Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Friday called for House leaders to take “appropriate action” against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) who she accused of using anti-Muslim language in describing a recent encounter she had with Omar at the US Capitol.
According to a video clip posted by a Twitter account called PatriotTakes, Boebert made the remarks this holiday break. In the clip, she says she and a staffer were taking a Capitol elevator when she saw an alarmed Capitol police officer running toward them. She said she turned to her left and spotted Omar standing beside them.
“Well, she doesn’t have a backpack. We should be fine,” Boebert recalled saying, drawing laughs from her audience. “And I said, ‘Oh look, the jihad squad decided to show up for work today.’”
The “jihad squad” is apparently a reference to “The Squad”, which is what Omar and Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib sometimes refer to themselves as.
Boebert later apologized and wrote in a tweet that “I apologize to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment about Rep. Omar. I have reached out to her office to speak with her directly. There are plenty of policy differences to focus on without this unnecessary distraction.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders demanded Boebert retract her comments, noted AP.
Omar publicly urged Pelosi and GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to discipline Boebert.
“Saying I am a suicide bomber is no laughing matter,” Omar tweeted, adding that McCarthy and Pelosi “need to take appropriate action, normalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims. Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in Congress.”
I called and spoke with Ilhan Omar today. I thought you would like to hear details about the call directly from me. pic.twitter.com/wEtrIyVjdl
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 29, 2021
Omar had earlier said that Boebert had fabricated the story.
“Fact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up,” Omar tweeted. “Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout.”
Both Omar and Boebert have made controversial statements since taking office.
Omar came under fire in 2019 after she suggested on Twitter that Republicans were attacking her at the behest of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.
She subsequently issued a half-hearted apology before ultimately deleting the controversial tweets.
Earlier this year, Omar shared to Twitter a video of a conversation she had with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which she appeared to compare Israel and the United States to Hamas and the Taliban.
After 12 of the 25 Jewish Democrats in the US House of Representatives published a statement criticizing Omar’s assertion, she fired back at her Jewish colleagues and said, “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.”
She later issued another clarification and claimed she had been misunderstood.
As for Boebert, she tweeted earlier this year that a federal effort to reach out to people who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was like Nazi Germany.
The Auschwitz Memorial responded to the tweet and told Boebert that it “is a sad symptom of moral and intellectual decline.”
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You would think that a member of the U.S. Congress would have some knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
But as we have all witnessed that Democrats as Congress members or not, DO NOT follow, obey or respect our U.S. Constitution or our Laws.
And what is worst is that these treasonous, hateful Democrats are getting away with it and are not held accountable.
That’s the thing. FOR DECADES the left’s been doing all it can to UTTERLY SHRED that amendment.
I miss the days you could call a spade a spade.
I still do!
Thomas Jefferson explained very Clearly What the democrat elite don’t yet understand when Thomas Jeffereson Wrote this, “All eyes are opened, or opening to the rights of man. The General spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth , that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs , nor a favored few booted and spurred , ready ti ride them legitimately, by the grace of God….” When are the democrat socialists going to realize that, ” The mass of mankind had not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred ready to ride them. … ” We are Americans And not Going to Have a master rule over us no matter what the Social democrat elite has as their goals…
Then perhaps action should be demanded over some of your past remarks, you suppose?
SHE is
A) female
B) a rabid commucrat
C) A MUDSLIME.
Ergo, she is impervious to ‘actions’ taken over HER comments.
” If you can’t run with the big dogs Stay up on the porch… ” Author unknown .
Lauren Boebert should never have to apologize for speaking the truth. The Marxist Communist DemocRATS constantly get away with spewing venomous lies about Conservatives ALL the time, and are NEVER called to Justice. When Republicans take back power in 2022, they need to grow a backbone and go after ALL the Vermin on the Left!!!
Agreed. REPUBLICANS need to start growing a pair and STOP APOLOGIZING!!! THE left never does… SO WHY the hell should we!
Rep. democrat LLhan Omar is a Muslim, And is” A Member Of The Squad, ” Whats to Apologize For….
Not a damn thing..
Boebert’s biggest mistake was apologizing to that POS!
If any apology is warranted that ? should apologize to America for hating America and wanting to turn it into another filthy country like where she came from.
What do expect from some thats part of a religion of,
Intolerance
Sadism
Lies
Abuse
Murder
If i had my way
A) EVERY muslim in our nation, would be immediately kicked out. AND never let back in.
B) every mosque would be bulldozed to the ground.
C) ONCE done, NO muslims would ever be allowed to emigrate or claim asylum/refugee status here..
and D) MOST definitely would muslims be allowed to serve in the military!!!
” Rep. Omar, The Left don’t want an Apology From Me, They Want Me Gone , ” Why Would The demmocrat party Want Rep. Omar Gong, Maybe she Draws too much Attention From the Right Conservatives of the Republican Party because She is a member of “the Muslim Squad “
Omar should not be in office, she came here illegally by marrying her brother and she is prejudice comparing her country with America, she should go back or be deported. She also is misspending campaign money on her current husband. She should have never been able to run for office with her sordid background.
