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Monday, March 25, 2019
Pence slams ‘anti-Semitic language’ in Congress, says Ilhan Omar should be removed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn his speech to AIPAC, US Vice President Mike Pence condemns the use of “anti-Semitic language” in Congress, and says Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar should be removed.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States of America,” he says to loud applause.
Pence calls Ilhan Omar anti Semitic and says that she should never have a seat on the foreign affairs committee I’ve never seen something so islamophobic pic.twitter.com/lIqqxCAayL
— naomi (@lachancenaomi27) March 25, 2019
He says Omar “should not have a seat” on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
“It’s wrong to boycott Israel and it’s wrong to boycott AIPAC,” he says repeating accusations that Democratic presidential candidates are boycotting the annual AIPAC conference.
“Let me be clear on this point, anyone who aspires to the highest office in the land should not be afraid to stand with the strongest supporters of Israel in America,” he says.
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