Rep. Lauren Boebert Faces Backlash for 'Islamophobic and Racist remark the Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
,, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's recent anti-Muslim comments about a fellow member of Congress have been strongly criticized by Democratic House leaders as well as members of her own party. The controversial Republican said Monday, however, she wouldn't be issuing a public apology. Following a fiery speech in which she called Rep. Ilhan Omar — who is Muslim and a refugee from Somalia — a member of the "Jihad Squad," a video posted to Twitter on Thursday showed Boebert telling a story about an encounter with Omar that allegedly happened while she was in an elevator with a staffer at the U.S. Capitol. "I see a Capitol police officer running to the elevator. I see fret all over his face, and he's reaching, and the door's shutting, like I can't open it, like what's happening," Boebert, 34, said in the video which was reportedly recorded during an event in her Colorado district. "I look to my left, and there she is. Ilhan Omar. And...