In Pennsylvania, State Rep. Eric Davanzo decided to wear a patriotic suit inspired by the American flag in honor of our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday.
What a fun way to celebrate America 250, right?
Well, not everyone saw it that way…
Rep. Davanzo says that he was immediately kicked off the House floor for wearing the “inappropriate” attire.
Here’s the suit in question:
BREAKING: PA State Rep Eric Davanzo (R) says he was removed from the House floor for wearing a patriotic jacket ahead of America's 250th pic.twitter.com/LOEaeNuN8N
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 1, 2026
Do you see anything wrong or offensive about that suit? As for me, I only see a patriot!
Many of Rep. Davanzo’s fellow lawmakers — both Republicans and Democrats — also loved the suit.
But, House Speaker Jonna McClinton said it was against the rules.
CBS News reported further on the incident:
Representative Eric Davanzo, a Republican who serves Pennsylvania’s 58th district in parts of Westmoreland County, said he was removed from the House floor on Tuesday for wearing a suit jacket that he called “patriotic,” ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
Rep. Davanzo said Tuesday that House Speaker Jonna McClinton found his jacket, which featured red and white stripes like an American flag, along with a blue tie with white stars, to go against House rules.
In a video later shared to his Facebook page, Davanzo said he “will never apologize for putting patriotism before politics.”
“We love America,” Davanzo said in the video. “So I’m happy to put this on. I’m proud to wear this.”
ADVERTISEMENTRep. Jordan Harris, a Democrat who represents part of Philadelphia County, referred to the jacket as “very patriotic” in the video.
“Everybody loved it,” Davanzo said. “They come up, people gave me hugs, shaking my hands.”
Davanzo said he walked onto the House floor Tuesday like he always does and was then told that he was asked to leave the floor, being told that Rep. McClinton didn’t like his outfit, adding that it’s not something he would wear every day.
“I’m like, listen, I would wear this back home and I’m going to wear it again,” Davanzo said, adding that he was then told by security guards that he was being asked to either leave the House floor or remove the jacket.
“America’s 250th, Fourth of July is four days away,” Davanzo said. “It’s a holiday weekend coming up. Why not wear it?”
So, let’s get this straight: rainbow LGBT attire is fine.
But, an American flag jacket? Now, that’s against the rules!
Rep. Davanzo, wearing the suit, discussed the hypocrisy further with Fox News‘ Laura Ingraham:
🚨 UPDATE: Pennsylvania State Representative has been KICKED OFF the House floor because he celebrated America 250 by wearing a USA patriot suit — despite the Democrats allowing LGBTQ RAINBOW clothes
TOTAL BS!
Rep. Eric Davanzo just went off, REFUSING to apologize for it 👏🏻… pic.twitter.com/bHQlNzY7Kh
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 2, 2026
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