{"id":1074060,"date":"2021-12-01T19:14:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T00:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1074060"},"modified":"2021-12-01T19:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T00:14:25","slug":"aoc-loses-it-mccarthy-working-with-his-ku-klux-klan-caucus-allows-violent-targeting-of-woc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-loses-it-mccarthy-working-with-his-ku-klux-klan-caucus-allows-violent-targeting-of-woc\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Loses It: McCarthy \u2018Working With His\u00a0Ku Klux Klan Caucus,\u2019 Allows \u2018Violent Targeting Of WOC\u2019"},"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\">30<\/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%2Faoc-loses-it-mccarthy-working-with-his-ku-klux-klan-caucus-allows-violent-targeting-of-woc%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=1074060&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>Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Wednesday accused Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of working with \u201chis Ku Klux Klan caucus\u201d and allowing \u201cviolent targeting of [women of color] members of congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat further criticized the entirety of the GOP for allegedly inciting threats against Democrats, leading them to \u201cpay for the security required\u201d as Republicans profit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople truly don\u2019t understand the scale, intensity, &amp; volume of threats targeting [Rep. Ilhan Omar],\u201d AOC posted to Twitter. \u201cKevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker that he is working with his Ku Klux Klan caucus to look aside &amp; allow violent targeting of woc (women of color) members of Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cannot be ignored,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The post was published as a quote-tweet to Democratic Rep. Omar (D-MN) playing a threat she received via her phone. The implication is that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)&nbsp;is responsible for the threats made against the Democrat over comments she recently made about Omar, for which she has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark\">apologized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile people toss out clich\u00e9s like \u2018we condemn all forms of racism &amp; bigotry,\u2019 the fact is Islamophobia is far too often tolerated and ignored,\u201d Rep. Ocasio-Cortez continued her rant. \u201cBigotry is not made unacceptable by what one says about it, it\u2019s made acceptable based on whether there are consequences for it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just about nasty phone calls and e-mails,\u201d the Democrat wrote. \u201cGOP are given freedom to incite without consequence. They don\u2019t have to pay for the security required from their acts- we do. They make money off it. [And] They are targeting those least likely to be institutionally protected first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not just about nasty phone calls and e-mails.<\/p>\n<p>GOP are given freedom to incite without consequence. They don\u2019t have to pay for the security required from their acts- we do. They make money off it.<\/p>\n<p>&amp;They are targeting those least likely to be institutionally protected first.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1466062587414597638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark\">The Daily Wire<\/a> last week, Boebert during&nbsp;an event in her Colorado district \u201cdescribed an encounter with Omar in the halls of Congress as \u2018not my first \u2018Jihad Squad\u2019 moment.\u2019\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>Boebert tweeted a public apology via Twitter:&nbsp;\u201cI apologize to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment about Rep. Omar,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI 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<\/p>\n<p>When Boebert got into contact with Omar, the Democrat allegedly hung up on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in engaging with those we disagree with respectfully, but not when that disagreement is rooted in outright bigotry and hate,\u201d Omar said in a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/local\/local-politics\/ilhan-omar-lauren-boebert-call-anti-muslim-remarks\/73-3eb5f5a2-2fdf-4cd7-876e-a337130674b7\">according<\/a> to 9News. \u201cTo date, the Republican Party leadership has done nothing to condemn and hold their own members accountable for repeated instances of anti-Muslim hate and harassment. This is not about one hateful statement or one politician; it is about a party that has mainstreamed bigotry and hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/larry-elder-posts-meme-about-leftists-who-push-racial-politics-marrying-dating-white-people\">Larry Elder Posts Meme About Leftists Who Push Racial Politics Marrying, Dating White&nbsp;People<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark\">Boebert Apologizes To \u2018Muslim Community\u2019 For Omar&nbsp;Remark<\/a><\/strong><\/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>Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Wednesday accused Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of working with \u201chis Ku Klux Klan caucus\u201d and allowing \u201cviolent targeting of [women of color] members of congress.\u201dThe Democrat further criticized the entirety of the GOP for allegedly inciting threats against Democrats, leading them to \u201cpay for the security required\u201d as Republicans profit.\u201cPeople truly don\u2019t understand the scale, intensity, &#038; volume of threats targeting [Rep. Ilhan Omar],\u201d AOC posted to Twitter. \u201cKevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker that he is working with his Ku Klux Klan caucus to look aside &#038; allow violent targeting of woc (women of color) members of Congress.\u201d\u201cThis cannot be ignored,\u201d she added.The post was published as a quote-tweet to Democratic Rep. Omar (D-MN) playing a threat she received via her phone. The implication is that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)\u00a0is responsible for the threats made against the Democrat over comments she recently made about Omar, for which she has apologized.\u201cWhile people toss out clich\u00e9s like \u2018we condemn all forms of racism &#038; bigotry,\u2019 the fact is Islamophobia is far too often tolerated and ignored,\u201d Rep. Ocasio-Cortez continued her rant. \u201cBigotry is not made unacceptable by what one says about it, it\u2019s made acceptable based on whether there are consequences for it or not.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s not just about nasty phone calls and e-mails,\u201d the Democrat wrote. \u201cGOP are given freedom to incite without consequence. They don\u2019t have to pay for the security required from their acts- we do. They make money off it. [And] They are targeting those least likely to be institutionally protected first.\u201dIt\u2019s not just about nasty phone calls and e-mails.GOP are given freedom to incite without consequence. They don\u2019t have to pay for the security required from their acts- we do. They make money off it.&#038;They are targeting those least likely to be institutionally protected first.\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 1, 2021As highlighted by The Daily Wire last week, Boebert during\u00a0an event in her Colorado district \u201cdescribed an encounter with Omar in the halls of Congress as \u2018not my first \u2018Jihad Squad\u2019 moment.\u2019\u201d Her comments were caught on\u00a0video and posted to Twitter.Boebert tweeted a public apology via Twitter:\u00a0\u201cI apologize to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment about Rep. Omar,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI have reached out to her office to speak with her directly. There are plenty of policy differences to focus on without this unnecessary distraction.\u201dWhen Boebert got into contact with Omar, the Democrat allegedly hung up on her.\u201cI believe in engaging with those we disagree with respectfully, but not when that disagreement is rooted in outright bigotry and hate,\u201d Omar said in a statement, according to 9News. \u201cTo date, the Republican Party leadership has done nothing to condemn and hold their own members accountable for repeated instances of anti-Muslim hate and harassment. This is not about one hateful statement or one politician; it is about a party that has mainstreamed bigotry and hatred.\u201dRelated:\u00a0Larry Elder Posts Meme About Leftists Who Push Racial Politics Marrying, Dating White\u00a0PeopleRelated:\u00a0Boebert Apologizes To \u2018Muslim Community\u2019 For Omar\u00a0RemarkThe 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 member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1074060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1074060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1074060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1074060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1074060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}