Amid all the chaos of the last-minute deal in Washington, there was an unusual
moment on the House floor moments after the bill passed.
A House stenographer and well-known employee calmly took to a microphone and
began screaming.
"Do not be deceived. God shall not be mocked. A House divided cannot stand," she
said, according to a House GOP aide. After a few seconds, she was escorted out
by the Sergeant-at-Arms, but an audio recording by Todd Zwillich of Public Radio
International captured the rest of her rant.
"He will not be mocked, He will not be mocked, (don't touch me) He will not
be mocked. The greatest deception here, is that this is not one nation under
God. It never was. Had it been... it would not have been... No. it would not
have been... the Constitution would not have been written by Free Masons... and
go against God. You cannot serve two masters. You cannot serve two masters.
Praise be to God, Lord Jesus Christ."
House members and aides were surprised and unsettled by the scene.
"I don't know, she just snapped," said a GOP aide.
"The Sergeant in Arms didn’t try to stop her because she works there and
that’s where she’s situated," Rep. Peter King, R-New York, told Jake Tapper.
"And she actually went up behind the podium where the president speaks from.
They thought she was going to hand something to the speaker, and then they
realized."
Officer Shennell S. Antrobus of Capitol Police said that officers have
interviewed the woman and that she was transported to a local hospital for
evaluation. Many officers knew her personally as well, a source said.
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