House Republicans Work To Remove Ilhan Omar From Her Committee Assignments
After Democrats demanded that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her House Committee assignments, several Republicans immediately retaliated and have requested that Rep. Ilhan Omar be removed from her assignment as well due to anti-semitic comments.
The five Republicans demanding that Ilhan Omar be removed are Reps. Brian Babin (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Jody Hice (R-GA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
According to a Fox News report, “The House is set to consider a measure this week that calls for Taylor Greene, a controversial first-term lawmaker known for support of the QAnon conspiracy theory, from her assignment on the Education and Labor Committee. A proposed GOP-backed amendment to that measure calls for Omar, frequently identified as a member of the ‘Squad’ of progressive Democrats, to be removed from her committee assignments.”
According to an old report by former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss, Omar had voiced her support for the BDS movement which seeks the removal of Israel.
“Immediately after winning her race in 2018, Omar changed her views on the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement from saying it was ‘counteractive’ during her campaign to saying that she ‘believes in and supports the BDS movement, and has fought to make sure people’s right to support it isn’t criminalized,’” wrote Weiss.
It is unknown if any Republicans plan to join in on demanding Ilhan Omar be removed from her committee roles.
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