Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., gave an angry speech Thursday in response to GOP House members voting to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was fired up over a GOP-led vote to oust her ally Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, suggesting it was a racist campaign against 'women of color.'
Ocasio-Cortez also accused the GOP of hypocrisy for elevating Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to high-profile committee assignments despite her own history of controversial statements about Jewish people. "I think one of the things that we should talk about here is also one of the disgusting legacies after 9/11 — has been the targeting and racism againstOcasio-Cortez added,"And this is an extension of that legacy!"She then blasted House Republicans’ claims that the vote was"consistent" with their previous position on the Minnesota Democrat's behavior. Ocasio-Cortez also mentioned a past"threat" on her life from a fellow member of Congress, Rep.
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