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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) tweeted an apology on Friday for remarks she made that used anti-Muslim tropes to refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota).
(COLORADO) -- 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 Demo
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images(COLORADO) -- 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. Later on Friday, Omar sent a tweet calling for House leadership to take "appropriate action." Omar added that "normalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims." In an undated video that went viral on Thursday, Boebert said that she was getting into an eleva...
I looked to my left. there she is. ilhan omar. and i said, well, she doesn't have a backpack. we should be fine. >> oh! >> so we only had one floor to go. do i say it or not. i looked it over. and i said, oh, look, the jihad squad decided to show up for work today. >> omar ripped her colleague over the anti-muslim remarks and tweeted, fact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the capitol. this whole story is made up. sad she thinks bigotry is getting her clout. joining us now is edward mitchell, deputy director of the council on american-islamic relations. i want to get your reaction t...
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