11, 2001, attacks that were seen as dismissive but have also been circulated out of context.ĭemocrats moved to strike Perry's comments from the record as violating House rules. Perry also mentioned Omar's remarks about the Sept. At the time, she “unequivocally” apologized. Shortly after taking office in 2019, Omar, who has been critical of Israel, tweeted that some lawmakers are only supportive of the Jewish state for the fundraising money - a comment widely seen as a slur. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, brought up past statements by Omar that he said were anti-Semitic and supportive of terrorism. Republican opponents said the bill was too quickly produced, failed to fully define “Islamophobia” and shouldn't provide special protections for Muslims separate from other religious groups. “As Americans we should stand united against all forms of bigotry.” "We must lead the global effort," she said. must fight against religious persecution of Muslims an others worldwide. as a child and now serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke during Tuesday's debate about the bill, saying that as a country founded on religious liberty, the U.S. On the campaign trail and in the White House, Trump routinely mocked minority groups, derided certain African countries with a vulgarity, and slapped a ban on arrivals from predominantly Muslim countries as one of his early executive actions as president. In many ways, the Republican lawmakers are taking a page from Trump's playbook. Gosar, shortly after the censure vote, reposted the offensive video to his Twitter account. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “so be it, it is done.” Paul Gosar of Arizona said that if he were to be censured by the House for the video he posted on Twitter depicting violence against Rep.
In a House debate on Wednesday, Republican Rep. He was being reprimanded for having tweeted an animated video depicting the slaying of another member of the so-called “squad” of liberal lawmakers, Rep. Last month, Boebert derided Omar as a member of the “jihad squad” during the House debate to censure another Republican, Rep. It wasn’t the first time Boebert, the conservative newcomer, has tested the rules of civility. Omar, one of just a few Muslims in Congress and the only lawmaker who regularly wears a religious headscarf, said the scene never happened. “Well, she doesn’t have a backpack,” Boebert recalled saying, an apparent reference to a suicide bomb. Omar said in a statement that she ended an unproductive call.īoebert set off the firestorm around Thanksgiving after a video posted to Facebook showed her telling constituents about an interaction with Omar at a House elevator.Īs she stepped on the elevator, Boebert said she spotted Omar. Boebert refused Omar's request for a public apology, and said Omar hung up on her. Rather than smoothing tensions, the call between Boebert and Omar ended abruptly. McCarthy, R-Calif., has said he helped engineer a phone call between Boebert and Omar days after the Republican's remarks came under scrutiny.Īnd before the call, he said Boebert had apologized.īut her apology - “to anyone in the Muslim community I offended” - fell short for some lawmakers.
Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, has not signaled any further steps. The Democrats so far have refrained from more punitive actions of censuring Boebert or removing her committee assignments, as they have for other lawmakers - and as some Democrats wanted. Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday's vote will not be the last word from the Democratic leaders on Boebert’s behavior.īut they have repeatedly said it’s up to the Republican leadership to stand up to their most outspoken members who cross a line. Republican leaders are unwilling or unable to publicly admonishtheir own, particularly those allied with Trump, even when their everyday rhetoric borders on racist hate speech. But the ordeal provides yet another window onto the state of affairs in the Republican Party left behind by Donald Trump, almost a year after his supporters stormed the Capitol trying to overturn Joe Biden's election. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Senate. “This House is better than the worst actions of a few here.” Those actions are “a stain on this entire institution,” he said, without naming Boebert, the freshman lawmaker from Colorado. McGovern said the House had arrived at this moment because a colleague has “told a completely fabricated story again and again that implies a Muslim colleague is a terrorist … just because they are Muslim." Biden Marks Anniversary of 1972 Car Crash That Killed Wife and Infant Daughter
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