Three weeks into the Chuck Schumer Shutdown and the Democrats, true to form, have descended from dysfunction to full-blown circus—and this week’s performance might be their most embarrassing yet.
On Tuesday, a group of Democrat lawmakers staged a theatrical stunt outside House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office, demanding that Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva be immediately sworn in following her special election win. The protest quickly spiraled into an unhinged spectacle of entitlement, finger-pointing, and melodrama that would’ve made the Real Housewives blush.
Democrat members of Congress just attempted to barge into Speaker Mike Johnson’s office.
Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA) is at the front in this video screaming at a Capitol Police Officer.pic.twitter.com/TW4RS5kqQd
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 15, 2025
Leading the charge was Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA), who ripped down a graphic labeling the budget standoff the “Schumer Shutdown”—a moniker that’s sticking because it’s accurate. The sign had been placed outside Johnson’s office, a perfectly lawful, fairly tame piece of messaging in the middle of a contentious government shutdown. But Barragán wasn’t interested in debate—she was there for a tantrum.
The moment was captured on video from multiple angles and promptly went viral. In one clip, Barragán is seen yelling at a U.S. Capitol Police officer while snatching the sign off the wall. And when criticism started pouring in, Barragán pivoted from aggressor to victim, claiming the officer “forcefully grabbed” her—an accusation for which there is zero supporting evidence in any of the footage.
She then added a twist to her narrative, saying the officer “tried to find me and apologize.” It’s a clever touch—creating the illusion of guilt without providing any proof. But the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee wasn’t having it. Their chairman, Gus Papathanasiou, promptly issued a public defense of the officer, calling Barragán’s behavior “unacceptable” and applauding the officer for his professionalism under pressure.
As a group of House Dems stormed Speaker Johnson’s office demanding Adelita Grijalva be sworn in, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) was seen yelling at a USCP officer.
She claimed to me after that the officer “grabbed her.” She said she plans to have a call with a USCP supervisor… pic.twitter.com/Tt4dten0GY
— Mychael Schnell (@mychaelschnell) October 14, 2025
Let’s take a step back: This officer was doing his job. He’s one of many law enforcement professionals working without pay during the shutdown—a shutdown Democrats caused by refusing a clean continuing resolution that contained everything they previously claimed to support. And yet, here is Rep. Barragán turning a uniformed public servant into a political prop, accusing him of misconduct for calmly standing between a crowd of lawmakers and a closed office.
All of this, mind you, over a sign.
Even more galling, Barragán tried to frame her actions as part of her “constitutional duties,” apparently forgetting that breaking through security perimeters and yelling at officers is not in the congressional handbook. And yes, the irony here is staggering: the same party that spent years lecturing the country about “respecting the Capitol Police” post-January 6 is now throwing one under the bus because they didn’t like a message on a printed poster.
