Rep. Bowman Releases Bizarre Excuse After Getting CAUGHT Pulling Fire Alarm

Rep. Jamaal Bowman released a statement admitting he pulled the fire alarm inside of the Capitol but in that same statement the progressive lawmaker from New York offered an excuses why he pulled the alarm.

In the statement Rep. Bowman stated “Today, as I was rushing to make a vote, I came to a door that is usually open for votes but today would not open.”

He continued “I am embarrassed to admit that I activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door. I regret this and sincerely apologize for any confusion this caused.”

Here’s his full apology below:

Statement from Congressman Jamaal Bowman. pic.twitter.com/v6qjdHNI7T

— Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman) October 1, 2023

Many Republicans are not buying Bowman’s excuse.

Rep. George Santos who has been under scrutiny released a hilarious video mocking Bowman claiming he didn’t know he pulled a fire alarm.

Take a look:

George Santos releases a tutorial on fire alarms after Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulled the fire alarm potentially so Democrats would not vote and shut down the government. WATCH pic.twitter.com/s3E57JgSQM

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) September 30, 2023

Per Yahoo News:

Democratic U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman faced investigation on Sunday, the morning after he pulled a fire alarm in the Capitol complex as his party was trying to delay a key vote, prompting an evacuation of a congressional office building.

Video released by the Capitol Police on Saturday showed Bowman, who represents parts of New York City and its immediate suburbs, activating the fire alarm near the exit to an office building which houses congressional offices.

Police said they were investigating the incident, as is the House Administration Committee, a Republican-controlled congressional panel that overseas the House grounds.

Bowman, in a statement, admitted to pulling the fire alarm, which he said he regretted, but disputed that he did so to delay the vote, as many Republicans asserted.

The House was about to vote on a bipartisan bill to keep the government open for 45 days and avoid a shutdown. The bill ultimately passed with near-unanimous Democratic support but, at the moment, Democrats were scrambling to buy time to read the bill, which Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had just unveiled.

“Today, as I was rushing to make a vote, I came to a door that is usually open for votes but today would not open,” Bowman said in a statement posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“I am embarrassed to admit that I activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door. I regret this and sincerely apologize for any confusion this caused.”

🚨USCP release photo evidence of Rep Jamaal Bowman pulling the fire alarm and committing a felony

When will he be arrested and charged the same as all the J6 defendants? pic.twitter.com/23chwLLS7j

— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 30, 2023

Here’s what CBS reported:

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulled the fire alarm in a Capitol office building on Saturday ahead of a crucial, last-minute House vote that ultimately avert a government shutdown, his office confirmed.

In a statement late Saturday night, Bowman said that he was “rushing to make” the vote and “came to a door that is usually open for votes but today would not open.”

He said he was “embarrassed to admit that” he “activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door.”

He went on to say that he was not “in any way trying to delay any vote. It was the exact opposite — I was trying urgently to get to a vote, which I did.”

He added that he met with both the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police following the incident.