House Votes To Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib – One America News Network

November 8, 2023 Sophia Flores US 0

10/20/2023, Washington, DC, United States. Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic representative from Michigan and the sole Palestinian-American member of Congress, addressed a demonstration at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday, October 20, 2023, to show her support for the Palestinian cause. (Photo by Ali Khaligh / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALI KHALIGH/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) — 10/20/2023, Washington, DC, United States. Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic representative from Michigan and the sole Palestinian-American member of Congress, addressed a demonstration at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday, October 20, 2023, to show her support for the Palestinian cause. (Photo by Ali Khaligh / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

OAN’s Jericho Dancel
8:25 AM – Wednesday, November 8, 2023

The House has voted to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib.

In a 234-to-188 vote on Tuesday, the lower chamber approved the reprimand with the help of 22 Democrats who voted in favor of the resolution introduced by Representative Rich McCormick (R-Ga.).

The censure is the result of a week-long effort from House Republicans to condemn Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) public statement.

She said President Joe Biden “supported the genocide of Palestinians” in a video which contained clips of protesters chanting “from the river to the sea.”

The resolution stated that Tlaib (D-Mich.) “defended the brutal rapes, murders, beheadings, and kidnapping — including of Americans — by Hamas as justified ‘resistance’” within 24 hours of the attack. It also included how the Democrat spread lies about the Al-Ahli Arab hospital by claiming that the bombing was done by Israel, despite President Biden and U.S. intelligence stating that they have “high confidence” that it was caused by Hamas-linked Palestine Islamic Jihad.

Tlaib’s comments were met with condemnation from both sides of the aisle.

When the voting results were announced, audible cheers could be heard as the resolution was adopted.

Democrat leadership defended Tlaib and four Republicans voted against the resolution, despite disagreeing with her statements.

Republicans that voted against the resolution:

Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado
Rep. John Duarte of California
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Rep. Rom McClintock of California

Democrats who voted for the resolution:

Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee
Rep. Jim Costa of California
Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota
Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina
Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine
Rep. Dan Goldman of New York
Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey
Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio
Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada
Rep. Kathy Manning of North Carolina
Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida
Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina
Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire
Rep. Marie Gluensenkamp Perez of Washington
Rep. Pat Ryan of New York
Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois
Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington
Rep. Darren Soto of Florida
Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida
Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida

Tlaib is the second member of the House this year to be censured. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) was censured in June due to his part in the congressional investigation in to Trump.

Only 24 members had been censured in the House history prior to this year.

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