Conservatives are not happy at all following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) refusal to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for her anti-Semitic tweets. You remember Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) apology in January for controversial remarks – he was stripped of his committee assignments. Omar issued a Monday apology and still retains her position.
President Trump is calling on Omar to resign.
President Trump on Tuesday said to White House reporters of Omar: “I think she should either resign from congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.”
While some have defended Rep. Omar’s right to criticize Israeli money in US politics, and others have called for her to be stripped of her committee assignment, many conservatives have noted a double-standard among Democrats, who just last month called for Rep. Steve King’s head after he asked in a New York Times interview when the phrases “White nationalist, white supremacist” and “western civilization” became offensive. King apologized and said he was misquoted, yet was still removed from his committee assignments by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
“What Congresswoman Omar said is so deep rooted in her heart, that her lame apology wasn’t appropriate. She should resign from Congress.”
-President Trump pic.twitter.com/9O47a3xhir— Pat Menards (@marva_dale) February 12, 2019
Glad the Speaker broke her silence, but that apology won't do. Rep. Omar should be stripped of her committee assignments, including @HouseForeign, & HRes72 should be voted on. Rep. S King apologized as well. Was still stripped of assignments & HRes41 passed nearly unanimously. https://t.co/MFCEpuTRf3
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) February 11, 2019
Good that some Dems have condemned the disgraceful anti-Semitic remarks of Rep. Omar—but their words are empty unless Dem leaders remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee. No one with her anti-Semitic views should be allowed to represent US foreign policy on that committee.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) February 11, 2019
Steve King was stripped of his committees and Rep. Omar is still on House Foreign Affairs?? Hello @SpeakerPelosi? @IWV
Ilhan Omar Apologizes for Statements Condemned as Anti-Semitic https://t.co/BRrEcskqnq— Heather R. Higgins (@TheHRH) February 12, 2019
Democrat Ilhan Omar has called Israel “evil,” compared Israel to Iran, continues to push anti-Semitic tropes, and supports the anti-Semitic BDS movement to boycott Israel.
Nancy Pelosi was wrong to elevate her to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Now Pelosi should remove her.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) February 11, 2019
When questioned this evening on whether she was worried about losing “committee assignments” over her anti-Semitic tweets, Rep. Ilhan Omar said, “Absolutely not.” pic.twitter.com/4juYghwtCg
— Kyle Morris (@RealKyleMorris) February 12, 2019
200 pro-family leaders wrote @GOPLeader McCarthy asking him “to do the right thing” & reinstate my committees. They know when the “outrageous misquote” of a biased & liberal NYTimes takes free rein to “falsely brand” Republicans, no conservative is safe . https://t.co/JCOQdrSs2D
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) February 12, 2019
