{"id":1057939,"date":"2021-11-26T18:29:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T23:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057939"},"modified":"2021-11-26T18:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T23:29:23","slug":"boebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Boebert Apologizes To \u2018Muslim Community\u2019 For Omar Remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) apologized to the Muslim community on Friday after video of her making a comment about fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) went viral over the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n<p>During an event in her Colorado district, Boebert described an encounter with Omar in the halls of Congress as \u201cnot my first \u2018Jihad Squad\u2019 moment.\u201d Her comments were caught on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriottakes\/status\/1463903881553920004?s=21\">video<\/a> and posted to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was getting into an elevator with one of my staffers,\u201d Boebert told the audience, some of whom can be heard laughing along and cheering.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cYou know, we\u2019re leaving the Capitol and we\u2019re going back to my office and we get an elevator and I see a Capitol police officer running hurriedly to the elevator. I see fret all over his face, and he\u2019s reaching, and the door\u2019s shutting, like I can\u2019t open it, like what\u2019s happening. I look to my left, and there she is. Ilhan Omar. And I said, \u2018Well, she doesn\u2019t have a backpack, we should be fine.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boebert added that she \u201clooked over\u201d and said, \u201cOh look, the jihad squad decided to show up to work today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not tough in person,\u201d Boebert said.<\/p>\n<p>Omar responded on Thursday, calling Boebert a \u201cbuffoon\u201d and saying the anecdote was a fabrication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up,\u201d Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1464037767005057024\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cSad she thinks bigotry gets her clout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnti-Muslim bigotry isn\u2019t funny &amp; shouldn\u2019t be normalized,\u201d she added. \u201cCongress can\u2019t be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Omar, who is Muslim and wears a hijab, again addressed the viral video, calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to take \u201cappropriate action\u201d against Boebert for her remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaying I am a suicide bomber is no laughing matter,\u201d Omar tweeted Friday, adding that \u201cnormalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also on Friday, Boebert tweeted an apology for her remark, saying she has reached out to Omar about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d Boebert tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert was lambasted by Democrats and some Republicans for her comments on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) claimed the congresswoman\u2019s \u201cslur\u201d would \u201cinspire more death threats to Ilhan and her family.\u201d Swalwell also pointed the finger at McCarthy, saying he \u201ccondones\u201d such remarks and must also be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamkinzinger\/status\/1464251917253718022?s=21\">tweeted<\/a> \u201cBoebert is TRASH\u201d and then retweeted Boebert\u2019s Republican primary challenger Marina Zimmerman, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marina4Colorado\/status\/1464252727094034453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1464252727094034453%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fkinzinger-boebert-trash-primary-challenger-anti-muslim-tale-ilhan-omar-2021-11\">piggybacked<\/a> on Kinzinger\u2019s remark and asked followers to \u201chelp me take out the trash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a fellow member of the \u201cSquad,\u201d a group of progressive congresswomen including Omar, chimed in to criticize Boebert as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe continued silence &amp; inaction towards this hate-filled colleague and others is enabling violence. It must stop,\u201d Tlaib tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) apologized to the Muslim community on Friday after video of her making a comment about fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) went viral over the Thanksgiving holiday.During an event in her Colorado district, Boebert described an encounter with Omar in the halls of Congress as \u201cnot my first \u2018Jihad Squad\u2019 moment.\u201d Her comments were caught on\u00a0video and posted to Twitter.\u201cI was getting into an elevator with one of my staffers,\u201d Boebert told the audience, some of whom can be heard laughing along and cheering.She continued, \u201cYou know, we\u2019re leaving the Capitol and we\u2019re going back to my office and we get an elevator and I see a Capitol police officer running hurriedly to the elevator. I see fret all over his face, and he\u2019s reaching, and the door\u2019s shutting, like I can\u2019t open it, like what\u2019s happening. I look to my left, and there she is. Ilhan Omar. And I said, \u2018Well, she doesn\u2019t have a backpack, we should be fine.\u2019\u201dBoebert added that she \u201clooked over\u201d and said, \u201cOh look, the jihad squad decided to show up to work today.\u201d\u201cShe\u2019s not tough in person,\u201d Boebert said.Omar responded on Thursday, calling Boebert a \u201cbuffoon\u201d and saying the anecdote was a fabrication.\u201cFact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up,\u201d Omar wrote. \u201cSad she thinks bigotry gets her clout.\u201d\u201cAnti-Muslim bigotry isn\u2019t funny &#038; shouldn\u2019t be normalized,\u201d she added. \u201cCongress can\u2019t be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation.\u201dOn Friday, Omar, who is Muslim and wears a hijab, again addressed the viral video, calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to take \u201cappropriate action\u201d against Boebert for her remarks.\u201cSaying I am a suicide bomber is no laughing matter,\u201d Omar tweeted Friday, adding that \u201cnormalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims.\u201dAlso on Friday, Boebert tweeted an apology for her remark, saying she has reached out to Omar about it.\u201cI 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,\u201d Boebert tweeted.Boebert was lambasted by Democrats and some Republicans for her comments on Twitter.Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) claimed the congresswoman\u2019s \u201cslur\u201d would \u201cinspire more death threats to Ilhan and her family.\u201d Swalwell also pointed the finger at McCarthy, saying he \u201ccondones\u201d such remarks and must also be held accountable.Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) tweeted \u201cBoebert is TRASH\u201d and then retweeted Boebert\u2019s Republican primary challenger Marina Zimmerman, who piggybacked on Kinzinger\u2019s remark and asked followers to \u201chelp me take out the trash.\u201dRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a fellow member of the \u201cSquad,\u201d a group of progressive congresswomen including Omar, chimed in to criticize Boebert as well.\u201cThe continued silence &#038; inaction towards this hate-filled colleague and others is enabling violence. It must stop,\u201d Tlaib tweeted.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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