Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, held a sign that read “this is not normal" that Republican Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas ripped away.

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury found herself at the center of a dramatic moment Tuesday evening just before President Donald Trump's address to Congress. A Texas Republican ripped a sign from the New Mexico Democrat's hands that said,

President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress got off to a fiery start when a House Republican tore a protest sign away from a Democrat congresswoman. Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico was visible behind Trump as he walked into the chamber,

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said during an interview that her “This is not normal” sign she held up near President Trump right before his Tuesday night speech to Congress was an “SOS to the world.

Trump rolls his eyes at ‘this is NOT normal’ sign Trump rolls his eyes as Democrat has sign with a bizarre four-word insult ripped from her hands. Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury held up a sign directly next to President Trump that read This is not normal as he entered the House chamber.