Congress Boots Anti-Semitic Democrat Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee

Thursday’s narrow vote by the House to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D., Minn. (D.), for her anti-Semitic remarks was narrow.

Omar was defeated by Democrats in a 218 to 211 vote. No Republican joined Democrats in opposing her removal from the committee, though Rep. David Joyce (R., Ohio) voted present.

The anti-Israel Democrat has a history in which she has used anti-Semitic tropes. This has earned her censure within her own party. Omar stated that in 2012 “Israel has hypnotized the world.” She criticised the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee in 2019. “It’s all about the Benjamins baby.” She will be retiring in 2021 Comparative Israel and the United States have sent a message to terrorist groups Hamas and Taliban, claiming that they all committed the same crime “crimes against humanity.”

Omar was asked about her antisemitic rhetoric during a CNN interview. Claim she “wasn’t aware” There were “tropes about Jews and money.”

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, (D. Mich.), is one of the members along with Omar. “Squad” Members of the far-left House I was in tears Tell Omar ahead of Thursday’s election “I am so sorry, sis, that our country is failing you today.”

The Republican Jewish Coalition was happy to celebrate the Democrat’s ouster Thursday. “Omar will no longer be in a privileged position to influence legislation regarding US policy toward Israel and the Middle East.”

Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Speaker from California, has been leading the charge to remove Omar (and other controversial Democrats) from committees. He was put to early testing by Republicans who opposed Omar’s demoting. After several Republicans suggested they might vote to keep Omar on the Foreign Affairs Committee, it looked like McCarthy’s attempt to remove Omar from that committee was in jeopardy.

Reps. Victoria Spartz (R., Ind.), Nancy Mace (R., S.C.), and Ken Buck (R., Colo.) criticized Spartz said that Omar’s removal was based on procedural grounds. Omar was denied her assignments to the committee by McCarthy. “proper due process.” Spartz on Tuesday Reverse the courseAfter receiving a promise from McCarthy to address procedural concerns about the removal of committee members, she said that she would vote for McCarthy.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) on Tuesday  He was “undecided” Omar was expelled and Omar’s opposition was praised “neoconservative” foreign policy.

Spartz, Buck, Buck, Gaetz, and Omar all changed their minds on Thursday and voted to expel Omar.

McCarthy refuted accusations by Democrats that McCarthy’s vote was retaliation against political enemies. Democratic House

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