Thus far, Republican leadership has been quiet on the matter, issuing no public condemnation of Boebert’s comments.
“This party is for anyone and everyone who craves freedom and supports religious liberty,” McCarthy said of the GOP.
House Democratic leaders, meanwhile, have condemned Boebert’s Islamophobic remarks but have yet to put forth a formal resolution or penalty regarding her statements.
Researchers have indeed found that Islamophobic rhetoric by politicians has real-world consequences and has been directly linked with hate speech targeted toward Muslim Americans.
In their lack of response, Republicans, in particular, have shown that their party isn’t willing to denounce such Islamophobic statements.
Congress is known for moving slowly in general, though the response to the Boebert comments has taken a while.
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