Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) called Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and alternatively of apologizing to her she doubled down connected her bigotry, and Omar hung up connected her.
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Lauren Boebert said erstwhile she spoke to Rep. Omar today, Omar hung up connected her aft Boebert demanded she apologize to her. pic.twitter.com/EOCPonTb7I
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) November 29, 2021
Boebert said, “She kept asking for a nationalist apology, truthful I told Ilhan Omar that she should marque a nationalist apology to the American radical for her anti-American, anti-Semitic, ant-police rhetoric. She continued to property and I continued to property backmost and past Rep. Omar hung up connected me.”
We don’t person to instrumentality Rep. Boebert’s connection for it.
Rep. Omar Released A Statement On Her Call With Rep. Boebert
Today, I graciously accepted a telephone from Rep. Lauren Boebert successful the anticipation of receiving a nonstop apology for falsely claiming she met maine successful an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a past of anti-Muslim hate. Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publically admit her hurtful and unsafe comments. She alternatively doubled down connected her rhetoric. I decided to extremity the unproductive call.
I judge successful engaging with those we disagree with respectfully, but not erstwhile that disagreement is rooted successful outright bigotry and hate.
To date, the Republican Party enactment has done thing to condemn and clasp their ain members accountable for repeated instances of anti-Muslim hatred and harassment. This is not astir 1 hateful connection oregon 1 politician; it is astir a enactment that has mainstreamed bigotry and hatred. It is clip for Republican Leader McCarthy to really clasp his enactment accountable.
Rep. Omar Won’t Be Boebert’s Political Prop
Rep. Omar has been consistent. She would similar a nationalist apology and for Minority Leader McCarthy to bash subject the racists and bigots successful his caucus.
Omar hasn’t called for Boebert to beryllium censured oregon expelled. She lone wants House Republican person to denounce anti-Muslim hatred and bigotry and to punish Rep. Boebert for calling her a terrorist.
Rep. Omar should not person to perceive to Boebert’s hatred and bigotry. She did the close happening by ending the telephone due to the fact that Lauren Boebert deserves punishment, not a platform.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
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