Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan sparked backlash when she defended the use of a controversial slogan.
Washington — Democrats will try to fend off another push to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her controversial comments on Israel, even as they condemn them.The House is set to vote Tuesday on whether to move forward on two resolutions to formally reprimand the Michigan Democrat for a laundry list of remarks she's made about Israel. The measures were introduced Monday by Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rich McCormick, who both represent Georgia.
Ted Lieu, the vice chair of the caucus, also condemned Tlaib, saying Hamas uses the slogan to call for the killing of all Jews. 'So if someone repeats that phrase in America, it is highly inflammatory,' Lieu said. 'I have a district that has one of the highest populations of Jewish people outside the state of Israel, and they are scared. They're scared of rising antisemitism. When they see phrases like that, they feel scared.
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