{"id":2052044,"date":"2023-10-02T07:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-bowman-fire-alarm-may-have-been-worse-than-jan-6\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T07:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:57:51","slug":"trump-says-bowman-fire-alarm-may-have-been-worse-than-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-bowman-fire-alarm-may-have-been-worse-than-jan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests that the Bowman fire alarm could have been more severe than the events of January 6."},"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\">36<\/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%2Ftrump-says-bowman-fire-alarm-may-have-been-worse-than-jan-6%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=2052044&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Trump: Bowman&#8217;s Fire Alarm Incident More Concerning \u200dThan Capitol Breach<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump \u200bhas joined the discussion surrounding Rep. Jamaal\u200c Bowman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-bowman-fire-alarm-may-have-been-worse-than-jan-6\/\" title=\"Trump suggests that the Bowman fire alarm could have been more severe than the events of January 6.\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-accused-of-committing-felony-for-pulling-fire-alarm-as-officials-confirm-probe-underway\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman faces felony accusation for pulling fire alarm; investigation confirmed.\">fire alarm incident<\/a><\/a>, stating that\u2063 it is even more \u2064concerning than the breach of the\u2063 U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. During that event, some of Trump&#8217;s supporters \u2064trespassed onto restricted government grounds to\u2064 protest\u200b the certification of the 2020\u200c election.<\/p>\n<p>On September \u206230, ahead of a House vote on a government funding bill, Bowman pulled the fire \u200calarm on a door at the\u200c Cannon House Office, while\u2064 his fellow Democrats were trying to postpone the vote. The incident\u2062 has sparked an investigation into his actions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 27, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Bowman has admitted to activating the alarm, but he claims it was a mistake \u200band that \u2064he thought it would open the door. He has expressed regret for the confusion caused and apologized for\u2062 his\u2062 actions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/democrat-lawmaker-under-investigation-after-pulling-fire-alarm-in-old-house-office-building-before-vote-5501629?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Democrat Lawmaker Under Investigation After Pulling\u200b Fire Alarm in Old House Office Building Before Vote<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/democrat-lawmaker-under-investigation-after-pulling-fire-alarm-in-old-house-office-building-before-vote-5501629?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/mccarthy-on-democrat-pulling-fire-alarm-before-house-vote-on-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-5501581?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>McCarthy on Democrat Pulling Fire Alarm Before\u200b House Vote on Bill to Avert Government Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/mccarthy-on-democrat-pulling-fire-alarm-before-house-vote-on-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-5501581?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Several New York Republicans have also criticized Bowman&#8217;s \u200bactions. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican \u2062Conference, stated that \u200b&#8221;a Democrat Member of Congress just committed a felony by pulling the fire \u200balarm to \u2062try to\u200b delay and \u200dstop a Congressional vote to fund the government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Trump, along with other Republicans,\u200b has drawn parallels between Bowman&#8217;s actions and the storming of \u2062the Capitol on January 6. Speaker of\u2064 the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy had also compared \u200bBowman&#8217;s actions to the events of\u2063 that day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think [House] Ethics should look \u2064at this but \u200bthis is serious, when you think of how other people are treated when they wanted to come in and change the\u200c course \u2064of what was happening \u200bin this building,&#8221; \u200bMcCarthy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going\u2064 to have\u2063 a discussion with the Democratic leader\u200c about it, but this should not go without\u2064 punishment. This is an embarrassment,&#8221; McCarthy added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In\u200d a <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 post<\/a>, President Trump stated, &#8220;It\u200c was a very\u2062 dangerous &#8216;Obstruction of an Official Proceeding,&#8217; the same as used \u200bagainst our J-6 prisoners. Actually, his act may \u2063have\u200b been worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Obstruction of \u2062an Official Proceeding&#8221; is the same charge that\u200d dozens of individuals\u2063 face for their actions on January 6, 2021, when protesters broke into the Capitol building. President Trump implied that Bowman should face similar charges \u2064and asked, &#8220;When will \u200bhis trial begin?