GOP congressman mocks whistleblower for testifying remotely to protect newborn
House Republicans tried to block a witness from making allegations against Attorney General William Barr.
By Emily Singer - June 24, 2020House Republicans tried to block a witness from making allegations against Attorney General William Barr.
By Emily Singer - June 24, 2020Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed ‘tens of thousands of people will vote illegally’ in Texas, and that ‘votes will be changed from Republican to Democrat’ — without any evidence.
By Emily Singer - February 27, 2020The House passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, after nearly 200 failed congressional attempts to pass anti-lynching legislation.
By Emily Singer - February 26, 2020Trump praised Rep. Louie Gohmert after the congressman used Russian talking points to argue against impeachment.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 19, 2019It’s unclear what else Trump thinks he might be getting impeachment for.
By Emily Singer - December 12, 2019Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) was reprimanded for as he tried to interrupt the impeachment hearing with a smear against Democrats.
By Emily Singer - December 09, 2019Despite the constitutional origins of impeachment, Rep. Louie Gohmert believes it will trigger “communism” in America.
By Oliver Willis - November 01, 2019Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) thinks suicides and mass shootings happen because politicians encourage “jealousy” and “covetousness.”
By Josh Israel - September 11, 2019Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) yelled at special counsel Robert Mueller, insisting that Trump’s obstruction of justice was somehow pursuing justice.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 24, 2019Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) doesn’t think highly of former special counsel Robert Mueller.
By Emily Singer - July 01, 2019Republicans are scrambling to defend their indefensible opposition to the Violence Against Women Act.
By Emily Crockett - March 27, 2019Republican congressman Louie Gohmert added to his long history of anti-Muslim hate with statement on Christchurch terrorist shooting.
By Oliver Willis - March 15, 2019