We were happy to report earlier that there wasn’t just an “attempt” to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her antisemitic and genocidal language — she was actually censured. Which is no big deal; she wasn’t expelled, although fellow Squad member Rep. Cori Bush seems to think Tlaib has been “endangered” by the censure.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin posted a statement that was all over the place. What Tlaib said was abhorrent, but she does have freedom of speech, and besides, Congress has bigger issues to work on. But censuring Tlaib was the right thing to do and didn’t take up that much time … she still has her freedom of speech, she just faced consequences for abusing it.
Tonight, I voted against censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/52LFat01Sb
— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) November 8, 2023
When you need the votes of antisemites and Hamas supporters to win your primary. https://t.co/U06CcOTM5l
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) November 8, 2023
You’re a party-following coward who betrayed the Jewish people in our greatest hour of need since the Holocaust. You should be ashamed of yourself. We certainly are ashamed of you.
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