Representative Omar (D-Minn) apologized on Monday for her anti-Semitic comments on Sunday. Ms Omar and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) are the first Muslim women to be elected to the House of Representatives. Omar’s comments were deemed offensive by both sides of the House. Republicans called on Democrats to remove Omar from the Committee on Foreign Affairs. But, after her apology, the Democrats have decided to permit her to retain her seat.
Yesterday, Mr. Trump weighed in on the issue. He called for Omar to resign or be barred from serving on any congressional committees as punishment for her remarks. “Anti-Semitism,” he said, “ has no place in the United States Congress. And I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.” This statement comes from a person who says, “Never apologize.” It comes from a person who has consistently made inflammatory statements of his own.
Representative Steve King (R-Iowa) was removed from his committee assignments a few weeks ago because of his comments about the terms “white supremacist” and “white nationalist.” Mr. Trump campaigned for King’s re-election and suggested that he and King were of the same mind about many things.
The State of Virginia is now undergoing deep turmoil over the past behavior of their Governor, Lt. Governor and the State Attorney General. Should they resign?
It is easy to throw stones at others because in doing so we avoid dealing with our own mistakes and misdeeds. Our hypocrisy is so evident, especially my own. We feed on others mistakes and misdeeds so we can ignore our own. Is there a perfect person anywhere? I do not know of any, do you?
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