Rep. Cori Bush shouts down colleagues in racially charged rant over Tlaib censure: 'She will not stop!'
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"Squad" Democrats rallied around Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Tuesday, as she faced a House vote censuring her anti-Israel comments amid the Hamas-Israel war.
"It’s outrageous my colleagues are blatantly, blatantly attempting to silence the only Palestinian-American representative right here. It’s outrageous but it's not surprising. Let me tell you, it’s not surprising because this place is where 1,700 members of Congress, this elected body, enslaved Black people," Bush, said, growing increasingly emotional. Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
"It’s not surprising because they thought it was right. It’s not surprising because this is a place where members continue to claim the insurrection on the Capitol just appeared to look like a normal tourist visit. It’s not surprising because this is a place where our Black and brown staff members repeatedly speak of experiences, racism, and sexism, Islamophobia, get pushed off of elevators, xenophobia and more right here in this workplace. This is the place," she said.