"The words used by the gentlewoman from California contained an accusation of racist behavior on the part of the President,” Hoyer said, in a decision that technically banned Pelosi from speaking on the House floor for the rest of the day. “The words should not be used in debate.”
The Democrat-controlled House then voted along party lines not to strike Pelosi's words from the record, and voted separately restore her speaking privileges. The votes effectively overruled Hoyer, as one Democrat member of Congress told Fox News, "We’re going to defend our Speaker."