Video: Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds ‘this is not normal’ sign as Trump enters chamber | CNN Politics

Democratic congresswoman holds ‘this is not normal’ sign as Trump enters chamber

By Jeremy Moorhead, CNN

Updated 12:16 AM EST, Wed March 5, 2025

Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds as a sign reading "This is NOT Normal" as Trump enters the House chamber to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4.

Democratic congresswoman holds 'this is not normal' sign as Trump enters chamber

Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico held a sign that read “this is not normal” as President Donald Trump greeted lawmakers upon entering the chamber before his address to a joint session of Congress. Republican Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas ripped the sign from Stansbury's hands.

0:24 • Source: CNN

Politics of the Day 34 videos

Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds as a sign reading "This is NOT Normal" as Trump enters the House chamber to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4.

Democratic congresswoman holds 'this is not normal' sign as Trump enters chamber

0:24

Now playing

• Source: CNN

RenameThisHorizontal.00_00_00_00.Still002.png

Watch the key moments from Trump's '60 Minutes' interview

2:58

Now playing

• Source: CNN

114928_ICEOfficerStrikesMan_Horizontal Copy 01.00_00_06_07.Still001.jpg

Video shows federal agents strike man pinned to the ground during enforcement act

1:05

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Sen. Fetterman: 'Democrats really need to own the shutdown. I mean, we're shutting it down'

2:17

Now playing

• Source: CNN

jeffries all access still.jpg

Is Mamdani the future of the Democratic Party? Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says 'no.'

2:01

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Screenshot 2025-11-01 at 11.05.50 AM.png

Joe Manchin tells Smerconish: SNAP cuts could be the breaking point in the shutdown

2:52

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Screenshot 2025-11-01 at 10.29.29 AM.png

Smerconish: 'Shutdowns end when the public's pain becomes the politicians' problem'

5:58

Now playing

• Source: CNN

114895_Fetterman manu_wide.00_00_09_05.Still001.jpg

'This is not some sh*tty game show': CNN asks Fetterman about shutdown stalemate

2:09

Now playing

• Source: CNN

RedistrictingBroadcast.00_00_07_01.Still002.jpg

Restricting: Your Vote “On the Line”

3:40

Now playing

• Source: CNN

People cross Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol at dawn on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC.

'My emergency fund is gone': Federal workers struggling as shutdown drags on

1:26

Now playing

• Source: CNN

<p>An irate Majority Leader John Thune erupted at Democratic Senator Ben Ray Luján on the Senate floor, with frustration continuing to mount amid the government shutdown.</p>

Thune erupts on Senate floor over shutdown

1:10

Now playing

• Source: CNN

114843_trump third term_clean.00_00_29_09.Still002.jpg

Trump on third term: 'I'm not allowed to run'

0:35

Now playing

• Source: CNN

trump crown 16x9.jpg

Trump gets gold crown from South Korea

0:46

Now playing

• Source: CNN

GOP Oversight Chair explains why he thinks some Biden pardons are now "void"

7:58

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listens during a news conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government shutdown has entered its 22nd day.

What Speaker Johnson says he told Trump about the President's 2028 tease

5:38

Now playing

• Source: CNN

thumbnail hanako trump japan visit 1.jpg

Trump met Japan's new prime minister. Here's how it went

1:37

Now playing

• Source: CNN

114779_Trump MRI.00_03_27_00.Still002.jpg

Trump reveals he got an MRI during recent exam

2:43

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Video: What's next for Trump-Xi trade talks

1:11

Now playing

• Source: CNN

114770_PazminoMamdaniInterview_digvid_thumb 2.jpg

Mamdani says he will take Trump administration to court if necessary as NYC mayor

1:36

Now playing

• Source: CNN

trump dances 16x9.jpg

Trump dances on red carpet as he arrives in Malaysia

0:34

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Sequence 24.00_01_16_25.Still004.jpg

'Donald Trump needs money': Comedians joke about the president's demand

1:35

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Kaitlin Collins BTS October 24 Still 1.jpg

Government shutdown continues, Trump demolishes the East Wing and decides how much to pay himself in damages

3:05

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Melania Staffer.jpg

First Lady Melania Trump's former Chief of Staff on WH East Wing demolition: 'I'm sure the images are shocking to her'

4:25

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Trump insists he can strike alleged drug traffickers without Congress declaring war

6:56

Now playing

• Source: CNN

nba wide.jpg

Video: Officials use puns to mock NBA gambling scheme

0:34

Now playing

• Source: CNN

TOPSHOT - Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2025. US President Donald Trump held a glitzy dinner October 15, 2025 to thank billionaires and top companies for donating to the new $250 million ballroom he is building at the White House. The guests included representatives from tech firms like Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft and Palantir and defense giant Lockheed Martin, according to US media citing a White House guest list. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

White House demolition stands out from past renovations

1:59

Now playing

• Source: CNN

platner wide.jpg

Senate candidate under scrutiny for Nazi symbol tattoo he's now covered up

1:36

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Spectrum News NY1

Mamdani, Cuomo clash in NYC mayoral debate

1:07

Now playing

• Source:

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom reportedly costing $250 million on the eastern side of the White House. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Outrage over demolition of White House East Wing

2:30

Now playing

• Source: CNN

trump iso.jpg

Trump says he's canceled anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin

0:16

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Lindsey Halligan followed by Jim Trusty, part of former U.S. President Donald Trumps legal team, leave the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 1, 2022. - An increasingly high-stakes standoff between Donald Trump and federal investigators lands in court, after days of headline-grabbing revelations surrounding highly classified documents seized by the FBI from the former president's Florida home. Trump's lawyers are asking that an outside party -- a "special master" -- be named to reassess the government's screening of sensitive documents to determine if any were "highly personal information" that should be returned or protected by claims of privilege. (Photo by Marco BELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Reporter publishes 'unsolicited' texts from Trump's handpicked prosecutor

8:36

Now playing

• Source: CNN

web thumb.jpg

Newsom and Vance spar over live-fire demonstration near California freeway

1:07

Now playing

• Source: CNN

George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, departs after the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, on April 25, 2025.

Trump posts about commuting sentence of former Rep. George Santos

1:03

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Video: Trump says he thinks he can convince Putin to end the war in Ukraine

0:24

Now playing

• Source: CNN