Acosta and MTG have heated exchange outside Capitol

[Ferguson97]

Can somebody please explain to me why in recent years, more and more first-term members of Congress are getting so much attention in the press? It happened 2-3 years ago with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and now it's happening with MTG, Boebert, and Cawthorn. First-termers should be quietly casting votes and angling to get on a prestigious committee (Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Rules, or Ways & Means), but the press should be ignoring the freshmen and focusing their attention on members of Congress who have more seniority.

Just my beef du jour.

Because they are very active on social media and are going out of their way to get into the news.

You don't hear about Sara Jacobs or Cliff Bentz or Victoria Lange because they just do their job quietly. (Case in point - 2 of those 3 people are real freshman members of congress, 1 is made-up. Can you tell which it is?)

[Ferguson97]

Not a fan of MTG, but it was great when she forced him to actually read the text he was lying about and exposed his dishonesty. Acosta kept saying her text called for martial law but when he read it she clearly did NOT call for martial law. This is the DeSantis strategy of making dishonest "journalists" actually read out loud on camera the stuff they are deliberately misinterpreting. There is plenty to attack MTG on without lying.

What does the text mean in context?

That she didnt have a position on other people calling for martial law.

Wait, did news media make up the text, whole cloth?

She sent out a text and said "some people have called for martial law but I am not decided on that matter."

Okay so no, Acosta didn't lie. "I don't have a position on Trump declaring martial law to stop the peaceful transition of power" is code for "I want Trump to declare martial law, but won't say it out loud." This is not exactly the type of thing that you remain neutral on!