South Carolina Democrat lawmaker calls Moms for Liberty 'terrorist group'

South Carolina state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D) called Moms for Liberty a "terrorist group" on the state House floor.

"Moms for Liberty? Please! They are a terrorist group," Cobb-Hunter said on Tuesday, according to a video clip posted on X by Moms for Liberty.

Cobb-Hunter then appeared to be interrupted by state GOP Rep. April Cromer, who called for decorum in a point of order. The state House speaker then addressed Cobb-Hunter, saying, "You've been here long enough."

"And Mr. Speaker, I would suggest to you that what I just said has been widely used in publications, it's been widely used in a whole lot of arenas."

In 2023, the Southern Poverty Law Center listed Moms for Liberty, a parents’ rights group, as an “anti-government extremist” organization.

Moms for Liberty posted on X on Wednesday used social media to condemn Cobb-Hunter's remark, saying "Yesterday, on the six-month anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a South Carolina State Representative stood on the SC House floor and proclaimed, 'Moms for Liberty is a terrorist organization." 

"These are the kinds of dangerous words and labels that get people killed. We are Joyful Warriors working to defend parental rights and protect children. Moms for Liberty is calling the democratic [sic] leaders of South Carolina to condemn her words before the unthinkable happens again."