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February 13, 2020

Former Dem lawmaker confronts Rashida Tlaib on anti-Semitism at campus event: It's about 'fighting hate'

Former Democratic New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind  encouraged people to "speak out" against anti-Semitism on Thursday, just days after campus police removed him from an event at Rutgers University Sunday afternoon for asking guest speaker Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., about past comments he believes to be anti-Semitic.

February 10, 2020

Former Dem lawmaker removed from Tlaib event after asking about anti-Semitism

Campus police removed former Democratic New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind from an event at Rutgers University Sunday afternoon, after Hikind asked guest speaker Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., about past comments he believes to be anti-Semitic.

February 7, 2020

Tlaib says she held Omar's hand during 'triggering' moments at Trump's State of the Union

Rep. Rashida Tlaib said she clutched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s hand during President Trump’s State of the Union address during “triggering” moments before they got too upset and walked out of the speech.

February 5, 2020

Rashida Tlaib on walking out of SOTU: 'Even the mention of Brett Kavanaugh for me is a trigger'

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., indicated on Tuesday that she couldn't handle staying in the House chamber after President Trump triggered her with praise for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his State of the Union address.

February 5, 2020

Squad praises Pelosi for tearing up Trump's SOTU speech

The group of far-left freshman congresswomen known as the “Squad” may have feuded with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the past, but they showed solidarity with the Democratic leader after she made a public display of tearing up a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.

February 1, 2020

Tlaib expresses regret for booing Hillary Clinton at Sanders event, says supporters ‘deserve better’

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Saturday expressed regret for booing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s name at a Bernie Sanders event in Iowa, saying that his supporters “deserve better.”

February 1, 2020

Rashida Tlaib boos Hillary Clinton at Bernie Sanders event in Iowa

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., couldn’t resist the urge to boo former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when her name came up during a Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday evening, three days before the Iowa caucuses.

January 28, 2020

Rashida Tlaib says she'll 'strive' to higher standards after blood libel retweet, doesn't apologize

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., walked back a controversial retweet spreading "blood libel" against Israel that placed blame for the death of a young Palestinian boy on the Jewish state, vowing to "strive" for higher standards when it comes to sharing information on social media, but she fell short of apologizing for the error. 

January 27, 2020

Anti-Defamation League condemns Rashida Tlaib for 'blood libel' retweet falsely accusing Israelis of killing Palestinian boy

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) slammed Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for sharing "blood libel" on social media that wrongfully claimed that Israelis were responsible for the death of a young Palestinian boy. 

January 11, 2020

Omar, Tlaib balk after report of Trump administration plan to expand travel ban: 'Straight up racism!'

Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., expressed outrage Friday after a report said the Trump administration was considering an expansion of the nation's travel ban to cover more countries.