The Gateway Pundit beforehand reported that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) attended an occasion at Booker T. Washington Excessive Faculty in Houston the place she received confused on astronomy and made a brutal moon gaffe. Now, her makes an attempt accountable others for her misfortune are blowing up in her face.

Whereas addressing the gang earlier than the eclipse on monday, Jackson Lee claimed the moon is especially made up of gases, which is laughably false. This gaffe turns into extra inexcusable when one realizes she used to sit down on the Home Science Committee and the Home House Committee.

Typically, you should take the chance simply to return out and see a full moon is that full rounded circle which is made up principally of gases, and that’s why the query is why or how might we as people stay on the Moon? Are the gases such that we might do this?”

Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: It’s “almost impossible to go near the sun,” however the “moon is more manageable” as a result of it’s “made up mostly of gases” (it isn’t)pic.twitter.com/0t8CPI4QzW

— RNC Analysis (@RNCResearch) April 9, 2024

The moon is definitely made principally of iron, a metallic. Different metals discovered on the moon are magnesium, aluminum, silicon, titanium, gold, silver, and mercury

Fox Information notes Jackson Lee additionally referred to as the moon a planet, one other inexcusable error. An elementary college child is aware of higher!

As a substitute of taking accountability, Jackson Lee responded to the outcry by blaming REPUBLICANS for her brutal error.

Clearly I misspoke and meant to say the solar, however as traditional, Republicans are centered on silly issues as an alternative of stuff that basically issues.

What can I say although, silly thinkers lust for stupidity! https://t.co/ABGxUdRqF6

— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) April 9, 2024

Social media customers had no use for Jackson Lee’s nonsense and proceeded to obliterate her.

Keep sturdy, Queen. In a world of knaves, numbskulls, & fools, you alone are smart. Lead on, visionary vixen, our nation wants you now greater than ever. https://t.co/FdlHOyVKPh

— Michael Berry (@MichaelBerrySho) April 10, 2024

Did you learn to placed on glasses but? pic.twitter.com/xKRhJKHjGU

— Nonetheless Boneless (@still_boneless) April 9, 2024

LOL “misspoke” you do this so much. Arent you the one who stated “an AR weighs as much as 10 boxes you would be carrying” ?

— Alex (@Rabidcow1) April 9, 2024