Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted out his request on Tuesday that the U.S. Capitol Police arrest undocumented immigrants attending President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Gosar tweeted:
Additionally, Congressman Gosar asked that they arrest those using fraudulent social security numbers and identification to pass through security.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted in response:
This is why we can’t have nice things… https://t.co/2vLHDFvFgq
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) January 30, 2018
Gosar shot back in a tweet:
This is why you got forced out of office. https://t.co/XWNdJUoEhC
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018
Flake has admitted that his family has employed illegal aliens.
In an interview on the James T. Harris show clarified his tweet. He said that Flake was not forced out of office, but that due to his unpopularity, he would not have been re-elected.
Flake is among the least popular lawmakers in the country.