After several days of consternation among moderate Republicans, the House GOP finally passed a censure of “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for antisemitic comments she made when she repeated a slogan used by Hamas that calls for the elimination of Israel.
The resolution, first introduced by Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), represented the second attempt to censure the Michigan Democrat for stepping outside the boundaries of decency in her criticism of Israel’s incursion into Hamas. The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths on both sides and led the Arab world to call on President Joe Biden to pressure Israel to end its counteroffensive. Progressives in Congress like Rep. Tlaib and fellow Squad member Ilhan Omar (D-MI) have followed with threats to withhold their support of President Biden in next year’s election.
In response to the censure, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) took to the floor to denounce Republicans with accusations of racism.
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