Republicans Boot Ilhan Omar Off Foreign Affairs Committee Over Anti-Semitism
Kevin McCarthy, the House Speaker (R-CA), fulfilled his promise to take Rep. Ilhan Omar (D–MN) out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee due to her long history of antisemitism.
Two-thirds of the 222 Republicans in Congress voted to remove Omar. Three others did not vote, and one, Rep. Dave Joyce, R-OH, voted. “present.”
“For years, Democratic leadership has failed to hold Rep. Ilhan Omar accountable for her vile, hateful, and dangerous anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric,” The Republican Jewish Coalition made the following statement. “Today, Republicans, under Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership, kept their promise to remove Rep. Omar from the prestigious and crucially important House Foreign Affairs Committee.”
“RJC has long advocated for Rep. Omar’s removal from this critical committee,” The statement went on. “We are gratified that Rep. Omar will no longer be in a privileged position to influence legislation regarding US policy toward Israel and the Middle East.”
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