Tech billionaire and President Trump ally Elon Musk renewed his criticism of more than 150 House Democrats who voted against deporting illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes, with each member voting to resign. requested.
“There are no excuses. Please post a list of people who oppose this law and want to keep illegal aliens convicted of sex crimes in the United States,” Musk said on Saturday before the September House vote. Posted on my own X account.
“We need to vote them all out of office. All of them.”
The Illegal Alien Violence Against Women Act passed the House in September after all 215 existing Republicans voted in favor of the bill, along with 51 Democrats. However, a total of 158 Democrats voted against the bill.
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Democratic lawmakers who voted against the bill came under intense scrutiny in September, but faced new criticism on social media this month after they posted comments about restarting the vote ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. exposed to
“This bill targeted rapists, pedophiles, domestic abusers, and stalkers and ensured that they would not be able to remain in the United States. “But how does protecting convicted predators help anyone, especially the victims?” said X show host Mario Naufal on Saturday. After posting it on his own account, Musk began asking for his opinion.
“Deporting violent criminals is not 'fear mongering.' It's basic public safety. Why would anyone vote to lock up criminals who prey on women and children? ” Naufal added.
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The bill would deport undocumented immigrants convicted of sex crimes and would bar undocumented immigrants who have admitted or been convicted of domestic violence or sex-related charges from the United States. Fox Digital previously reported that the content is considered to be non-existent. The bill is now in the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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Prominent Democrats who voted against the bill include Representative Jerry Nadler of New York, former California Representative and current senator Adam Schiff, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. is included.
Musk's call to remove Democrats from Congress over the vote comes after he in December gave money to moderate Democratic politicians in the Deep Blue District “so that the country can get rid of politicians who don't represent the Democratic Party.” It was issued after pledging to provide.
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Musk, along with Vivek Ramaswamy, will also chair the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory committee to the next president that will work to reduce excessive government spending and reduce the size of government under the second Trump administration. is.
According to Office of the Clerk of the House of Representativesthe 158 Democrats who voted against the bill included:
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Pete Aguilar, California
- Gabe Amo, Rhode Island
- Jake Auchincloss, Massachusetts
- Becca Balint, Vermont
- Nanette Barragan, California
- Joyce Beatty, Ohio
- Ami Bella, California
- Donald Beyer, Virginia
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Georgia
- Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
- Lisa Brandt Rochester, Delaware
- Jamal Bowman, New York
- Shontel Brown, Ohio
- Julia Brownlee, California
- Cori Bush, Missouri
- Salud Carvajal, California
- Tony Cardenas, California
- Andre Carson, Indiana
- Troy Carter, Louisiana
- Greg Cassar, Texas
- Ed Case, Hawaii
- Sean Kasten, Illinois
- Kathy Castor, Florida
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Sheila Chaffils McCormick, Florida
- Judy Chu, California
- Katherine Clark, Massachusetts
- Yvette Clark, New York
- Emmanuel Cleaver, Missouri
- James Clyburn, South Carolina
- Steve Cohen, Tennessee
- Gerald Connolly, Virginia
- Luis Correa, California
- Jim Costa, California
- Jasmine Crockett, Texas
- Jason Crow, Colorado
- Danny Davis, Illinois
- Madeline Dean, Pennsylvania
- Diana DeGette, Colorado
- Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
- Susan DelBene, Washington
- Mark Desaulniers, California
- Debbie Dingell, Michigan
- Lloyd Doggett, Texas
- Veronica Escobar, Texas
- Anna Eshoo, California
- Adriano Espaira, New York
- Lizzie Fletcher, Texas
- Bill Foster, Illinois
- Valerie Fussey, North Carolina
- Lois Frankel, Florida
- Maxwell Frost, Florida
- John Garamendi, California
- Jesus “Chewy” Garcia, Illinois
