Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi threw her support behind congresswoman Ilhan Omar as the freshman lawmaker continues to face calls for censure for remarks some have criticised as anti-Semitic.
Pelosi defended Omar and says she does not believe the new congresswoman understood the "weight of her words" or that they would be perceived by some as anti-Semitic.Resolution of divide But she has not apologised for what many in Congress saw as a suggestion that Israel's supporters have split loyalties. And that sparked a demand from some quarters to put a resolution on the floor condemning anti-Semitism.Trump's disparaging racial comments
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Omar uproar swamps PelosiNancy Pelosi is struggling to unite her warring factions amid the Ilhan Omar controversy Pelosi's rambling rationale for the anti-Semite's comments, that ALL of US say were blatantly anti-Semitic, was shameful! 'She didn't understand' insults our intelligence. The Easy Solution is to Name the Resolution after The Judenhasser & Remove her from Foreign Relations. 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Crisis? Sensationalizing much? Maybe she and Mark Meadows can sit in a room together for detention.
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POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi on Omar: Comments were ‘not intentionally anti-Semitic’Another Mick Mulvaney aide is joining the White House. It's the latest instance of the acting chief of staff bringing his own aides and allies into the West Wing. So far, he's brought over roughly a half-dozen aides. More in Playbook: DUH! She made a great point, in fact I knew it! “Taken out of context”! Demorats old playbook. And of course you don’t look at all the previous statements. Aide by aide the Mick is taking control of the WH.
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House committee chair calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to apologize for 'vile, anti-Semitic slur'Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing criticism and charges of anti-Semitism from her own party's leadership for comments about the political influence of Israel. Is she reading from Hamas notes? looks like IlhanMN has been allowed into American politics, for the sake of apologizing only 😂 Be good at that the imbeciles who voted her in are the core of the problems
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House Dems agonize over Ilhan OmarNancy Pelosi and top Democrats are confronting a new controversy this week involving freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has defied her colleagues’ calls to apologize for recent comments viewed as anti-Semitic Omar is saying what all the Democrats think. If a Democrat wins the White House they will attack Isreal, cut off the relationship and let them die.... What did she say that was wrong? Are pro-Israeli PACs not working o the interests of Israel?
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House Democrats to call for vote on condemning 'anti-Semitic' Ilhan Omar commentsOmar suggested that the pro-Israel lobby pushes lawmakers to show 'allegiance to a foreign country' and said the charge of anti-Semitism is 'designed to end the debate' about Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Fuck this lady! She should know only the GOP base can say anything negative about Jews and get it retweeted by Trump with no trouble. SHE'S CORRECT!
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House plans vote condemning anti-Semitism, aimed at comments by Ilhan OmarA resolution condemning anti-Semitism is circulating among members of the House of Representatives in the wake of controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. realchriswilson Time for her to go realchriswilson 'Anti Hell The So Called Jew Is The Most Sensitive White Man On Earth.Can't Take Any Criticism' Malcolm X realchriswilson
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House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from leftA vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the Democratic Caucus They should cancel that shady shit. Omar moran n racist Despicable! un-godly! war mongering! main stream media leading this attack upon Rep Omar. The DNC are to be expected, bunch of long bought, old trying to look young, neo-libs Israel shills. But the media run this racism to shut her, and any brave folk like her, up.
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House Foreign Affairs chairman says he won't push Omar off committeeThe chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Tuesday that he does not want Rep. Ilhan Omar removed from her seat on the committee for making comments about pro-Israel groups that several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called anti-Semitic. That’s terrible... IMO, he should. I don't think she can honestly be objective and that's what that committee requires. 👉Hnting Is An Addiction Desired Tshirt Order Here:
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House to vote on Omar rebuke ThursdayThe House will vote Thursday on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, an indirect rebuke of controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar that has inflamed the Democratic Caucus all week House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel confirmed that text of the resolution would come out Thursday morning So far your disappointment Ms. Omar. I will continue to hope for better from you. She needs to go...its the right thing to do, to show haters aren't welcomed in DC, and We The People Will Always Stand With Israel!
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