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Echoing the joke of a trial in a Manhattan courtroom, yesterday in D.C. this happened in the United States Congress. I don’t really know how to react; maybe laugh and cry at the same time. The Hill ran the widely-reported story under its headline, “Chaos erupts in hearing as Greene, Ocasio-Cortez clash over ‘fake eyelashes’ jibe at Crockett.”

They temporarily suspended the session to calm things down. The Congressmen were there to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, for refusing to provide documents requested by committees. They ultimately did find Garland in contempt, but only along party lines, which might be what convinced Congresswoman Greene the hearing was a joke.

After Greene offered some remark about Judge Merchan’s daughter’s political connections and the judge’s obvious conflict, first-termer Jasmine Crockett (D-Tx) demanded, “please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” When Greene ignored her, Jasmine pressed the point, sarcastically sniping, “do you even know what we’re here for?”

“I don’t think you know what you’re here for,” Greene spicily responded. “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.” According to the Hill, Greene’s eyelash exegesis instantly provoked outraged mayhem amongst the democrats on the committee, with Representative Cortez leading the charge.