(WSVN) - Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has announced that he has filed an ethics complaint against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for ripping up a copy President Donald Trump’s State of Union address.
“Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law (18 USC 2071),” Gatez tweeted. “Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable.”
BREAKING: I'm filing an ethics complaint against @SpeakerPelosi for destroying @realDonaldTrump's State of the Union speech.
Her conduct was beneath the dignity of the House, and a potential violation of law (18 USC 2071).
Nobody is above the law. She must be held accountable. pic.twitter.com/dXPPWQNtI8
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) February 6, 2020
Pelsoi ripped up her copy of the president’s remarks immediately at the conclusion of his speech, Tuesday night.
“It was a manifesto of mistruths,” Pelosi told reporters as she left the Capitol. The ripping was not planned, according to a person close to the Democratic speaker who was unauthorized to speak publicly.
Republicans dismissed her display as a tantrum. Among them was Vice President Mike Pence, who sat next to Pelosi during the speech.
“I found out just a few moments later, and I think it was a new low,” he said Wednesday on “Fox & Friends.” “I wasn’t sure if she was ripping up the speech or ripping up the Constitution.”
The White House also responded to Pelosi’s actions.
“Speaker Pelosi just ripped up: One of our last surviving Tuskegee Airmen. The survival of a child born at 21 weeks. The mourning families of Rocky Jones and Kayla Mueller. A service member’s reunion with his family. That’s her legacy,” the White House tweeted, referencing those who Trump mentioned during his address.
Speaker Pelosi just ripped up:
One of our last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.
The survival of a child born at 21 weeks.
The mourning families of Rocky Jones and Kayla Mueller.
A service member's reunion with his family.
That's her legacy.
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) February 5, 2020
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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