Republican Florida Rep. Michael Waltz on Monday defended his choice to rename the Squad the “Hamas Caucus” after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the nickname “dangerous.”
Waltz said Pelosi was"ignoring" that the progressive members of her party were defending terrorism, following comments made last week by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that appeared to compare the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban.
"This isn’t just a one-time incident, we have Rep. [Rashida] Tlaib [D-Mich.], comparing Israel to Apartheid, we’ve had … a series of incidences in 2019 that led to another censure resolution," Waltz told Fox News’ Sandra Smith."This is a trend, and this is why I think you’re seeing my Democratic colleagues of Jewish-American background also saying enough is enough, it’s time to speak out, and it’s time to stop this.
Waltz told Smith he and several other members of the GOP had renamed the Squad the"Hamas Caucus" for the steady stream of offensive rhetoric, alongside their willingness to"turn a blind eye" to what certain terrorist groups are doing.
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