{"id":117349,"date":"2021-02-03T16:02:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T21:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=117349"},"modified":"2021-02-03T23:27:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T04:27:52","slug":"house-gop-calls-for-removal-of-rep-ilhan-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-calls-for-removal-of-rep-ilhan-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP calls for removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fhouse-gop-calls-for-removal-of-rep-ilhan-omar%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=117349&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--><div id=\"attachment_2365856\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2365856\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2365856 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1228005011-616x437.jpg\" alt width=\"616\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2365856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). (Photo by Stephen Maturen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 7:50 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, February 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>House Republicans seek to oust Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a member of the so-called \u201cSquad.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2365855\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2365855\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2365855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1155806611.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2365855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The so-called \u201cSquad.\u201d U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks alongside Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). (Photo by Alex Wroblewski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new amendment proposed by a number of GOP House members called for Omar\u2019s removal from her committee assignments \u201cin light of conduct she has exhibited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The amendment was backed by a number of Republican representatives, which included Brian Babin (R-Texas), Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.). These representatives cited the Minnesota lawmaker\u2019s anti-semitic comments made back in 2019, which received massive backlash from both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listening and learning, but standing strong \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7TSroSf8h1\">pic.twitter.com\/7TSroSf8h1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1095046561254567937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-foreign-affairs-democrat-calls-rep-omars-comment-vile-anti-semitic-slur\">Omar\u2019s remarks<\/a> appeared to question American citizens\u2019 loyalty to the U.S. based solely on their religious views. Republican representatives argued her comments are grounds for dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats called for the same action to be taken against GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over comments she\u2019s made in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe things that she has allegedly said are years old and yet she was still elected and the Democrats seeded her knowing that all these things were there,\u201d Hice said. \u201cAt the same time, we have multiple Democrats who have said horrendous things while being members of Congress and not a thing has been done to correct them or to punish them in any manner. It is totally unjust what they are trying to do to Marjorie Greene and whether you agree or disagree with her comments, the way she is being treated is so hypocritical by the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mtgreenee<\/a> addresses the charges against her head-on and makes her case that a weak GOP\u2014not the Left\u2019s caricature of her as an extremist kook\u2014is the real problem.<\/p>\n<p>For full podcast:<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Duv2FJ5Ea\">https:\/\/t.co\/4Duv2FJ5Ea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZqj2vwvmt\">https:\/\/t.co\/PZqj2vwvmt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C9HxowDZr0\">pic.twitter.com\/C9HxowDZr0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dinesh D&#8217;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/1357083117488594949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congressional Democrats have also criticized Greene for her more recent actions. They are now aiming to permanently remove her from the Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from Kevin McCarthy basically says he thinks Marjorie Taylor Greene deserves a second chance.<\/p>\n<p>And we knew it was headed this way, he goes on to call out (without naming them): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxineWaters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaxineWaters<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericswalwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ericswalwell<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xpS8VOtRNL\">pic.twitter.com\/xpS8VOtRNL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1357084137576751111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Greene called the moves against her a \u201csmear campaign\u201d and has repeatedly said she will not back down.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/cdc-vaccinating-teachers-not-required-to-reopen-schools\/\">CDC: Vaccinating Teachers Not Required To Reopen Schools<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). 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