POOR ILHAN OMAR ... SOME OF HER FELLOW DEMOCRATS DON'T AGREE WITH HER

The Squad goes to war with Nancy over Ilhan Omar: Rashida Tlaib says 'freedom of speech doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress' after Pelosi urged Rep. to 'clarify' comments comparing US and Israel to terrorists

 

Daily Mail 

June 11, 2021

 

 

 

Rep. Rashida Tlaib blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership for a statement they put out Thursday saying Rep. Ilhan Omar was fomenting 'prejudice' by comparing the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. 

'Freedom of speech doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress. The benefit of the doubt doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress,' Tlaib tweeted. 'House Democratic leadership should be ashamed of its relentless, exclusive tone policing of Congresswomen of color.' 

Omar's comments earlier this week that the US and Israel were committing similar 'unthinkable atrocities' to terrorist groups has sparked a fierce internal battle between members of the progressive wing and senior leaders. 

The party has been thrown into disarray at the start of President Biden's eight-day trip to Europe. 

Beyond support from fellow Squad members Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Congressional Progressive Caucus also came out in defense of Omar, a Minnesota Democrat. 

Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal called Omar a 'deeply valued member' of the Progressive Caucus in a statement sent out Thursday afternoon, several hours after Pelosi and the five top House Democrats sent out theirs. The party has been thrown into disarray at the start of President Biden's eight-day trip to Europe.