House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday that the democrat party did not rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) last week after she equated the United States and Israel with terrorist groups, saying that Omar was a “valued” member of the [faction]. This from dailywire.com.
“We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,” Omar wrote on Twitter last week in a tweet that included her questioning Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.”
CNN’s Dana Bash claimed that Omar “clarified” her remarks and said that she was not trying to equate the groups.
“You and other top House Democrats released a pretty rare statement rebuking her for appearing to ‘draw false equivalencies’ between the United States and Israel and terrorist organizations Hamas and Taliban,” Bash said. “She clarified. She said that she was in no way equating them.”
Pelosi responded by saying, “We did not rebuke her. We thanked, acknowledged that she made a clarification.”
“Congresswoman Omar is a valued member of our caucus,” Pelosi later added.
WATCH:
Ilhan Omar equated the U.S. and Israel with terrorist groups.
Nancy Pelosi says Omar “is a valued member of our caucus” and admits Democrats did not “rebuke her.”
Pelosi stands with anti-Semites. pic.twitter.com/RR0Qyk1NxC
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 13, 2021
Omar has since doubled down after democrat colleagues called her out for he ‘offensive’ comparison of US and Hamas. She tweeted on Thursday, “It’s shameful for colleagues who call me when they need my support to now put out a statement asking for ‘clarification’ and not just call.” The following from westernjournal.com.
It’s shameful for colleagues who call me when they need my support to now put out a statement asking for “clarification” and not just call.
The islamophobic tropes in this statement are offensive. The constant harassment & silencing from the signers of this letter is unbearable. https://t.co/37dy2UduW0
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) June 10, 2021
Omar’s post responded to a news release on Wednesday from Illinois Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider and other House Democrats.
Equating the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided. Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and organizations that engage in terrorism discredits one’s intended argument and reflects deep-seated prejudice. https://t.co/KOdgPqvQdT
— Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) June 10, 2021
“Palestinians deserve protection,” she continued. “Unlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don’t exist to protect Palestinian civilians.”
Israeli air strikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism.
Palestinians deserve protection.
Unlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don’t exist to protect Palestinian civilians.
It’s unconscionable to not condemn these attacks on the week of Eid. https://t.co/vWWQfMqBkT
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 10, 2021
Who is Omar representing in Congress? A constituency who have come to America to build a better life for themselves and their families or a people who want to reform this great nation into the shitholes they escaped?
And who is Pelosi serving as Speaker of the House? America and Americans or an international conglomeration of shithole nations and their pathetic inhabitants?
We, the people of America, are in dire need of sensible, responsible adult leadership. Are these insane times unprecedented, or is their history available from which we can seek guidance and direction? President Trump you are missed, sir.