IMO HER AND ALL the rest in the squad, should be PUBLICLY STRIPPED of their US citizenship and EXILED from the nation, permanently!
I would say that Omar doesn’t have much moral ground to stand on whats that, Rep. Omar is a democrat and a Muslim member of the” Squad . “
If the American hating traitor can’t tolerate a little good old fashioned USA humor, I’m pretty sure that Mogadishu has some inexpensive bombed out real estate that could be had cheaply. Maybe your husband-brother could accompany you…
You would think that democrat, Muslim Rep. Omar would be gratful for America Allowing her to advance herself far beyond what her future would have been in the Muslim Country that she came from but Rep. Omar hasn’t appreciated America. There is a book out about” Eric Hoffer, Longshoreman Philosopher ” In which was written about those who innigrated to another country and were successful in life , the Author Wrote, ” The lack of Gratitude among some of those who came to the United States and prospered… ” didn’t see how much they owed to their adopted country …. ” Rep. Omar apparently doesn’t appreciate what has been handed to her by coming to America which she wouldn’t have where she came from…
How Ungratefulshe is for this opportunity given to her….
Boebert’s first mistake was apologizing to that piece of **** Omar. The biggest mistake was calling Omar directly to “reach out”. By doing so, Boebert has legitimized Omar’s antisemitism and anti-Americanism.
Got that right… I’m sure Boebert was just exercising her inherent up bringing of politeness and “olive branch” extending to true diplomacy. Something that this jackass Omar and most mudslimes could NEVER understand due to there inherent ignorant intolerant up bringing.
Z-man 37
Did you notice to which political party ” Rep. Omar belonged to? may be because of her ” Anti- American , George Soros, Ways and her Anti- American Attitudes” Shared by the other democrats too.
Amazing how the jihadist use our rules against us and we are to dumb to figure it out.
We need to wake up now as it is already too late.
It’s time….
I posted a link to an article i found, 3 years back, about how muslims ALWAYS WORK when they get into nations.. SMALL in #’s they turn the laws OF THAT nation, against their own citizens.. THEN SLOWLY as they build up in #s, they get more and more pushy and bold, TILL EVENTUALLY THEY are in power, and Sharia law is instituted.. IT HAS HAPPENED every damn country they have EVER been allowed to infest… like a damn cancer.
The Obvious fact that democrats want America’s Borders tto be left open to Illegal Immig rants stattes the fact those illegal immigrants mean more votes for the democrat party, Why would the democrat party want the illegal. Immigrants stopped from comming a cross our borders ??
I’ve NEVER seen an “organization” (note the quotes in this case) with more open and public in-fighting, bickering, backstabbing, contention, discord, hostility than in the US congress. They are a bunch of immature idiots. If this happened in a real, profit-making company heads would roll. A BUNCH OF CHILDREN. All of them.
Yes, Congress SHOULD take “appropriate action”: A letter of THANKS for her speaking TRUTH to corruption!
Omar can go pound sand. Or, as they call it where she hails from, make her bed and lie in it.
Omar obviously does not know the meaning of jihad!
Hey Omar, K. M. A. . that’s an American phrase. Please find an American to translate.
the demoncrats can say,do ,claim anything and get away with it.
YET even if right, if a conservative says something, they get pilloried for it.
I called her and all her members as terrorize against Americans who love America and will defend her.I’m tired of being called racist every time we don’t agree with their agenda we are not a racist nation like the the ones she support
Rep. Omar islike ” A Trojan Horse” Inside of America’s Broken Borders Rep. Omar is a member of the ” Muslim Squad and is a part of the democrat party .
Boebert should demand action against Omar’s antisemitic statements.
Should is the operative word. Unfortunately the Spineless hacks we have in the GOP ARE TOO COWARDLY to call for action.
We should all be supporting her: “Let”s Go Omar!”
WHO do U mean Boebert or Stooge Squad Sister Extraair linen Omar ? MAX Daddy.
Omar always makes bigoted remarks. Omar supports terrorism. That “is no laughing matter.” Boebert’s remark was directed at Omar, who merited the comment. It was not anti-Muslim. Omar identifies herself as being in favor of terrorism and identifies those she wants targeted. That “is no laughing matter.”
Both should get over it all. Boebert, stop being so ‘sorry’ and apologetic, religion or no religion and Mz. Islam is a user and slanderer of all things American! Leave her to her demise!
Two reasons NOT to apologize:
1. Backpacks are prohibited items in the Capitol building.
2. Jihad, according to Islam, means a personal struggle.
So, where’s the harm in anything Boebert said
A third reason to never apologize to these scumbags.
IT IS NEVER ENOUGH.
The whole Problem here is Iihan Omar and the so call STOOGE SISTERS SQUAD ! Omar thinks she’s the CAT’S MEOW and U do and say what the*fell she wants U to say. The STOOGE SISTERS think that they are the One’s that R running the Country not Beijing Joe and PIGLOSI . And Rep.Boebert is Correct in ALL she has Confide.