White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday the House Republican vote to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar off the House Foreign Affairs Committee was a “political stunt.'
"I am Muslim, I am an immigrant, and interestingly, from Africa," Omar said."Is anyone surprised that I am being targeted? Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy, or that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced?"
Rep. Ilhan Omar was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee by Republicans who said her history of antisemitism disqualified her from the position.as an"apartheid state" and compared that nation, along with the U.S., to Hamas and the Taliban. A dozen Democratic Jewish members of the House said Omar’s comment was"as offensive as it is misguided.
"Antisemitism is real, and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of antisemitic tropes," Omar said.Jean-Pierre cited Omar’s public apologies as reason to keep her on the committee. "What we believe is Congresswoman Omar is a highly respected member of Congress," Jean-Pierre said Thursday."She has apologized for her comments she made in the past."Omar had a history of antisemitic remarks before her 2021 comments that drew criticism from her colleagues. She tweeted in 2019 that"It’s all about the Benjamins, baby," in reference to political support for Israel, which she later described as"allegiance to a foreign country.
"Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel," she tweeted in 2012.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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