Rep. Tlaib says a friend told her to talk like a 4th grader so 'racist idiots' understand
By John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow May 14 at 10:01 AM Rep. Rashida Tlaib shared some advice Monday night that she said she received from a friend in response to the controversy over her remarks on the Holocaust: Next time, talk like a fourth grader so “racist idiots” will understand you better.
Republicans who have condemned Tlaib’s comments include President Trump, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Rep. Liz Cheney . Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, doubled down on her criticism during a Tuesday morning television appearance, calling Tlaib’s remarks “sickening.
“There’s, you know, there’s a kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who lost their land, and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence, in many ways, had been wiped out . . . all of it . . . in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews.
“I want all of us to feel safe, all of us deserve human dignity, no matter our backgrounds, no matter ethnicity, no matter even our political opinions, we all need and deserve that kind of equality and justice,” Tlaib told Meyers.
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