GOP Opposition Threatens Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion to Censure Rashida Tlaib
Despite Greene's assertion that some Democrats support the censure, a handful of Republicans, including Walberg, Duarte, and Kim, have voiced opposition to the move, potentially jeopardizing its pass through the wafer-thin GOP majority House.
- Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to censure Democrat colleague Rashida Tlaib over comments related to the Israel-Hamas conflict is facing opposition from within her own party, including from Representatives Walberg, Duarte, and Kim.
- Greene's resolution to censure Tlaib accuses her of 'antisemitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the Capitol Complex.' The 'insurrection' allegation refers to a Jewish-led, pro-Palestinian protest at the Capitol which was largely peaceful.
- While Greene has claimed some Democrats privately support the censure, Representative Becca Balint, a Democrat from Vermont, has introduced a motion to censure Greene herself over 'antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ, xenophobic, and racist rhetoric and conspiracy theories.'
- Tlaib has come under scrutiny for not apologizing after incorrectly blaming Israel for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza, which U.S. intelligence later attributed to a misfired Palestinian rocket.
- CNN's Jake Tapper criticized Greene's resolution as twisting facts and drawing false equivalencies with the January 6 Capitol riots. He condemned lawmakers like Greene leveraging antisemitism and bigotry for political points.