Ilhan Omar hangs up on Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim attack

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House Democrats are expected to begin pushing for freshman Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to be stripped from her committee assignments. The controversial right-wing lawmaker lashed out at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in an anti-Muslim Twitter tirade last week. Boebert has since doubled down after several of her Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives rallied to her side over the weekend.

On Monday, Boebert reached out to Omar privately after publicly apologizing for her incendiary remarks on Twitter. "Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies," Omar said of her call with the Colorado Republican, "Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments."

"She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and decided to end the unproductive call," Omar added.

According to CNN reporter Melanie Zanona, Omar reportedly pressed for an apology, to which Boebert responded that Omar should apologize to the American people. Boebert then took to Twitter to publicize the call and attack Omar again.

The development stems from an appearance that the Colorado conservative made during Thanksgiving break in her home district, where she recounted a story about taking an elevator with Omar. "I was getting into an elevator with one of my staffers," Boebert told a crowd, "and I see a Capitol police officer running to the elevator. I see fret all over his face … I look to my left, and there she is: Ilhan Omar. And I said, 'Well, she doesn't have a backpack, we should be fine.'"

Boebert also alleged that she directly told Omar that she is a member of the "Jihad Squad."

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On Friday, Omar publicly disputed that the incident ever took place, tweeting that Boebert "looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up. Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout."

"Anti-Muslim bigotry isn't funny & shouldn't be normalized," the progressive added. "Congress can't be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation."

Multiple members of the Democratic House leadership have since come forward to issue firm rebukes against Boebert's comments, calling on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to take disciplinary action.

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"Leader McCarthy and the entire House Republican Leadership's repeated failure to condemn inflammatory and bigoted rhetoric from members of their conference is outrageous," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., in a joint statement. "We call on the Republican Leadership to address this priority with the Congresswoman and to finally take real action to confront racism."

Multiple conservatives have come to Boebert's defense.

Fellow freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga, tweeted over the weekend that "[Omar] and the Jihad Squad are all three and are undeserving of an apology."

"Never apologize to Islamic terrorist sympathizers, communists, or those who fund murder with our tax dollars," Greene added without any explanation.

Pueblo County Republican chair Robert Leverington, who represents Boebert's district, likewise said in an interview with KRDO that "Boebert probably expressed the sentiment of many Americans."

Former Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who is notorious for his history of racism, also joined the chorus this past weekend, tweeting: "Pelosi changed House rules for @IlhanMN to allow her to wear her turban on the floor. First day, a Member said to me, "Four pounds of C-4 under that would wipe out half of Congress.'"

Boebert's remarks are part of a larger pattern of Republicans using anti-Muslim sentiment to rile up their base over the past decade.

Back in 2010, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and neoconservative commentator Bill Kristol – both of whom are expressly against Donald Trump – played a hand in crafting an ad that demanded former Attorney General Eric Holder to reveal the identities of seven Justice Department officials who represented Guantanamo detainees, according to NPR.

"Tell Eric Holder, Americans have a right to know the identities of the al-Qaeda 7," the ad stated.

zoeyjax on November 30th, 2021 at 15:12 UTC »

The development stems from an appearance that the Colorado conservative made during Thanksgiving break in her home district, where she recounted a story about taking an elevator with Omar. "I was getting into an elevator with one of my staffers," Boebert told a crowd, "and I see a Capitol police officer running to the elevator. I see fret all over his face … I look to my left, and there she is: Ilhan Omar. And I said, 'Well, she doesn't have a backpack, we should be fine.'"

Bold words coming from a lady who literally married a pedo.

refillforjobu on November 30th, 2021 at 12:37 UTC »

Former Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who is notorious for his history of racism, also joined the chorus this past weekend, tweeting: "Pelosi changed House rules for [Omar] to allow her to wear her turban on the floor. First day, a Member said to me, "Four pounds of C-4 under that would wipe out half of Congress.'"

Grow the fuck up.

KarhuCave on November 30th, 2021 at 12:36 UTC »

One is an example of just how great America can be. A refugee gaining asylum in the US, and later becoming the first Somali American to win a seat in Congress. Policy driven and an outspoken advocate of the marginalized.

The other, an example of what the worst America can offer. A bigoted, brainwashed, self interested fear monger. Fox News personified.

The mere fact that these two hold the same democratically elected office tells you a lot about our current division. Comparing the two parties has become a false equivalence.