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The first protesters to breach the U.S.\u2064 Capitol confront police at 2:15 p.m.\u2064 on Jan. 6, 2021. (U.S. Capitol Police\/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Trump launched his own social media platform, Truth Social, after being suspended \u200bfrom\u200b Twitter and Facebook following the events of January 6,\u200d 2021. He \u200dwas accused of inciting violence, \u200cwhich he denies.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump also\u200d questioned whether Congressman Jamal Bowman will be\u200c prosecuted and imprisoned for pulling the fire alarm to disrupt a Congressional vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The former\u2063 president is currently facing indictments\u200d related to\u200c his actions on January 6, 2021,\u200d following\u2064 a report \u200cby the anti-Trump House Jan. 6 Committee. \u2063The report alleged that Trump was involved in obstruction and insurrection in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Republicans \u2064responded to the report, criticizing the Democrat-led committee for ignoring security failings that contributed to the chaos and violence on January 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyer-who-suggested-trump-colluded-with-russia-in-2016-might-be-indicted-for-lying-to-the-fbi-report\/\" title=\"Lawyer Who Suggested Trump Colluded With Russia In 2016 Might Be Indicted For Lying To The FBI: REPORT\">special counsel appointed<\/a> by the Department of Justice has since indicted President Trump with obstruction and \u2062conspiracy charges. Trump has stated that the proceedings will allow him to expose information about election improprieties.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How does the recent fire alarm incident involving \u200dRep. Jamaal Bowman at the Cannon House \u200bOffice impact the trust of the American \u2062people in their\u200d elected representatives and the overall integrity\u2064 of government institutions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064&#8221;The recent fire alarm incident involving Rep. Jamaal Bowman is deeply concerning, and in my \u2064opinion, even more worrying than the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January\u2062 6, 2021. While the Capitol breach was indeed a significant event, it is crucial that we also \u200daddress incidents like Bowman&#8217;s, which threaten the safety\u2064 and integrity of our government \u200binstitutions.<\/p>\n<p>On September 30, ahead of a \u2063House vote on\u2064 a government funding bill, Bowman pulled the fire alarm on a\u200b door at the Cannon House Office, disrupting \u200dthe proceedings and causing confusion among his colleagues. This irresponsible act has rightfully sparked an investigation into his actions.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman admitted to activating the alarm but claimed it was a mistake, stating that he \u2062thought it \u200cwould open the door. He\u200b has since expressed regret for the disturbance caused \u2062and apologized for \u2063his actions. However,\u200c it is\u2062 essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">hold elected officials accountable<\/a> for \u200dtheir behavior, regardless \u2064of their intentions.<\/p>\n<p>Several New York Republicans, including Elise Stefanik, have criticized Bowman&#8217;s actions \u200dand labeled it as a felony. They argue that it was an attempt \u2064to delay or stop a\u2064 Congressional vote. President Trump, along with other Republicans, has drawn parallels between Bowman&#8217;s actions and the Capitol\u200d storming on January \u200b6. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy has also compared Bowman&#8217;s \u200cactions to the events\u200d of\u200b that day, emphasizing the \u2064seriousness of the matter.<\/p>\n<p>In my view, both incidents highlight the need for \u200ba thorough investigation and appropriate\u200c consequences. Our government should\u2063 prioritize the safety and proper functioning\u2063 of\u2062 our institutions. Actions like Bowman&#8217;s not only disrupt the democratic process but also undermine the trust of the American people in their elected representatives.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that\u200d the House\u200d Ethics Committee\u200d should thoroughly examine\u200c this incident \u2062and ensure that appropriate punishment is imposed. It\u2062 is crucial \u2062to\u200b send a clear message that\u2062 such behavior \u200dis unacceptable and will not go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has weighed in on Rep. Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s fire alarm incident, deeming it more worrisome than the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Trump supporters had trespassed to protest the election certification. 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