Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker received criticism for calling a speech by Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley a “rant.”

Pressley, 45, delivered a passionate speech during the 50th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday. Baker, a Republican, was tasked with following Pressley’s speech. When he approached the microphone, he joked about struggling to fill the stage after the Massachusetts congresswoman’s “rant.”