Ex-lawmaker urges Americans to publicly confront officials

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Former Republican Rep. David Jolly (Fla.) on Sunday called on people to publicly confront elected officials, saying "it is who we are as Americans."

"Just gonna say it. I don't think there's anything wrong with confronting elected officials in public. Nothing. Zero. We should do more of it," Jolly wrote on Twitter.

"It is who we are as Americans. Channel Thoreau. Do it. No politician was conscripted to serve. They asked for the opportunity," he added.

Link to tweet

Jolly's comment came amid concerns over the number of officials -- most of them Republicans -- who have recently been confronted by protesters in public.

On Friday night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was confronted by a group of people at a restaurant in Louisville, Ky.

Separately on Friday, protesters in Florida confronted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), calling her a "communist" and shouting pro-Trump phrases at her.

Additionally, a pair of protesters last week confronted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in an airport and questioned him on his vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/412460-ex-lawmaker-calls-on-americans-to-publicly-confront-politicians