Democratic members of the House of Representatives faced backlash online after they were snapped celebrating the passing of $95 billion in foreign aid by waving Ukrainian flags.
As we reported over the weekend, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) spending bill includes hundreds of millions of dollars from the American taxpayer for Ukraine’s border patrol agents.
Conservative Republican members of Congress watched their Democratic colleagues applaud the
$60 billion Ukraine aid bill’s passage by shouting “Ukraine! Ukraine! Ukraine!’ while the yellow-and-blue flags.
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— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 20, 2024
"Democrats are celebrating his total capitulation with no victory for securing our border." pic.twitter.com/ljOc6UqhI2
The final vote on the bill was 101 Republicans voting ‘yea’ and 112 voting ‘nay,’ while Democrats voted for the Ukraine aid bill.
Fox News reported:
“In a dramatic moment toward the end of the vote, Democrats began passing around Ukrainian flags — in violation of House protocol, according to the lawmaker presiding over the vote, Rep. Marc Molinaro. The left side of the aisle exploded in cheers when the timer on the vote reached zero, earning admonishment from Molinaro, who told them the flag-waving was in violation of the rules and called it ‘inappropriate,’ to which Democrats jeered.”
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) expressed anger over the bill’s passage.
“All Democrats waiving Ukrainian flags on your House floor when the bill passed sending another 60B of your treasure to fund the war machine,” Higgins remarked.
“100% deficit money. Borrowed on the backs of your children. Wake up America.”
All Democrats waiving Ukrainian flags on your House floor when the bill passed sending another 60B of your treasure to fund the war machine.
— Rep. Clay Higgins (@RepClayHiggins) April 20, 2024
100% deficit money. Borrowed on the backs of your children.
Wake up America. pic.twitter.com/p0ZhDsLY36
Meanwhile, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) commented on the House protocol breach.
“Ukrainian flags fly in the chamber of the UNITED STATES House of Representatives as they vote to send more of your hard-earned money to a corrupt foreign regime,” he said.
“And just like that they shout ‘UKRAINE! UKRAINE!’ while happily working to secure Ukraine’s borders, not ours.”
Ukrainian flags fly in the chamber of the UNITED STATES House of Representatives as they vote to send more of your hard-earned money to a corrupt foreign regime. And just like that they shout “UKRAINE! UKRAINE!”while happily working to secure Ukraine’s borders, not ours. pic.twitter.com/ZXZo1kliNl
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 20, 2024
Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) also remarked on the cheering on the House floor.
“Ukrainian flags fly as they chant Ukraine! Ukraine! in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives,” the senator said.
“America’s border isn’t secure but they voted to send tens of billions more to secure Ukraine’s. This is what Ukraine First, America Last looks like.”
Ukrainian flags fly as they chant Ukraine! Ukraine! in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) April 20, 2024
America’s border isn’t secure but they voted to send tens of billions more to secure Ukraine’s
This is what Ukraine First, America Last looks like. pic.twitter.com/vxVvnWzNOl
There was further criticism of the Democrats’ inappropriate display of unpatriotic behavior on the House floor.
Popular Conservative X account, Catturd said:
“To recap: Yesterday, the U.S. Congress approved $61 billion to protect Ukraine and $0.00 to protect the U.S. border.”
“After the vote, they cheered and waved Ukraine flags and chanted ‘Ukraine Ukraine.'”
“Note – neither party has ever worked together to pass a bill to help Americans then euphorically waved USA flags,” he added.
“Afterwards, both parties ran to social media to mock tax paying U.S. citizens for wanting our money spent here, then called tax paying U.S. citizens who don’t want to fund every foreign war around the globe, isolationists, Putin Puppets, and every name in the book.”
“Calling these disgusting traitors’ gutter trash’ is being too kind,” he continued.
To recap:
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 21, 2024
Yesterday, the US Congress approved $61 billion to protect Ukraine and $0.00 to protect the US border.
After the vote, they cheered and waved Ukraine flags and chanted “Ukraine Ukraine.”
Note – neither party has ever worked together to pass a bill to help Americans…
Conservative Jesse Kelley wrote:
“The French Revolution was an awful affair full of mob violence,” he said.
“It’s nothing to celebrate. That said, I understand it much better now than I did years ago. People will remember these things when the troubles come. They will.”
The French Revolution was an awful affair full of mob violence. It’s nothing to celebrate.
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 21, 2024
That said, I understand it much better now than I did years ago.
People will remember these things when the troubles come. They will. pic.twitter.com/diPGN4pUMU
