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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Feinberg

White House condemns House GOP for ‘political stunt’ after Ilhan Omar removed from Foreign Affairs panel

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday slammed House Republicans’ vote to remove Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee as a performative action taken against a respected member of Congress.

Republicans had sought to remove Ms Omar from the powerful House panel over past comments that they have interpreted as antisemitic. In 2019, she tweeted that Republicans’ desire to condemn her comments about Israel were “all about the Benjamins, baby”.

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