Censuring Representative Bennie Thompson for inciting violence, including two assassination attempts, against President Donald Trump.

Bill: 118-hres-1463
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2024-09-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1463 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2024 Ms. Greene of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Censuring Representative Bennie Thompson for inciting violence, including two assassination attempts, against President Donald Trump.

Whereas Representative Bennie Thompson has introduced H. R. 8081, the DISGRACED Former Protectees Act, targeting President Donald J. Trump by attempting to remove his United States Secret Service protection, which is granted to all former presidents; Whereas Representatives Troy Carter, Barbara Lee, Frederica Wilson, Yvette Clarke, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Jasmine Crockett, Joyce Beatty, and Steve Cohen are cosponsors of the bill; Whereas a staffer of Representative Bennie Thompson said after the first assassination attempt on President Trump, I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time...ooops that wasn’t me talking. ; Whereas Representative Jasmine Crockett lashed out in a recent interview, just hours before the second assassination attempt on President Trump, saying, MAGA in general—they are threats to us domestically. ; Whereas Representative Steve Cohen said, Trump is an enemy of the United States. ; and Whereas Representative Joyce Beatty said President Trump stepped on our democracy. He defied the Constitution. : Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) the House of Representatives censures Representative Bennie Thompson for inciting violence, including two assassination attempts, against President Donald Trump; (2) Representative Thompson will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and (3) Representative Thompson will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.