{"id":2051673,"date":"2023-10-01T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-hill-media-veteran-explains-why-bowmans-fire-alarm-excuse-makes-no-sense\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:22:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T18:22:40","slug":"capitol-hill-media-veteran-explains-why-bowmans-fire-alarm-excuse-makes-no-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-hill-media-veteran-explains-why-bowmans-fire-alarm-excuse-makes-no-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Hill media expert debunks Bowman&#8217;s illogical fire alarm excuse."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fcapitol-hill-media-veteran-explains-why-bowmans-fire-alarm-excuse-makes-no-sense%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=2051673&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--><h2>The Fire\u2062 Alarm Incident: A Questionable Explanation<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200cexplanation provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jamaal-bowman\">Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)<\/a> \u200bfor\u200c why he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building on Saturday\u2063 has\u200b raised \u200deyebrows among Capitol Hill \u2062insiders.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jamaal-bowman-releases-new-statement-on-pulling-fire-alarm\">statement<\/a> claiming that he mistakenly activated the fire \u2062alarm while trying to open a\u200c door on his way \u2064to a spending bill vote in the nearby U.S. Capitol Building.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c veteran Capitol Hill journalist Jake Sherman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/about\/\">co-founder<\/a> of Punchbowl News, expressed skepticism about Bowman&#8217;s explanation. In a tweet, Sherman questioned the plausibility of using a fire alarm to open\u200c a door and pointed out the existence of tunnels that connect the buildings, making it easy to reach the\u2063 Capitol without going outside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For those who work on Capitol\u2063 Hill \u2014 or even those who \u200ddon\u2019t \u2014\u2064 this makes no sense. <br \/>1) have you in your life ever activated a fire alarm in a large \u200dpublic building to open a door?<br \/>2)\u2064 there are tunnels \u2063that take you from\u2064 this building straight to the \u200cCapitol. It\u2019s very easy. I do\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FArSEHn7wz\">https:\/\/t.co\/FArSEHn7wz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1708456651655651559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Punchbowl\u200b News co-founder, \u2062John Bresnahan, shared images of the door and signs in front of it, suggesting that the situation was not\u200c as confusing as Bowman claimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This doesn\u2019t \u200creally seem that confusing\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EXM5VOWJAp\">pic.twitter.com\/EXM5VOWJAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Bresnahan (@bresreports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bresreports\/status\/1708247568084307989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even Rep. Thomas Massie\u2064 (R-KY) expressed\u200c doubt about Bowman&#8217;s version of events, highlighting the existence of tunnels that connect the office buildings to the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the skepticism,\u2062 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended Bowman, citing\u200c ongoing construction in the Cannon House Office Building\u2062 that has made tunnel walks longer and more confusing.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of\u2064 the incident, Bowman is \u200dnow\u2064 facing an investigation, and Speaker Kevin\u2062 McCarthy (R-CA) has indicated that he will discuss the matter with Minority Leader Hakeem \u2064Jeffries (D-NY).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8NEW \u2014 Capitol \u200dPolice are circulating \u2064this photo of a man pulling the\u2064 fire alarm\u2062 in Cannon. Looks a lot like Jamaal Bowman <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/khzpigSvWI\">pic.twitter.com\/khzpigSvWI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake\u2063 Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1708191545751380161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Bowman maintains that his actions were\u200d not intended to delay the vote but rather to urgently reach it. He has apologized for any confusion caused and\u2062 emphasized his commitment \u2062to\u2063 serving his constituents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a Capitol Hill journalist, Rep. Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s explanation for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building on Saturday is nonsensical. 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