During a heated hearing before the Congressional House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, three Democratic governors – Kathy Hochul of New York, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, and Tim Walz of Minnesota – answered questions about their states’ sanctuary policies for immigrants.

In one tense exchange, Pritzker told off Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) for claiming that the LA immigration protests constitute an insurrection.

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“I find it hard to believe that you’re lecturing us about peaceful protest,” he said. “Look at what happened, January 6, here at the Capitol. The attack on our democracy, that is an insurrection.”

Bobert wouldn’t hear it, continuously speaking over him and emphasizing her belief that Americans exercising their constitutional right to protest is somehow an insurrection, while storming the Capitol to change the results of a free and fair election is not.

“You don’t understand what insurrection is,” Pritzker said, “when people are trying to overturn an election here at the Congress – You were here, they were attacking you by the way.”

“You’re the one condoning pardoning of people who attacked police right here at our Capitol.”

Many on X praised Pritzker for standing his ground and mocked Boebert for thinking she could outsmart him.