Republicans Boot Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Panel

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“Is anyone surprised that I’m being targeted?” Omar said. “They see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced… I will continue to speak up, because representation matters.”

After years of threats, House Republicans took the drastic step of kicking Rep. Ilhan Omar from a key congressional committee over past comments that invoked antisemitic tropes.

Ahead of the vote, Omar—a Muslim woman born in war-torn Somalia who immigrated to the U.S.—spoke of her background in a speech in front of the House, casting it as a driving factor behind Republican efforts to penalize her. With Omar, McCarthy had to win the support of the GOP conference to take her off Foreign Affairs. For several days, it was unclear if he would succeed.

 

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Omar shouldn't even be in Congress because her claim of citizenship is invalid. She is guilty of campaign finance violations and should be expelled. But above all her allegiance is not to the US and our Constitution, but to Somalia.

That pendulum swings hard dont it?

Relax, Have a Camel!!

It was okay for Democrats to remove Marjorie T. Greene and Paul Gosar from committees two years ago but its not okay to remove Omar because she apologized for her remarks. Keep speaking with your powerful voice. Consequences, consequences.

This is the Republican Party today. It is a nascent fascist party.

Un-American....there are House Members who may have been part of 1/6 who are currently sitting on committees? Go figure.

There is no place for an anti-Semite and someone who hates America such as Omar. She also needs to be booted from Congress!

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