyNQIo
Sheila Jackson Lee says we can’t go near the sun because “it’s almost impossible” but it’s possible to go near the moon because it’s made up of gas. If you disagree, you’re a racist. https://t.co/tiAtlMNlJj
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Claims She ‘Misspoke’ After Delivering Bizarre Speech About the Moon Being a ‘Planet’ Made Up ‘Mostly of Gases’ https://t.co/GUGnqNhmjr
Sheila Jackson Lee Claims Moon Is Made Of ‘Gases’ https://t.co/0b08BHLahX
🌗U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Representative, and Yale University alumna Sheila Jackson Lee tells students that the Moon is “a planet made mostly of gases”... https://t.co/T79CT9QTXg
A Democrat congresswoman has misinformed a group of high school students that the moon is a "planet" that is "made up mostly of gases." https://t.co/oMlYUHNQJ6
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee mocked for saying Moon is ‘made up mostly of gases:’ ‘Dumb as dirt’ https://t.co/jk9k7Ys1pS
The gas bag Congressman thinks the moon is also made of gas. https://t.co/VsdOGJ5Kng
Spaced out: Sheila Jackson Lee tells Texas students 'planet' moon is 'made up of mostly of gases' https://t.co/lPckpdWXFx
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee took to twitter to defend herself saying she misspoke when she referred to the moon as being made "mostly of gases." https://t.co/S15DP2yRg2
Only Democrats Can Be This Stupid: Sheila Jackson Lee Says the Moon Is 'Mostly Gases' (Watch) https://t.co/xkx67jRIO3
Democrat Rep Sheila Jackson Lee tells students the moon is "made up mostly of gases" https://t.co/FIlCiEvRYI https://t.co/FIlCiEvRYI
WATCH: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee tells students the moon is a ‘planet made up mostly of gases’ https://t.co/roLRMHUzk2
WATCH: Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee 🤪 Claims The Moon 🌙 is Made of Gas! – We Investigated...🕵🏼♀️ Read more: https://t.co/fmD3jSU4bL Representative Shiela Jackson Lee (D-TX) exhibited a deeply concerning lack of basic scientific k...
Democrat Rep Sheila Jackson Lee tells students the moon is ‘made up mostly of gases’ https://t.co/WRlwS0m0M2
NEW: Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says the "full moon" is "mostly made up of gases" while speaking in front of a bunch of high schoolers. "A full moon is that complete rounded circle, which is made up mostly of gases." Oh, it gets better. After getting called out for her… https://t.co/jVFW6yUq1N
Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is Confused by Astronomy: “The Moon is Made Up Mostly of Gases” via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/6LDoIvul1D
Sheila Jackson Lee has a degree from Yale... and has been a member of Congress for 29 years and doesn't understand what the sun and the moon are. https://t.co/AgFMoDzIzP
🚨BREAKING: Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee: “The moon is made up mostly of gases, so we can soon live inside it, unlike the sun which is almost too hot to go near.” What’s your response to this? https://t.co/XRv2FG7BNi
Congresswoman Shiela Jackson (from the idiot party) just proved democrats know NOTHING… “A full moon is a complete rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases.” I thought we were supposed to “follow the science”! 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/Mtsi6OkxRc
BREAKING: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee asks if she can "file for intellectual bankruptcy" after claiming the Moon is made of gas and that "hardly any people live on the Sun". https://t.co/X8Y0e4qLS3
They need to invite on Congressional Astronomer Sheila Jackson-Lee https://t.co/U5UieBsl0h
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee tells students the moon is a ‘planet made up mostly of gases’ https://t.co/eYrJHoxlJV https://t.co/D7mjNUof5J
I wish I was half as confident about anything as Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is when she says going to the moon is possible because it's "made mostly of gases" https://t.co/NqXuXxs3sF https://t.co/NqXuXxs3sF
What? Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says moon is mostly made up of gases. Sheila, you must have been thinking of @ericswalwell https://t.co/b3DcaThJW6
REP. JACKSON LEE: "A full moon is that complete rounded circle, which is made up mostly of gases...How could we as humans, live on the moon?...The sun is a mighty powerful heat that is almost impossible to go near the sun. The moon is more manageable." wut? https://t.co/GSvF9rfUnP
