by Molly Prince
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar played on her phone in the back of the chamber as the House of Representatives voted on the resolution that was intended as a reprimand for the congresswoman’s anti-Semitic comments, according to a report published Friday.
The House passed a resolution March 7 that initially served to condemn a series of anti-Semitic statements Omar made, but was subsequently “watered down” to condemn hatred in all forms. The resolution was in response to the age-old canards about Jews that Omar had asserted over Twitter, including a claim that Republicans’ support for Israel is bought by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Many also interpreted her comments as Jews having a “dual loyalty” to the U.S. and Israel.
The text of the resolution, which passed 407-23, did not mention Omar by name.
During the vote, Omar was reportedly playing on her phone and was “seemingly oblivious to the remarkable rebuke being leveled at her,” according to Politico. She was reportedly standing alone in the back of the room until fellow Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington entered the chamber, where they “embraced and soon doubled over in laughter.”
“She came up to me on the floor, and she gave me a big hug,” Jayapal told Politico. “I told her that some of my gray hair was [from her] over the last week.”
Omar, along with fellow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, became America’s first Muslim congresswomen when sworn into office in January. Both congresswomen’s time in office has been embroiled in allegations of anti-Semitism — Omar has defended the anti-Semitic statements, such as ones invoking Allah to expose Israel’s “evil doings,” and she is on record suggesting Israel is not a democracy. She also gave an interview to a host that referred to Israel as the “Jewish ISIS” and mocked how Americans speak about al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Following the resolution’s passage, Omar issued a statement saying she was “tremendously proud” of the anti-hate bill.
“Today is historic on many fronts. It’s the first time we have voted on a resolution condemning Anti-Muslim bigotry in our nation’s history. Anti-Muslim crimes have increased 99% from 2014-2016 and are still on the rise,” the statement read.
Omar’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Molly Prince is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. Follow Molly on Twitter.
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There is one good side to all of this. The nation gets a good look at what is on the mind of these new lefty radicals. Omar seems to have no clue as to why she was elected, or what it means to take care of the business of the USA. Her continued charade will have consequences at the voting box next year, imo. So let her rant.
She is a vile, despicable, treacherous, diabolically evil person.
I could say the same of you. What exactly did she say or do to make you claim she is evil?
Well she does come from one of those “sh!t-hole” countries. Why should we not expect likewise behavior from this snotty, raving, self-important little bigot?
She’s definitely right about one thing Muslim crime has increased against Jews and Christians that is. These women are insane to think that somehow they can combined there extreme Muslim faith with the core values and beliefs of the United States. Condemning hate speech against Muslims?? In case you missed it that legislation was aimed at you and your Islamic hatred and rhetoric against everything non Muslim.
Why is this allowed to continue, she has no respect for the office or the US get her out, and with all the rhetoric how is she doing her job?