'The Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States - REALLY!?!'Īnother said: 'What the Hell. 'Censure Boebert and remove her from all committees - then we vote her out!' said one woman. On social media, many were disgusted with Boebert's remarks, pointing out that you would be fired from many jobs for making similar comments. Published: 21:45 GMT, 26 November 2021 | Updated: 07:42 GMT, 27 November 2021īoebert (left) is seen on October 21 sitting next to fellow members of Congress Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene Lepore and Shannon Thaler and Harriet Alexander For Anti-Muslim bigotry isn't funny & shouldn't be normalized'īy Stephen M. Omar said that Boebert never spoke the words, adding: 'Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout.Boebert's remarks caused outrage, with many pointing out that you would be fired from most jobs for such comments.Boebert says Omar is part of 'the jihad squad' and claims she said to her staffer: 'She doesn't have a backpack, we should be fine'.The Colorado Congresswoman tells of meeting Omar, the first Muslim congresswoman, in an elevator in the Capitol.Boebert tweeted an apology and said she has reached out to Ilhan Omar's office 'to speak to her directly'.'Saying I am a suicide bomber is no laughing matter,' Omar tweeted Friday.
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Omar - one of the first Muslim women in Congress - said it is past time for GOP leadership to punish her.Lauren Boebert has apologized after a video of her entertaining a crowd during a Thanksgiving gathering has gone viral, with 2.2million views.'Saying I'm a suicide bomber is no laughing matter': Ilhan Omar calls on House leadership to take action against Lauren Boebert after the Colorado representative apologized for anti-Muslim joke