House Democrats cannot agree on a resolution to condemn anti-Semitism, and a closed-door meeting Wednesday to discuss the issue reportedly collapsed into infighting as rank-and-file members challenged the party leadership.
The meeting “erupted into a full-scale brawl Wednesday,” the Washington Post reported, as some “protested plans to vote this week on a resolution condemning religious hatred, a measure prompted by [Minnesota Rep. Ilhan] Omar’s comments last week suggesting supporters of Israel have “allegiance to a foreign country” (original link).
Omar, who apologized last month for anti-Semitic comments, set off a new crisis last week when she accused pro-Israel Americans of “allegiance to a foreign country.”
Democrat leaders, who have tried to portray President Donald Trump as a bigot, tried to manage the political fallout by promising a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism on Wednesday. The resolution did not mention Omar specifically, and also condemned anti-Muslim prejudice.
In contrast, a resolution passed in January — and supported by Republicans — to condemn racist remarks by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) mentioned King specifically in the opening sentence. Republicans also stripped King of his committee assignments. Democrat leaders have declined to remove Omar from her committees.
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The Democrats / Anarchist wants them in these positions. Major Security Breech.
Why does the resolution not have verbiage to condemn the hate mongering against whites.
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