Rep. Val Demings of Florida was not having any of Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio’s rudeness when he tried interrupting her during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a new hate crimes bill yesterday.
The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act seeks to provide incentives for reporting hate crimes, boost funding to state-run hate crime hotlines, and increase penalties for people convicted under current hate crime statutes.
Demings, the former Chief of the Orlando Police Department, was in the middle of criticizing what she called a “completely irrelevant” amendment Republicans tried to sneak in to prevent defunding of police departments.
“I served as a law enforcement officer for 27 years,” the congresswoman said. “It is a tough job, and good police officers deserve your support. You know, it’s interesting to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle support the police when it is politically convenient to do so.”
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That’s when Jordan interrupted her, prompting Demings to slam her hand down on the table.
“I have the floor, Mr. Jordan,” she scolded. “What? Did I strike a nerve?”
But she wasn’t finished yet.
“Law enforcement officers deserve better than to be utilized as pawns, and you and your colleagues should be ashamed of yourselves,” she added.
It's interesting to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle support the police when it's politically convenient to do so, but not when police officers who protect us every day here at the Capitol were fighting for their lives because of the Big Lie. @HouseJudiciary pic.twitter.com/x9i9LO5AAi
— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) April 20, 2021
Last week, Jordan got into a similar screaming match with Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Rep. Maxine Waters of California during a hearing about the coronavirus with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Jordan ignored objections from Clyburn by continuing to shout rude questions at Fauci when it wasn’t his turn to speak, prompting Waters to step in and tell him to “shut your mouth.”
Perhaps Jordan should focus on that college wrestling/gay sex abuse scandal of his rather than constantly disrespecting his Black colleagues. Just a thought.
And now, the reactions…
Val Demings didn't come to play… She came to slay ??
— Jake Lobin (@JakeLobin) April 20, 2021
Val Demings ended Jim Jordan and I am so here for it.
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) April 21, 2021
Val Demings is my Shero!
— TallyAnnaE (@TallyAnnaE) April 20, 2021
Rep. Val Demings is missing a shoe because it’s in Jim Jordan’s ass.
— Andrea Junker ® (@Strandjunker) April 20, 2021
Val Demings.
That's it. That's the tweet. pic.twitter.com/BWjBEL3Bcu
— Hillary Warned Us (@HillaryWarnedUs) April 20, 2021
Rep Maxine Waters and Rep. Val Demings have more courage than all of men in the Democratic Party combined when it comes to live schooling the Republican Q-Nuts like Jim Jordan.
— Exploding Space Pillow Singh, MD ? (@labyrinthweaver) April 20, 2021
Rep. Val Demings just shut down Jim Jordan during a hearing and the world is better for it.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) April 20, 2021
I just love seeing Jim Jordan get owned by strong Black women.
— Erie Siobhan?? (@ErieNotEerie) April 21, 2021
Did anyone else take pleasure in watching Val Demings ripping another asshole in Gym Jordan??
— Mark Fryer (@Markfry809) April 21, 2021
Jim Jordan got bodied by two Black women, Maxine Waters and Val Demings, this week and it was so satisfying pic.twitter.com/lHIG5bTOqW
— Qondi ? ? ?????? (@QondiNtini) April 20, 2021
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Kieran
Can’t we all just get along? Resorting to angry screaming matches isn’t going to resolve anything.
Jim
Thank goodness these women did what they did instead of letting this spoiled brat get by with his bad behavior!
Cam
I think what you meant to say was, “If only the Republican man could stop himself from breaking procedure and interrupting the Democratic woman who was speaking”
exgoalie
And out of order, rude interruptions by scumbags doesnt help either!!
Doug
Jordan is a bully and he prides himself on taking people down. This was great to watch, Ms. Demings put him in his place for a change.
BLAKENOW
Child shut your mouth and sit down. Let the lady speak. I am here for everything she has got to say.
Jim
I’m glad that these women are standing up to this self important boob!
If you have to treat him as a recalcitrant child then so be it.
twomen4u
I agree with one comment can’t we all play nice with each other? However, there has to be a supervisor to teach the children when one gets out of line and I believe that is Rep Demmings.
Would like to know when he has scheduled surgery to get the shoe out.
cuteguy
Jim Jordan. Majorie Taylor Biggot. Matt Gaetz. Who are the trash voting for these white supremacists? Talk about an argument for gerrymandering
radiooutmike
I’m so tired of these know-nothing ignorant right-wing congresspeople.
A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing when faced with someone who actually knows what they are talking about.
darklight413
Jim Jordan is a predatory child molester enabler. He is an evil man with no soul. He needs to learn his place.
Fahd
Jordan’s bad behavior should be an embarrassment to his party and constituents, but it’s not. Sad what has happened to political discourse in our nation since the orange clown won in an electoral college fluke in 2016. As far as the House and its committees go, there needs to be stronger disincentives and penalties for behaving like a jackas*, but before that can happen, I think the Republican leadership is going to have to consist of people much more responsible and concerned about preserving our democracy than that loser Kevin McCarthy.
xiphoid76
Have not watched the clip, don’t like seeing spoiled brats yelling at each other, but find it funny that the conservative sites I follow as well to keep balanced have this same story on their website and YouTube videos saying that Jordan handled Demings like a pro. In other words, the truth is somewhere in the middle – both were acting terribly.
Cam
So you haven’t watched it, but claim that both acted terribly.
Funny then that Val had the floor, she was interrupted and yet you claim she was also acting terribly.
Retire this screename, you already exposed it troll.