Social media erupts after House Dem makes 'shocking' comment about America during overseas trip
Delia Ramirez, a democratic representative of Illinois, was widely criticized on a clip on a clip, which he said as a Guatemala, as a Guatemala, had come before his pride before being an American.
“I am a proud Guatemalan before the Americans,” Ramirez declared Spanish at the Second Year Panamerian Congress in Mexico City at the weekend.
The comment created anger on social media, including many conservatives claiming that the loyalty of the Congress Member was incorrectly placed.
“Are you comfortable with that?” GOP Sen from Utah. Mike Lee X.
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“All right then,” actor James Woods Published on X. “Sick la vista…”
“While working at the US Congress,” GOP representative Claudia Tenney from New York Published on X. He continued: “The Democratic Party no longer behave as if he put America in the first place. Shameful.”
Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, “Any person who values another country through the United States does not belong to the congress,” Published on X. “Period.”
“The anger on Ramirez sent to Jonathan Turley X, who contributed to the Fox News, not how he describes himself, not how he describes himself. “This is a shared identity, an article that defines us all.”
The comment drew the attention of the Ministry of Interior Security, which published an excerpt from former president Theodore Roosevelt on the social media page.
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“There is no room for Americanism in this country … Americanism is a matter of spirit and spirit.” He said post. “Our loyalty should be completely for the United States. We should not condemn any man who has another loyalty.”
“Shocking to hear that a congress member clearly states the loyalty of a congress to another country Published on X. “If your primary commitment is for a different nation, then you should not be allowed to make laws that bind Americans. This is not controversial, this is clear.”
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh, “should be arrested, denomentized and deported” Published on X. He continued: “It shouldn’t even be controversial to say this. Frankly, what should be in such cases.”
Ramirez, who lives at the Parliamentary Committee of the Home Security, accused the US of “imperialism, militarization, conquest, control, competition in the attempt to dominate”.
On the website, Ramirez, the child of immigrant parents, Country illegal and “A marriage of mixed status is the only congress deputy and fights for the rights of dreamers such as his husband Boris and comprehensive migration reform.”
Ramirez defended his comments in a statement published by his office.
“Honor my descendants of Guatemala only strengthens my devotion to America.” He said. “This is the truth I always carry with me. And it is a fact that many Americans carry with them.”
“Everyone who rejected our claim about this country, so that we dare to honor our various inheritance and immigrant roots, only their own ideas about America reveals how fragile and small -minded.”
Louis Casiano from Fox News Digital contributed to this report
