{"id":1578314,"date":"2022-07-29T10:55:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T14:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1578314"},"modified":"2022-07-29T10:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T14:55:17","slug":"democratic-congresswoman-gives-the-middle-finger-to-republicans-during-congressional-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congresswoman-gives-the-middle-finger-to-republicans-during-congressional-baseball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Congresswoman Gives The Middle Finger To Republicans During Congressional Baseball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-congresswoman-gives-the-middle-finger-to-republicans-during-congressional-baseball-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1578314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-8190-e1659104812425.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic California Rep. Linda Sanchez flipped off Republicans during a congressional baseball game late Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>After a lead-off walk, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/18\/cnn-linda-sanchez-department-of-health-and-human-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">representative<\/a> gave the middle finger to the opposing side\u2019s bench during the sixth inning as she headed to the dugout, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/2022-congressional-baseball-game-democratic-rep-linda-sanchez-flips-off-republican-lawmakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Fox News. The Democrats were losing the game by five points.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/30\/joe-biden-booed-congressional-baseball-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">game<\/a> was a charity event to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of DC, former North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker said in a tweet. Democrats reportedly lost 10-0 against Republicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA) flips off the Republican dug out. Her team got blown out 10-0.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CgPOaEsLs4\">pic.twitter.com\/CgPOaEsLs4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1552842357342478336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incident immediately sparked backlash from conservatives on Twitter. Conservative political commentator Nick Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickAdamsinUSA\/status\/1552865595422609410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> for Sanchez to be banned from all future Congressional baseball games. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/10\/12\/seth-meyers-shoots-middle-finger-to-trump-supporters-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Seth Meyers Shoots Middle Finger To Trump Supporters)\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongresswoman Linda Sanchez flipping off Republicans in a charity game to support the Boys and Girls Club of DC. Sad!\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congresswoman Linda Sanchez flipping off Republicans in a charity game to support the Boys and Girls Club of DC. Sad! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wOLL6krs48\">pic.twitter.com\/wOLL6krs48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkWalker\/status\/1552832636250456066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Linda Sanchez is classless.<\/p>\n<p>Giving the middle finger to the GOP Baseball team is hateful and divisive.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez should be banned from all future Congressional baseball games and permanently stripped of all committees.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickAdamsinUSA\/status\/1552865595422609410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stay classy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLindaSanchez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepLindaSanchez<\/a>. A true role model and inspiration to children everywhere. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LNHPOLepuL\">https:\/\/t.co\/LNHPOLepuL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thevivafrei\/status\/1552865849727401984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nice moment of Dem Linda Sanchez giving GOP bench the finger. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFIKrZ21Qy\">https:\/\/t.co\/kFIKrZ21Qy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brent Scher (@BrentScher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrentScher\/status\/1552843979196170241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the coach for Democratic team, told Fox News before the incident with Sanchez that friendship and the love of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/06\/15\/deathly-serious-wv-gov-criticizes-congressional-baseball-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">baseball<\/a> were the reasons the representatives set aside their political differences.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez\u2019s office did not respond to the Daily Caller\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Rep. 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