President Trump on Wednesday blasted House Democrats after members balked at officially rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over her criticism of Israel that has been widely condemned as anti-Semitic.
Democrats earlier Wednesday held a heated internal meeting in which they debated whether to single out Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, by passing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism.
The freshman lawmaker again found herself in hot water after she said pro-Israel groups are pushing for “allegiance to a foreign country,” a remark that echoed charges of dual loyalty that have been used against Jews for centuries.
Omar’s latest comments came weeks after she became embroiled in controversy over a string of tweets in which she suggested that politicians who back Israel do so only because they receive money from pro-Israel groups.
Top Democrats have criticized Omar for repeating “anti-Semitic tropes,” but some rank-and-file and progressive members expressed frustration Wednesday that the focus on her comments has allowed Republicans to stoke divisions among Democrats.
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