Islamophobia
The House has delivered its first formal response to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks by passing a bill to tackle Islamophobia.
Unlike Rep. Lauren Boebert, Omar faced intense party pressure for her controversial comments.
“It’s embarrassing that there is any hesitation on this,” the congresswoman said, demanding that House leaders strip the Republican of committee assignments.
Republicans have not held the Colorado congresswoman accountable for her Islamophobic attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The House minority leader "is so desperate to be speaker" that he's willing to overlook the violent targeting of women of color in Congress, the Democrat said.
After Omar was called “the jihad squad,” GOP leaders are told: “Condemning this should not be a partisan issue. This is about our basic humanity.”
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has repeatedly referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar in derogatory terms, calling Omar a member of the "jihad squad."
Her Republican primary challenger, Marina Zimmerman, then tweeted: "Help me take out the trash."
The Colorado Republican spewed anti-Muslim bigotry while defending GOP Rep. Paul Gosar for an anime depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Syed would be the highest-ranking Muslim official in the Biden administration if confirmed, but GOP senators are refusing to even show up for the vote.