Social media users criticized Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, after she made a scientific error by stating that the moon is made of gases during a speech at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston. The lawmaker's comments went viral on social media, drawing attention to her inaccuracies, especially given her past role as the leader of the House Science Committee's space subcommittee.
Responding to the backlash, Rep. Jackson Lee attributed her mistake to misspeaking and clarified that she meant to refer to the sun. She then lashed out at her Republican critics, accusing them of focusing on trivial matters instead of important issues like prenatal care, affordable housing, and student loan debt reduction.
