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ABC News reports:
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) issued an apology on Friday for remarks she made that used anti-Muslim tropes to refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democratic representative from Minnesota and one of only three Muslim members of Congress.
Omar said on Thursday that Boebert made up the story, and said that anti-Muslim racism should not be allowed in Congress. Later on Friday, Omar sent a tweet calling for House leadership to take “appropriate action.”
One representative across the aisle, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois), retweeted the video with the comment, “Boebert is TRASH.” Republican congressional leaders have not commented yet on Boebert’s remarks.
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I apologize to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment about Rep. Omar. I have reached out to her office to speak with her directly. There are plenty of policy differences to focus on without this unnecessary distraction.
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) November 26, 2021
Over the Thanksgiving break, Lauren Boebert said she was recently in a Capitol elevator with Ilhan Omar when a fretful Capitol police officer ran up.
Lauren Boebert said: “Well, she doesn’t have a backpack. We should be fine.”
Boebert then called Ilhan Omar, “jihad squad.” pic.twitter.com/Y7f0nFbnud
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) November 25, 2021
Lauren Boebert called covid the “Fauci funded Chinese virus.”
That’s more racist language from the same event where Lauren Boebert attacked Ilhan Omar with anti-Muslim tropes. pic.twitter.com/EhtaFY2Xap
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) November 26, 2021
Lauren Boebert called Ilhan Omar a suicide bomber. Look at the legislation that Rep. Omar creates and you will clearly see that she cares more about American Citizens than Boebert ever will. Boebert needs censored immediately and removed from committees. Racism gets NO PASS.
— Richard N. Ojeda, II (@Ojeda4America) November 26, 2021
“I apologize to anyone offended” is a classic non-apology apology. Also, no actual apology here from Boebert to her Congressional colleague for suggesting she might be a suicide bomber. https://t.co/61SuQrFTNh
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 26, 2021
Likening Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) “to a suicide bomber is going to inspire more death threats” against her, @MZanona says after a video emerged of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) joking about being in an elevator with Omar, suggesting she was concerned Omar would blow up the elevator. pic.twitter.com/8QkV6uX4A0
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) November 26, 2021