Joe Manchin comes out against DC statehood — critics explain why his view is 'deeply ironic'
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) was blasted on social media on Saturday over his stance on DC statehood.
"Sen. Joe Manchin III told reporters in his home state of West Virginia on Friday morning that he does not support the bill to make D.C. the nation's 51st state, according to audio provided by the Democrat's office and a report from WVNews. Manchin, a key swing vote in the closely divided Senate, said he believes a constitutional amendment, rather than legislation, would be required to admit D.C. as a state. His stance deals a major blow to statehood advocates who were hoping for his support after the bill passed the House last week," The Washington Post reported Friday.
Manchin believes that a Constitutional Amendment is required for DC statehood, a position that did not go over well online. Here's some of what people were saying:
Some notes for Joe Manchin: 1. DC Statehood does NOT require a constitutional amendment. Congress CAN grant 700,00… https://t.co/FNiGJOkI49— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸) 1619818571
DC Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton weighs in after Manchin statement on whether DC statehood requires repealing the 23rd… https://t.co/klOh3ZVk32— Chris Cioffi (@Chris Cioffi) 1619818131
Joe Manchin is the worst.— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️) 1619819179
NARRATOR: "Joe Manchin was a senator from West Virginia, which became a new state by simply splitting from Confeder… https://t.co/zgNNl0Ct0h— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1619818243
So Joe Manchin just told the more than 700,000 tax-paying Americans who live in DC to go fuck themselves.— Adam Parkhomenko (@Adam Parkhomenko) 1619817844
Biden should call manchin to White House - and go lbj on him https://t.co/827MEQeFPw— John Cusack (@John Cusack) 1619817928
To be clear, it would have been easy for Manchin to say "nope, I'm opposed to DC statehood." He didn't. He raised a… https://t.co/O3fCFgFs3p— Ezra Levin (@Ezra Levin) 1619814144
Is Joe Manchin for *anything*?— https://mstdn.social/@benjaminjs (@https://mstdn.social/@benjaminjs) 1619815897
This is bad news for democracy and deeply ironic news for West Virginia.— southpaw (@southpaw) 1619813680
Senator Joe Manchin deserves an Oscar for playing a Democrat, because all it is for him is acting.— Rev. Rob Lee (@Rev. Rob Lee) 1619815782
The dick of the day trophy goes to both Joe Manchin for coming out against DC statehood and Mitch McConnell for dem… https://t.co/lP5JbKkUkg— Jason Overstreet (@Jason Overstreet) 1619818909
Joe Manchin is garbage.— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1619819346
In fact, one user posted a thread comparing Manchin to garbage cans:
Senator Joe Manchin as trash cans (a thread): https://t.co/CSdZtFXBkc— Johnny Zhang (张润成) (@Johnny Zhang (张润成)) 1619815765
https://t.co/FCpoBdoBui— Johnny Zhang (张润成) (@Johnny Zhang (张润成)) 1619815767
https://t.co/oxHfPBvdsF— Johnny Zhang (张润成) (@Johnny Zhang (张润成)) 1619815769
https://t.co/VQ1eBm5JMB— Johnny Zhang (张润成) (@Johnny Zhang (张润成)) 1619815771
