Bowman’s memo says Republicans “need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party before anything else.”
The memo, titled “Messaging Guidance: Supporting Congressman Jamaal Bowman After Accidental Fire Alarm” lays out his defense against Republicans claiming he purposely pulled the alarm in a Capitol building Saturday to delay a vote on legislation to keep the government funded, reiterating his claims that he unintentionally triggered an evacuation as he was “rushing to the House floor,” according to the memo obtainedThe “suggested talking points” in the memo instruct Democratic staffers to defend...
The guidance blames Republicans for Bowman’s haste, accusing them of unveiling “the bill text 15 minutes before the vote” and also alleges “the signage on the doors is unnecessarily confusing”—a narrative that contests a from Capitol Police Monday that says “officers had previously placed signs with clear language that explained the door was secured and marked as an emergency exit only.”“It is an extreme reach on the part of MAGA Republicans to assert that Rep. Bowman intended to harm or destruct anyone or thing. The exact opposite is true: he was trying to do his job,” one of the “suggested talking points” from the memo states.
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