Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) has introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) for her “racist” and “ableist” comment criticizing Rep. Al Green (D-TX) for interrupting President Donald Trump’s congressional address last week.

During her Friday appearance with the right-wing media broadcaster Real America’s Voice, Boebert said, “Al Green was given multiple opportunities to stand down, to sit down, to behave, to show decorum. And he did not,” adding, “For him to go and shake his pimp cane at President Trump was absolutely abhorrent.”

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Green is a disabled 77-year-old who uses a cane as an assistive mobile device. He shook his cane at Trump during the congressional address to tell Trump that he has no “mandate” to cut Medicare, a federal health program that assists poor Americans. House Republicans recently censured him for his actions, with support from 10 Democrats who predominantly represent conservative-leaning districts.

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Green’s cane is black and topped with a metallic golden grip. There’s nothing about its appearance that suggests any connotation with literal pimps, a criminal term for individuals who control sex workers and take a portion of their earned wages.

The progressive media site The Tennessee Holler criticized Boebert’s comment, calling it “effortless racism.”

One Bluesky user commented, “It’s not a pimp cane. It’s a cane. Al Green is a politician who uses a tool to help him walk, just like many of his constituents who are dependent on Medicaid assistance. Lauren Boebert is being ableist with her statements.”