GOP Rep Rips Protest Sign From Democrat’s Hands

Mediaite reports:

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) held up a small sign as a protest Tuesday evening as President Donald Trump entered the joint session of Congress until a Republican colleague snatched it from her hands.

The cameras showed Stansbury, dressed in bright pink, holding up a small handwritten sign that said “This is NOT Normal.” She did not appear to be saying anything and stood still with her sign visible to the television audience.

As Trump passed by, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) leaned over the aisle and ripped the sign from Stansbury’s hands, tossing it into the air.

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As President Trump was walking by, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) held up a sign that said “this is not normal.”

Then, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) ripped it out of her hands. pic.twitter.com/ZNFAU4yuIY

— Yashar Ali (@yashar) March 5, 2025

New Mexico Democratic Rep. Madeleine Stansbury, who was sitting on the aisle, held up a sign that said, “THIS IS NOT NORMAL.” GOP Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas then appeared to rip it out of her hands. https://t.co/H8PaCCIIjo pic.twitter.com/BxFVvzMhZs

— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) March 5, 2025

God bless Texas Congressman Lance Gooden (R) for ripping this disrespectful highly inappropriate sign away from Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)! pic.twitter.com/HCjy9MZz7h

— Heather (@HeatherCinNC) March 5, 2025