House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said during press conference Tuesday that Republicans will remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee if Democrats appoint her.
Omar has on several occasions come under fire for negative comments about Israel, which critics have described as “antisemitic.”
Because of these past comments, Republicans have expressed sharp opposition to placing Omar on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), joined by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), speaks at a press conference following a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 8, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“We’ve all seen the quotes and things that she said over and over and over again, as a member of Congress, that would create major problems if she were on the Foreign Affairs Committee,” Scalise said. “So we would—if they brought that forward, which they haven’t yet, but if they did—then we would have to remove her as well.”…