The note from Keith Ellison’s mom that made him join the Democrats’ sit-in

Even members of Congress have to listen to their mothers.

Trita Parsi, the head of the National Iranian American Council, tweeted that he was meeting with Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., during the House Democrats’ sit-in for gun control when the congressman’s scheduler walked in and handed him a note:

“Your mom called and wants you on floor!”


“Meeting ends :)” Parsi tweeted.

Parsi’s tweet was retweeted more than 2,000 times, including by Ellison himself.

Ellison also tweeted a selfie of himself on the House floor.

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