Dem Rep. Tom Suozzi dodges questions about anti-ICE LA riots by faking phone call in caught-on-camera moment
Long Island Democratic Rep.Tom Suozzi dodged questions about Los Angeles’ violent anti-ICE riots by pretending to take a phone call in a bizarre moment that was caught on camera.The cringeworthy encounter showed a man waiting to question Suozzi outside the US Capitol Thursday when the congressman briefly greeted the curious bystander before abruptly putting his phone to his ear.“Sorry, hold on, I got a call coming through,” said Suozzi, who had his iMessage app still open on his phone’s home screen as he faked answering the bogus call, according to footage obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.The lawmaker, who represents New York’s Third Congressional District, continued the ruse as the individual lobbed two questions about the days-long unrest in the City of Angels.“Congressman, what do Democrats mean when they say the riots in LA are peaceful?” the man probed, as the wannabe moderate ignored the question and proceeded to walk away.The individual then asked if Suozzi “considers throwing rocks at a moving car to be a peaceful act,” before the congressman turned to the camera and said, “Sorry, I’m on the phone,” the footage showed.“Enjoy the fake phone call,” the questioner replied as the lawmaker scampered away, still pretending to talk to no one.National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Maureen O’Toole called Suozzi a coward for the staged act.
“Two-faced Tom Suozzi calls himself a ‘commonsense Democrat,’ but when asked about violent riots, he cowardly fakes a phone call instead of standing up for law and order,” O’Toole said in a statement, the Independent Journal Review reported.“It’s not just weak, it’s disgraceful.Suozzi’s refusal to condemn chaos shows he’s fully captured by the radical left.
He won’t be able to fake his way out of this one — his free fall back home is just getting started.”Suozzi admitted to the fake phone call ploy in a statement through a spokesperson to The Po...