'It was really clearly an effort to actually protect Ilhan Omar, to cover up her bigotry and anti-Semitism by refusing to name her,' said Rep. Liz Cheney
Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that the House resolution last week condemning anti-Semitism was little more than an attempt to protect Rep. Ilhan Omar by not calling her out by name.
On March 7, Cheney was one of 23 Republican lawmakers to oppose a House resolution to condemn “anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and other forms of bigotry.” And while Cheney agreed with both the contents of the resolution and calling for an end to hateful rhetoric, the Wyoming Republican argued that it came across more like an effort to protect Omar than anything else.
“Some of the people in our conference clearly looked at it and said, 'There’s nothing objectionable in the resolution.' My statement made clear that that was my view as well. But I decided to vote against it because I think it was really clearly an effort to actually protect Ilhan Omar, to cover up her bigotry and anti-Semitism by refusing to name her.”
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