{"id":1983439,"date":"2023-07-26T17:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-mocked-after-launching-strike-that-lasts-just-9-hours\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T17:32:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:32:50","slug":"squad-member-mocked-after-launching-strike-that-lasts-just-9-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-mocked-after-launching-strike-that-lasts-just-9-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Squad member ridiculed for brief 9-hour &#8216;strike&#8217;."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fsquad-member-mocked-after-launching-strike-that-lasts-just-9-hours%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=1983439&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>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>      \u200d   Rep. Greg Casar taking \u2063his last sip of water before his 9 hour &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks\/\" title=\"House Democrat stages 'thirst strike,' demands federal water breaks.\">thirst strike<\/a>&#8221; (Twitter \/ \u2064@RepCasar)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Mockery Ensues as Rep. Greg Casar Ends &#8220;Thirst Strike&#8221; After 9 Hours<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Greg Casar (D., Texas)\u200c faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> mockery after\u200c concluding his &#8220;thirst strike&#8221; that lasted a mere nine hours.<\/p>\n<p>The progressive &#8220;Squad&#8221; member <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4118884-texas-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-for-heat-rule-to-protect-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged<\/a> not \u200dto\u2062 drink \u2063water &#8220;until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurses-in-kentucky-mandated-to-take-training-that-says-white-silence-is-racist\/\" title=\"Kentucky nurses required to undergo training on the racism of 'white silence'.\">nurses require<\/a> him to stop,&#8221; demonstrating \u2063&#8221;solidarity&#8221; with construction workers and urging Congress to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-mocked-after-launching-strike-that-lasts-just-9-hours\/\" title=\"Squad member ridiculed for brief 9-hour 'strike'.\">pass legislation mandating work breaks<\/a>, as reported\u2064 by\u2063 the <em>Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Casar shared a photo of himself taking his &#8220;last drink of water&#8221; on Tuesday morning before heading to\u2064 the Capitol steps, where\u200b he regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/07\/25\/no-water-on-the-capitol-steps-rep-greg-casar-stages-thirst-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received<\/a> medical checkups to ensure his well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, several progressive politicians, including Sen.\u2062 Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.,\u2064 N.Y.), and Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), joined\u200c Casar on the steps.<\/p>\n<p>Casar&#8217;s strike\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metzgov\/status\/1683974836341596162?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ended<\/a> \u2064just shy\u2063 of nine hours after it \u2062began, leading to conservatives mocking him on \u2062social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congrats \u200don &#8230; existing between early\u200b lunch and late dinner,&#8221; CNN contributor Scott Jennings \u2064said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congrats on &#8230; existing between early lunch and late dinner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OEStgVP46Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/OEStgVP46Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1684223537714798593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Libs get participation trophies for literally skipping breakfast,&#8221; <em>Spectator<\/em> \u200b reporter Matthew Foldi\u2063 joked.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Libs get participation trophies for literally skipping breakfast <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iae2cjt3Jk\">https:\/\/t.co\/iae2cjt3Jk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewFoldi\/status\/1684218624628736001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-donald-trumps-aug-21-rally-in-alabama\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Donald Trump\u2019s Aug. 21 Rally In Alabama?\">social media personalities<\/a> \u200dalso joined in the ridicule.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The human body is amazing \u2064when pushed to the limits,&#8221; <em>Barstool\u2062 Sports<\/em> commentator Dan &#8220;Big Cat&#8221; Katz cracked.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The human body is truly amazing\u200b when pushed to the limits <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lQolfQeL3\">https:\/\/t.co\/3lQolfQeL3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarstoolBigCat\/status\/1684221378478612480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Greg Casar (D., Texas) faced social media mockery for his nine-hour &#8220;thirst strike.&#8221; The progressive lawmaker, a member of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; vowed to abstain from water until nurses compelled him to stop. A photo of him taking his final sip before ending the strike circulated on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2109,"featured_media":1983440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}