The revolt comes in the wake of the border patrol shooting death of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who has been vilified by the Trump administration as a domestic terrorist who meant to massacre federal agents. In fact, Pretti possessed a lawful permit to carry a concealed weapon, and widely-scrutinized video has shown that he was disarmed before federal agents fired 10 shots at him as he was restrained.
Anti-trans Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who regularly uses anti-trans slurs and calls herself a " proud transphobe," is getting called "totally befuddled" and accused of "having a sharp mental decline" by many on her side of the aisle.