'She repeatedly used anti-Semitic tropes and compared U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban': Kevin McCarthy explains why GOP gave Squad member Omar the boot - after hysterical AOC leaped to her defense
- Chaos erupted on the floor as Squad member Omar was kicked off committee
- Republicans made clear that her past anti-Semitic comments are at the heart of the issue but also suggested it was payback for Democrats' actions in 2021
- House Democrats removed GOP Reps. MTG and Paul Gosar from panels in 2021
- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., suggested Republicans were being racist for targeting Omar, a Muslim Somali American. 'Could it be the way she looks?' he said on the House floor to Democratic applause...