{"id":2579224,"date":"2026-03-12T18:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democratic-lawmaker-calls-moms-for-liberty-a-terrorist-group-then-doubles-down-after-being-called-out\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:06:56","slug":"watch-democratic-lawmaker-calls-moms-for-liberty-a-terrorist-group-then-doubles-down-after-being-called-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democratic-lawmaker-calls-moms-for-liberty-a-terrorist-group-then-doubles-down-after-being-called-out\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Democratic Lawmaker Calls &#8216;Moms for Liberty&#8217; a &#8216;Terrorist Group&#8217; Then Doubles Down After Being Called Out"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fwatch-democratic-lawmaker-calls-moms-for-liberty-a-terrorist-group-then-doubles-down-after-being-called-out%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=2579224&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--><p>&#8211; in the South Carolina House, Democratic State Rep.Gilda Cobb-Hunter referred to moms for Liberty as a \u201cterrorist group\u201d during a floor discussion, citing a video posted by the group on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Republican Rep. April Cromer interrupted Cobb-Hunter,and House Speaker Murrell Smith urged decorum; Cobb-Hunter defended her framing,saying it reflected how outlets have portrayed the group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Moms for Liberty responded on X, noting a post about the six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/existential-crisis-president-biden-marks-6-months-since-january-6-capitol-riots\/\" title=\"\u2018Existential Crisis\u2019: President Biden Marks 6 Months Since January 6 Capitol Riots\">-month anniversary<\/a> of Charlie Kirk\u2019s alleged assassination and arguing that such labels are risky; the post criticized the rhetoric used against the group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece places the dispute in a broader context, citing ongoing criticism of Moms for Liberty from the Southern Poverty Law Center, which labels the group as anti-inclusion and extremist, and referencing earlier coverage that compared its founders to the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also contains embedded site elements (ads and a correction form) as part of the web page presentation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter of South Carolina called the parental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-watchdog-calls-for-immediate-action-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"Refugee Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action in Ethiopia\">rights organization<\/a> Moms for Liberty a &ldquo;terrorist group&rdquo; while speaking on the state House floor Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moms for Liberty? Please! They are a terrorist group,&rdquo; Cobb-Hunter said, according to a video clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-legislatures-push-to-fight-big-tech-but-experts-warn-of-limitations\/\" title=\"State Legislatures Push to Fight Big Tech, but Experts Warn of Limitations\">social media website<\/a> X by the group.<\/p>\n<p>GOP state Rep. April Cromer interrupted Cobb-Hunter off-screen, calling for decorum in a point of order.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith then reminded Cobb-Hunter, &ldquo;you&rsquo;ve been here long enough,&rdquo; yet it didn&rsquo;t end there.<\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina Democrat doubled down and defended her language, claiming it was acceptable because news outlets and other publications had framed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-would-make-california-a-sanctuary-for-child-sex-changes\/\" title=\"Bill Would Make California A Sanctuary For Child Sex Changes\">parental rights group<\/a> in a similar light.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And Mr. Speaker, I would suggest to you that what I just said has been widely used in publications, it&rsquo;s been widely used in a whole lot of arenas,&rdquo; Cobb-Hunter continued.<\/p>\n<p>Moms for Liberty noted on X that &ldquo;yesterday, on the 6th month anniversary of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, a South Carolina State Representative stood on the SC House floor and proclaimed, &lsquo;Moms for Liberty is a terrorist organization.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are the kinds of dangerous words and labels that get people killed,&rdquo; the post continued. &ldquo;We are Joyful Warriors working to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defend parental rights<\/a> and protect children. Moms for Liberty is calling the democratic leaders of South Carolina to condemn her words before the unthinkable happens again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday, on the 6th month anniversary of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, a South Carolina State Representative stood on the SC House floor and proclaimed, &ldquo;Moms for Liberty is a terrorist organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These are the kinds of dangerous words and labels that get people killed.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/96Eefnbyom\">pic.twitter.com\/96Eefnbyom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Moms for Liberty (@Moms4Liberty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Moms4Liberty\/status\/2031721487351066709?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t the first public attack launched against Moms for Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Poverty Law Center&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/resources\/extremist-files\/moms-liberty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> refers to the group as an &ldquo;anti-student inclusion group that presents itself as a modern parents&rsquo; rights organization,&rdquo; adding that it has &ldquo;not only developed but leveraged its close political alliances and ties to extremist groups to broaden its reach and spread its messages of anti-inclusion and hate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Back in May 2023, The Daily Caller published an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/05\/24\/pro-public-school-activists-compare-moms-kkk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> about Laura Leigh-Abby and Karen Svoboda who founded a group called Defense of Democracy to combat Moms for Liberty, and cited quotes where Svoboda compared the concerned mothers to members of the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We treat Moms for Liberty like the KKK,&rdquo; Svoboda said. &ldquo;If you knew that a KKK meeting was happening in a church down the street from your house, everyone would be alarmed, we would be picketing, we would be protesting, we&rsquo;d have a petition. 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