06-08-2025
Republican lawmaker's call to denaturalize and deport Democrat
A recent remark from a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives has caught fire prompting shocking comments from some of her congressional colleagues. Democratic Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (pictured) stated during a press conference in Mexico over the weekend, 'I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American.'
That comment sparked ire from several Republicans in the MAGA wing of the party, as President Donald Trump pushes his 'American First' vision. Tennessee Republican Representative Andy Ogles (pictured) wrote on X 'Denaturalize, deport, and kick her off Homeland Committee. We know where her allegiances lie.' The Department of Homeland Security's official X account responded to the video by posting a Theodore Roosevelt quote about American allegiance and condemning divided loyalties.
Another Trump aligned X account, Veterans for America First posting on X under @VFAFWarroom noted that Ramirez's 'statement alone shows where her loyalty lies. She needs to be expelled from Congress and Deported!' Ramirez is not the only member of the Congress to have her allegiances to America questioned in a high profile manner.
The Republican push to implement Trump's immigration agenda has forced some wild responses from Democrats during the last few months. Vermont Democrat Becca Balint landed in hot water earlier this summer after making derogatory remarks about migrants while attempting to make a case for why immigration in the United States shouldn't be restricted. Balint made the remarks during a constituent town hall in Newport, Vermont, that took place on May 28. 'If we don't have avenues for people to come here legally to work or to build a home here … we're not going to have anybody around to wipe our [expletive] because we don't have enough people,' Balint said at the time.
