Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said during an interview that her “This is not normal” sign she held up near President Trump right before his Tuesday night speech to Congress was an “SOS to the world.”  Stansbury said it is “really important” not to “normalize” what Trump and his administration are doing “because the things that they are doing are not only not normal,
Donald Trump's address to Congress was met with protests led by Democrat Melanie Stansbury. She held a sign reading 'This is Not Normal,' highlighting opposition to Trump's actions, including ending foreign aid and banning trans athletes.
The sign was only visible for a few seconds before Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) noticed it and ripped the sheet of paper out of Stansbury’s hands. Gooden, who has represented Texas’ 5th District since 2019, then tossed the sign into the air.
Stansbury could have traded the four-word sign for a four-letter word, and Vegas odds would favor the Stansbury-Gooden fight going one round to the Farmington Phenom. Gooden is the type of politician who could launch a congressional inquiry on whether any of the neighborhood dogs like him.
A Democratic Representative stated that her viral sign reading "This is not normal" in protest of President Donald Trump represented an "SOS to the world."
Melanie Stansbury, fellow New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández and other Democratic women lawmakers wore pink during Trump's speech to Congress as a way of protesting the president.