Democratic congresswoman caught playing CANDY CRUSH while Trump delivered SOTU.
PUBLISHED: 12:34 EST, 1 February 2018 | UPDATED: 14:21 EST, 1 February 2018
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com
-Michigan Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence tapped her way through Candy Crush during Tuesday's State of the Union Address
-Telltale photo was snapped while Donald Trump was speaking about revamping America's international trade posture
-New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman was reading responses to her tweets about racism while the president talked
-Most other Congressional Black Caucus members took notes or sat quietly during the speech
-Lawrence is a 30-year veteran postal employee
A Democratic congresswoman was caught on camera playing Candy Crush during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
Michigan Rep. Brenda Lawrence tapped her way through the game on her iPhone while Donald Trump was speaking about revamping America's international trade posture.
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman was reading responses to her tweet about the president's alleged 'white nationalism' while he talked.
And Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty was inspecting a proposed press release reacting to the speech ? while it was barely a third of the way through.
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (left) was reading responses to her tweet about the president's alleged 'white nationalism' while Trump talked, and Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty (right) was inspecting a proposed press release reacting to the speech. Beatty's spokesman told DailyMail.com on Thursday that she had read the entire speech already, and wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary.
'That State of the Union is put out an hour in advance so Democrats and Republicans can read along,' the spokesman said.
'And while the speech was going on, she was putting together a statement in response.'
The other two congresswomen's offices, however, didn't offer any explanation.
Lawrence's spokeswoman said she was 'in an event' and couldn't be reached, and offered no explanation.
It's unclear from the picture what level of Candy Crush she was on. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year.
Lawrence has boasted that she is 'the only Member of Congress with the experience of a full career in the Postal Service.' Her post office career spanned three decades.
Watson Coleman's representative did not respond to a request for comment.
Source: https://drudgenow.com/article/?n=0&.../Democrat-played-CANDY-CRUSH-State-Union.html
PUBLISHED: 12:34 EST, 1 February 2018 | UPDATED: 14:21 EST, 1 February 2018
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com
-Michigan Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence tapped her way through Candy Crush during Tuesday's State of the Union Address
-Telltale photo was snapped while Donald Trump was speaking about revamping America's international trade posture
-New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman was reading responses to her tweets about racism while the president talked
-Most other Congressional Black Caucus members took notes or sat quietly during the speech
-Lawrence is a 30-year veteran postal employee
A Democratic congresswoman was caught on camera playing Candy Crush during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
Michigan Rep. Brenda Lawrence tapped her way through the game on her iPhone while Donald Trump was speaking about revamping America's international trade posture.
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman was reading responses to her tweet about the president's alleged 'white nationalism' while he talked.
And Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty was inspecting a proposed press release reacting to the speech ? while it was barely a third of the way through.
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (left) was reading responses to her tweet about the president's alleged 'white nationalism' while Trump talked, and Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty (right) was inspecting a proposed press release reacting to the speech. Beatty's spokesman told DailyMail.com on Thursday that she had read the entire speech already, and wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary.
'That State of the Union is put out an hour in advance so Democrats and Republicans can read along,' the spokesman said.
'And while the speech was going on, she was putting together a statement in response.'
The other two congresswomen's offices, however, didn't offer any explanation.
Lawrence's spokeswoman said she was 'in an event' and couldn't be reached, and offered no explanation.
It's unclear from the picture what level of Candy Crush she was on. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year.
Lawrence has boasted that she is 'the only Member of Congress with the experience of a full career in the Postal Service.' Her post office career spanned three decades.
Watson Coleman's representative did not respond to a request for comment.
Source: https://drudgenow.com/article/?n=0&.../Democrat-played-CANDY-CRUSH-State-Union.html
