Rep. Lauren Boebert Faces Backlash for 'Islamophobic and Racist remark the Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

 

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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 I said, 'Well, she doesn't have a backpack, we should be fine.' "

"So we only had one floor to go and I say, do I say it or do I not?" Boebert told a laughing crowd. "And I look over and I say, 'Look, the jihad squad decided to show up for work today.' Don't worry, it's just her staffers on Twitter that talk for her. She's not tough in person."

A progressive Democrat who is part of "The Squad" of six left-wing House members, 39-year-old Omar responded to the viral video last Thursday, saying the incident never took place.

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