Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) said she flipped off the GOP dugout Thursday night because she heard an offensive comment and reacted “in the heat of the moment.”
Sanchez, who described the Congressional Baseball Game as a time for politicians of both parties to come together for a night, said when she heard an “offensive and misogynistic” comment from the Republican side, it “really struck a nerve,” according to a statement obtained by the Daily Caller.
“I have no tolerance for men who make women feel like they are unimportant or don’t belong — especially on the field,” Sanchez’s statement read. “I will always stand against that kind of bigotry.”
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Rep. Sanchez offers up her explanation for this moment. Tells me in a statement that she “heard an offensive and misogynistic comment from the Republican side” and reacted “in the heat of the moment.” https://t.co/TVWPJy5ByO pic.twitter.com/mkVbIULka0
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) July 29, 2022
Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) was serving as captain of the GOP’s team and did not hear any type of comment that Sanchez described, a spokesperson for his office told the Washington Examiner. He also did not see Sanchez flipping off the GOP dugout and only learned about the incident until after it had happened, the spokesperson added.
Sanchez was seen flipping off the dugout on video taken at Thursday night’s Congressional Baseball Game. Many people on social media denounced the gesture as “classless.”
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The Republicans won the game against the Democrats by a score of 10-0. It marked the second year in a row the Republicans won the Congressional Baseball Game, with 2021’s game ending in a score of 13-12.
Representatives for Sanchez have not respond to the Washington Examiner’s requests for comment.
