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:
— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) April 30, 2021
1. DC Statehood does NOT require a constitutional amendment. Congress CAN grant 700,000 Americans a vote & fair representation.
2. You said you don't support #ForThePeopleAct as written, but you co-sponsored it in 2019. What gives @Sen_JoeManchin? https://t.co/px1otYAUsC
DC Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton weighs in after Manchin statement on whether DC statehood requires repealing the 23rd amendment earlier today. https://t.co/laaY05yWuS
— Chris Cioffi (@ReporterCioffi) April 30, 2021
NARRATOR: "Joe Manchin was a senator from West Virginia, which became a new state by simply splitting from Confederate Virginia. No constitutional amendment was necessary." https://t.co/bIjnfaAcUo
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 30, 2021
So Joe Manchin just told the more than 700,000 tax-paying Americans who live in DC to go fuck themselves.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 30, 2021
Y’know there are constitutional scholars who argue West Virginia was improperly admitted, if Manchin wants to go to war over thishttps://t.co/BKQmteVvdt
— dylan matthews (@dylanmatt) April 30, 2021
Biden should call manchin to White House - and go lbj on him https://t.co/827MEQeFPw
— John Cusack (@johncusack) April 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/andmichaelgreen/status/1388242156989472770
You thought Joe Biden was president, but really it's Joe Manchin, elected with the votes of fewer than 300,000 West Virginians. https://t.co/kWT7vo6XMn
— Jesse Wegman (@jessewegman) April 30, 2021
The dick of the day trophy goes to both Joe Manchin for coming out against DC statehood and Mitch McConnell for demanding schools not teach the actual truth about slavery and systemic racism.
— Jason Overstreet 🩸🦷🗽 (@JasonOverstreet) April 30, 2021
