BLM-Supporting Progressive House Reps Delete Tweets Applauding Will Smith’s Assault of Chris Rock at Oscars

Following Will Smith’s assault of Chris Rock at the Oscars, two BLM-supporting progressive House Reps deleted tweets applauding the move by the actor.

One of the deleted tweets came from U.S. House Rep Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), who is also a member of “The Squad,” and suffers from the same disease that Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith does, alopecia.

Pressley declared in the tweet, “#Alopecia nation stand up! Thank you #WillSmith.”

“Shout out to all the men who defend their wives living with alopecia in the face of daily ignorance & insults,” Pressley continued.

“Women with baldies are for real men only only. Boys need not apply,” Pressley added, along with a picture of her and her husband.

Just-deleted tweet from Rep. Ayanna Pressley #mapoli #Oscars pic.twitter.com/gGFlStTQ3D

— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) March 28, 2022

Pressley wasn’t the only one as U.S. House Rep Jamaal Bowman also briefly offered his approval of Smith’s move.

“Teachable Moment: Don’t joke about a Black Woman’s hair,” Bowman insisted in a now-deleted tweet.

Jamaal Bowman also briefly tweeted about Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock before deleting it pic.twitter.com/KLKXbI4o9E

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) March 28, 2022

Former senior advisor to Kamala Harris and current MSNBC host Symone Sanders had advice for those who reacted to the incident.

“Don’t risk it all for a hot take!” Sanders advised in a quote tweet of a Dem Communication Advisor who said, “Folks….keep it in your drafts. Signed, Comms.”

Don’t risk it all for a hot take! https://t.co/8WrbgXhx4J

— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) March 28, 2022

Smith apologized to the Academy as he accepted an award for Best Actor, although he did not apologize directly to Rock.