Rep. Lauren Boebert 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.
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In an undated video that went viral on Thursday, Boebert said that she was getting into an elevator with one of her staffers when a Capitol police officer rushed over to the elevator with"fret [sic] all over his face," trying to open the door as it was closing.Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks during a House Freedom Caucus at the Capitol in Washington, DC., Nov. 3, 2021.
"Fact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up," Omar tweeted on Thursday night."Anti-Muslim bigotry isn't funny & shouldn't be normalized. Congress can't be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation."Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks with a reporter as she leaves the U.S. Capitol Building on Nov. 16, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib , another Muslim member of Congress, wrote on Thursday night,"These pathetic racist lies will not only endanger the life of @IlhanMN, but will increase hate crimes towards Muslims. The continued silence & inaction towards this hate-filled colleague and others is enabling violence. It must stop."One representative across the aisle, Rep. Adam Kinzinger , retweeted the video with the comment,"Boebert is TRASH.
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