Video of Kyrsten Sinema confronted in the bathroom by an activist viewed 4 million times

A video of Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) confronting a young activist following her into the bathroom has been viewed 4 million times on social media.

Shared on the Twitter account of community activist group Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), the clip showed young activists following Sinema around Arizona State University on Sunday.

LUCHA activists wanted to talk to Sinema about his opposition to President Joe Biden’s sweeping economic stimulus package, which enjoys broad Democratic support.

When Sinema entered the bathroom, activists followed her inside and filmed the Democrat as she entered one of the booths.

You could hear someone say off camera, “We broke down the doors to get you elected. And since we got you elected, we can get you to resign if you don’t support what you promised us.

Then there was a pause as a flush could be heard coming from one of the stalls inside the bathroom.

One activist, named Blanca, said she was brought to the United States when she was three and added: “In 2020 my two grandparents were kicked out because of SB 1070 and I’m here because I think we need a path to citizenship. My grandfather passed away two weeks ago and I couldn’t go to Mexico because there is no path to the citizenship.”

SB 1070 refers to the Support for Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act 2010, which requires police officers to attempt to determine an individual’s immigration status during an “arrest, detention or legitimate arrest ”.

When Sinema came out of the washroom, one of the activists continued to berate her for her lack of support for Biden’s Build Back Better bill.

Sinema did not engage with the activist and was filmed washing her hands.

The clip has been viewed some 4 million times and garnered over 11,300 likes as of Monday morning.

In a statement shared with The Republic of Arizona On Sunday, a spokesperson for Sinema said, “We don’t value this behavior with a response.”

News week has contacted Sinema for comment.

Sinema has aroused the ire of Progressive Democrats after he vowed to oppose the Build Back Better Act because of its cost.

The legislation is estimated at $ 3.5 trillion over 10 years and includes free community college funding, paid family leave, climate change protections and the expansion of Medicare.

Immigration reform, however, is not part of the bill after it was again defeated in the Senate.

Sinema is joined by Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia in opposing the Build Back Better Act, which also believes it is too expensive.