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Rep. Eric Swalwell , D-Calif., dismissed former First Lady Michelle Obama’s famous "when they go low, we go high" mantra on Saturday, instead threatening to "bury" Republicans "below the Capitol" during a redistricting fight.

On "CNN Newsroom," host Omar Jimenez brought up Obama's old mantra after asking the congressman whether there were concerns that "fighting fire with fire" in redrawing congressional maps could backfire on the Democratic Party.

"No, when they go low, we‘re going to bury them below the Capitol," Swalwell said. "That‘s what we‘re going to do, because this is about protecting democracy. And right now, as you see, D.C. has been militarized, and we were weak as Democrats."

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