Rep. Jim Jordan slammed online after saying “Only Americans should vote in American elections”.

Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, caused a stir on Twitter Friday night after he said Democrats in Washington DC were “ridiculous” to support a decision giving non-citizens the opportunity to vote.

“Only Americans should vote in American elections,” Jordan said, calling for a backlash.

The Republican’s tweet was about joint House Resolution 24, or “disapproval of the District of Columbia Council’s action in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022,” passed by the House of Representatives Thursday.

The resolution aims to overturn a bill passed by DC Council in October that opened up the local voting process to immigrants.

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) appears at Meet the Press on Sunday, January 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. (William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)

Several people responded to Jordan’s tweet, criticizing the legislature’s stance while others supported him.

“In state and local elections, all people who live legally in the area affected by the election outcome should be able to vote,” the user wrote.

“Another day, another ridiculous distortion,” replied another.

Another user asked why he was “interfering with the city’s laws.”

The House of Representatives voted to overturn the DC bill 260-162. The 162 votes against the resolution were all Democrats, who said DC’s local ordinance should remain in effect.

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Four Republicans and eight Democrats did not vote on the resolution. The House of Representatives passed a second resolution repealing a DC law that reduced criminal penalties.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, on Jan. 31 introduced the joint resolution ending non-citizen voting for the first time.

Congress “must make sure these terrible laws don’t go into effect,” Comer said, Roll Call reported.

He also said the bill “will only exacerbate the ongoing border crisis, undermine the voices of American citizens and open the door for foreign adversaries to lobby our nation’s capital,” according to the report.

Flanked by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-LA, and Rep. Adrian Smith, R-NE, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., speaks to reporters during a news conference following a GOP caucus session at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

On Thursday, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., promised Republicans would overturn the DC bill.

“Really? Does anyone in this country believe that anyone who works at the Chinese Embassy here in Washington, DC should be running in the presidential election? Absolutely not,” Emmer said. “It’s crazy what they did.”

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He added, “We Republicans in the House of Representatives will reaffirm some conservative common sense values.”

The joint act of the House of Representatives is authorized under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973.

The rule allows DC residents a say in electing their mayor and city council, but gave Congress the power to overturn any bill passed by that council. Congress has between 30 and 60 days to repeal various laws passed by the Council.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, DD.C., has criticized Republicans for introducing resolutions aimed at repealing DC statutes. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, DD.C., said the joint resolutions were “deeply undemocratic, paternalistic,” reported Roll Call.

“DC residents, most of whom are black and brown, are worthy and capable of governing themselves,” she said during a ground debate. “Hands Off DC”

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The vote marked the first time since 2015 that the House of Representatives passed a resolution rejecting a DC bill.

It must be approved by a simple majority of a Democrat-controlled Senate before it goes into effect.

Fox News’ Houston Keene contributed to this report.