Kevin McCarthy's Statement on Lauren Boebert Doesn't Condemn Her Remarks
"Saying I am a suicide bomber is no laughing matter.... Normalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims," Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
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"Saying I am a suicide bomber is no laughing matter.... Normalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims," Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
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Critics of Boebert's "chest feed" remark called it homophobic and insulting to the estimated 228,000 same-sex parents raising children in the United States.
The far-right Trump ally from Colorado implied that Rep. Ilhan Omar is a terrorist.
Going over well on capitol hill, this holiday weekend. it is incredibly upsetting to see online the type of traction it's getting. tell us more about the apology we're hearing from lauren boebert and the fallout from her comments. >> reporter: yeah, yasmin, look, it's the traction and the backlash that we're seeing online that possibly led lauren boebert, the colorado republican congresswoman, to even apologize in the first place. some critics are calling it a non-apology apology. i want to read you a part of what she said. she said, quote, i apologize to anyone in the muslim community i offen...