{"id":1083338,"date":"2021-12-04T08:59:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1083338"},"modified":"2021-12-04T08:59:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T13:59:10","slug":"dems-demand-boebert-be-stripped-of-committees-for-jihad-remark-mccarthy-responds-blasting-omar-aoc-dems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-demand-boebert-be-stripped-of-committees-for-jihad-remark-mccarthy-responds-blasting-omar-aoc-dems\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Demand Boebert Be Stripped Of Committees For \u2018Jihad\u2019 Remark; McCarthy Responds, Blasting Omar, AOC, Dems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fdems-demand-boebert-be-stripped-of-committees-for-jihad-remark-mccarthy-responds-blasting-omar-aoc-dems%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=1083338&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>Dozens of House Democrats are calling for Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to have her committee assignments stripped from her for a comment she has&nbsp;since apologized for concerning Democratic Rep. Omar (D-MN).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a letter released Wednesday, five House Democratic caucus chairs \u2014 Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Joyce Beatty, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, and Raul Ruiz \u2014 led the call for Boebert to face \u2018consequences\u2019 for her anti-Muslim rhetoric,\u201d Business Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/dozens-house-democrats-lauren-boebert-committee-assignments-stripped-2021-12\">reported<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we are calling for Representative Boebert to be removed from her committee assignments,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cWe stand with Representative Omar and millions of Muslims across the country who deserve better and are looking to their elected leadership to condemn islamophobia at the highest levels of government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeparately, 38 members of the House also issued a statement Thursday&nbsp;calling for Boebert to be removed from her committees,\u201d the report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/dozens-house-democrats-lauren-boebert-committee-assignments-stripped-2021-12\">added<\/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>Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded on Friday, asserted that he would not be punishing Boebert, and slamming Omar&nbsp;and her fellow far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for their controversial comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be very clear, this party is for anyone and everyone who craves freedom and supports religious liberty,\u201d McCarthy stated. \u201cLauren Boebert, as I called her, when it came forward we talked, she apologized publicly, she apologized personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid any of you raise the question when someone on their side of the aisle&nbsp;said I worked with the Ku Klux Klan, referring to Republicans?\u201d the Republican slammed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid anyone on your side of the aisle talk about when Omar said the only reason I support Israel is all about the Benjamins?\u201d McCarthy continued, referring to Omar.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Omar has spewed comments widely criticized as anti-Semitic. In January 2020, the Democrat was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ilhan-omar-named-anti-semite-of-the-year\">chosen<\/a>&nbsp;as the 2019 \u201cAntisemite of the Year,\u201d via polling from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopantisemitism.org\/\">StopAntisemitism.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s transgressions, she perpetuated anti-Semitic tropes on Twitter to nearly two million followers and introduced an anti-Semitic resolution in Congress that promoted boycotts of the State of Israel and likened them to boycotts of Nazi Germany,\u201d a press release from the group said. \u201cThe public\u2019s vote highlights the growing concern among Americans about the Congresswoman\u2019s ability to use and abuse her position of power to propagate hatred in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, Ocasio-Cortez&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/aoc-loses-it-mccarthy-working-with-his-ku-klux-klan-caucus-allows-violent-targeting-of-woc\">accused<\/a> the GOP of having a \u201cKu Klux Klan caucus\u201d and inciting threats against Democrats for their profit. She has not received any pushback from Democrats for her incendiary comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/aoc-loses-it-mccarthy-working-with-his-ku-klux-klan-caucus-allows-violent-targeting-of-woc\">AOC Loses It: McCarthy \u2018Working With His&nbsp;Ku Klux Klan Caucus,\u2019 Allows \u2018Violent Targeting Of&nbsp;WOC\u2019<\/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>Dozens of House Democrats are calling for Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to have her committee assignments stripped from her for a comment she has\u00a0since apologized for concerning Democratic Rep. Omar (D-MN).\u201cIn a letter released Wednesday, five House Democratic caucus chairs \u2014 Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Joyce Beatty, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, and Raul Ruiz \u2014 led the call for Boebert to face \u2018consequences\u2019 for her anti-Muslim rhetoric,\u201d Business Insider reported this week.\u201cToday, we are calling for Representative Boebert to be removed from her committee assignments,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cWe stand with Representative Omar and millions of Muslims across the country who deserve better and are looking to their elected leadership to condemn islamophobia at the highest levels of government.\u201d\u201cSeparately, 38 members of the House also issued a statement Thursday\u00a0calling for Boebert to be removed from her committees,\u201d the report added.As 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.\u201dRepublican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded on Friday, asserted that he would not be punishing Boebert, and slamming Omar\u00a0and her fellow far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for their controversial comments.\u201cLet me be very clear, this party is for anyone and everyone who craves freedom and supports religious liberty,\u201d McCarthy stated. \u201cLauren Boebert, as I called her, when it came forward we talked, she apologized publicly, she apologized personally.\u201d\u201cDid any of you raise the question when someone on their side of the aisle\u00a0said I worked with the Ku Klux Klan, referring to Republicans?\u201d the Republican slammed.\u201cDid anyone on your side of the aisle talk about when Omar said the only reason I support Israel is all about the Benjamins?\u201d McCarthy continued, referring to Omar.Notably, Omar has spewed comments widely criticized as anti-Semitic. In January 2020, the Democrat was chosen\u00a0as the 2019 \u201cAntisemite of the Year,\u201d via polling from StopAntisemitism.org.\u201cAmong Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s transgressions, she perpetuated anti-Semitic tropes on Twitter to nearly two million followers and introduced an anti-Semitic resolution in Congress that promoted boycotts of the State of Israel and likened them to boycotts of Nazi Germany,\u201d a press release from the group said. \u201cThe public\u2019s vote highlights the growing concern among Americans about the Congresswoman\u2019s ability to use and abuse her position of power to propagate hatred in the U.S.\u201dJust this week, Ocasio-Cortez\u00a0accused the GOP of having a \u201cKu Klux Klan caucus\u201d and inciting threats against Democrats for their profit. She has not received any pushback from Democrats for her incendiary comments.Related:\u00a0AOC Loses It: McCarthy \u2018Working With His\u00a0Ku Klux Klan Caucus,\u2019 Allows \u2018Violent Targeting Of\u00a0WOC\u2019The 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-1083338","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\/1083338","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=1083338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083338\/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=1083338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1083338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1083338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}