WATCH: The party of science is back at it... Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) claims the moon Is “made up mostly Of gases" and that the Sun Is “almost” too hot to go near. Jackson Lee also served as a member of the Science Committee and the Ranking Member on… https://t.co/kEyyYoYIq5
Democratic sage Sheila Jackson Lee explains why we humans can live on the Moon since it is “mainly made up of gases” while it is “almost impossible” to go near the Sun https://t.co/nr9VysV3ew
Democrat Congresswoman @JacksonLeeTX18 thinks the moon is made out of gas. Everyone knows it’s made out of cheese, which can make you gassy if you eat it. The moon itself is not gas. “A full moon is a complete rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases. “And that’s why… https://t.co/sebpVQJaUs
BREAKING: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee says the moon is made of cheese which goes really well with the pizza sauce harvested from the surface of the Sun. https://t.co/xzlOe06coz
Astronomy 101 With Sheila Jackson Lee: The Moon Is 'Made Up Mostly of Gases' https://t.co/FvBsARyIot
Trust the science. The moon is made up of gases, says Sheila Jackson Lee. https://t.co/CvgOpJcnB2
Congresswoman/Astrophysicist Sheila Jackson Lee tells Americans the moon is made out of “gases” and the sun is “almost” too hot for us to go near. Here is your elected leadership, America. Don't wonder why the country is going to hell. This is why. https://t.co/w9sEVgDb2q
She did in fact say all these things. Where would you even get the idea that the moon - which we all know is just a dead rock - was "made up mostly of gases"? https://t.co/L8EZp1We5Y
Congresswoman Shiela Jackson-Lee says the moon is mostly made of gases and “the gas is such” that we can live there. It’s like she saw MTG say the eclipse was a message from God and decided the inner city had to one up rural Georgia. https://t.co/mXB1ou2wX5
According to 'noted expert' Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the moon is mostly gas... https://t.co/mEAKIkeDJ9
🇺🇸 Democrat congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee says we can live in the moon soon since it is made off gas. https://t.co/1li429mdXH
Rep. Sheila Jackson: The moon is “made up mostly of gases” https://t.co/eVq1RRGANI
WATCH: Very big-brain Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee just told a bunch of high schoolers during the solar eclipse that humans should soon move to the moon because it is "made up mostly of gases" and the sun is "almost" too hot to live in. Should @elonmusk fly her to… https://t.co/BloRyBOr7A
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee claims the moon is “made up mostly of gases” https://t.co/dgnXCZwwZO
Astronaut Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says that It's "almost impossible to go near the sun," but the "moon is more manageable" because it's "made up mostly of gases" "...a full moon is that complete rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases and that's why the… https://t.co/kRArw13y5a
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee: "The moon is made mostly of gas so we will soon be able to live inside it, unlike the sun which is almost too hot to get close to." Thoughts? https://t.co/l9KzwoGiOr
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D): The moon is "made up mostly of gases" so we can soon live inside it, unlike the sun which is "almost" too hot to go near. https://t.co/bSd9zXcEPo
Our Best & Brightest: Rep Sheila Jackson Lee has become a multimillionaire serving her constituents in Congress. Listen to her explain the composition of the moon: https://t.co/JyKfqnfMWq
OH MY... @JacksonLeeTX18 thinks the moon is "made of gases"... If she isn't the single dumbest Member of Congress, she is definitely in the running for the title. https://t.co/daB3qqm4el
Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: It's "almost impossible to go near the sun," but the "moon is more manageable" because it's "made up mostly of gases" (it isn't) https://t.co/0t8CPI4QzW
Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee says the moon is made out of “gases” and the sun is “almost” too hot for us to go near. These are the "science is real" folks. https://t.co/WVTPE9t7eo
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says the moon is made out of “gases” and the sun is “almost” too hot for us to go near. Just think: @JacksonLeeTX18 was almost the mayor of Houston. https://t.co/w8eucQKuYN