- Robert Garcia, California
- Sylvia Garcia, Texas
- Dan Goldman, New York
- Jimmy Gomez, California
- Al Green, Texas
- James Himes, Connecticut
- Steny Hoyer, Maryland
- Valerie Hoyle, Oregon
- Jared Huffman, California
- Glen Ivy, Maryland
- Jonathan Jackson, Illinois
- Sarah Jacobs, California
- Pramila Jayapal (Washington State)
- Hakeem Jeffries, New York
- Henry “Hank” Johnson, Georgia
- Sidney Kamlager Dove, California
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- Robin Kelly, Illinois
- Ro Khanna, California
- Dan Kildee, Michigan
- Derek Kilmer, Washington State
- Andy Kim, New Jersey
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois
- Ann Kuster, New Hampshire
- Greg Landsman, Ohio State
- Rick Larsen, Washington
- John Larson, Connecticut
- Barbara Lee, California
- Summer Lee, Pennsylvania
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Ted Lieu, California
- Zoe Lofgren, California
- Doris Matsui, California
- Lucy McBath, Georgia
- Jennifer McClellan, Virginia
- Betty McCallum, Minnesota
- Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
- James McGovern, Massachusetts
- Gregory Meeks, New York
- Rob Menendez, New Jersey
- Grace Meng, New York
- Kweisi Mfume, Maryland
- Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
- Joseph Morrell, New York
- Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
- Kevin Marin, California
- Jerrold Nadler, New York
- Grace Napolitano, California
- Richard Neal, Massachusetts
- Joe Neguse, Colorado
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York)
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Frank Pallone, New Jersey
- Nancy Pelosi, California
- Scott Peters, California
- Brittany Pettersen, Colorado
- Dean Phillips, Minnesota
- Cherry Pingree, Maine
- Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
- Katie Porter, California
- Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts
- Mike Quigley, Illinois
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois
- Jamie Raskin, Maryland
- Deborah Ross, North Carolina
- Raul Ruiz, California
- CA Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland
- Linda Sanchez, California
- John Sarbanes, Maryland
- Mary Scanlon, Pennsylvania
- Janice Schakowsky, Illinois
- Adam Schiff, California
- Bradley Schneider, Illinois
- Robert “Bobby” Scott, Virginia
- David Scott, Georgia
- Terry Sewell, Alabama
- Brad Sherman, California
- Darren Soto, Florida State
- Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico
- Haley Stevens, Michigan
- Marilyn Strickland, Washington
- Mark Takano, California
- Shri Thanedar, Michigan
- Mike Thompson, California
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- Rashida Tlaib, Michigan
- Jill Tokuda, Hawaii
- Paul Tonko, New York
- Norma Torres, California
- Richie Torres, New York
- Lori Trahan, Massachusetts
- David Tron, Maryland
- Lauren Underwood, Illinois
- Juan Vargas, California
- Mark Vesey, Texas
- Nydia Velazquez, New York
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
- Maxine Waters, California
- Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey
- Nikema Williams, Georgia
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
Democratic lawmakers who voted against the bill faced intense scrutiny from conservatives in September.
South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace, who sponsored the bill, told FOX Digital in September that “if you vote no, you're a sexist against women.”
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“Really, we're talking about illegal aliens who are committing domestic violence, rape, and murder against women and children, and they have to go. They should not be allowed into our country.”
Libs, a popular conservative X account on TikTok, said at the time: “158 Democrats voted against deporting immigrants for sexual crimes. This is a slap in the face to all victims and their families.'' Democrats. hates you and your children.”
Democratic lawmakers who voted against the bill characterized it as xenophobic and an example of “fear-mongering” against immigrants.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said during the bill debate, “Here we are again, instead of working together to fix our immigration system, to create another one that fears immigration alarmists. “We're debating a partisan bill.”
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“Maybe we shouldn't be too surprised. It seems to be a long-standing tradition for Republicans to scapegoat immigrants and weaponize crimes of domestic violence.”
Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
