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TPM: Trump Has Emboldened Republicans To Be More Hateful Than Ever To Dem Colleagues
TPM - Trump Has Emboldened Republicans To Be More Hateful Than Ever To Dem Colleagues
By Emine Yücel
November 29, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Emboldened by Donald Trump’s blatantly anti-trans, Islamophobic and racist campaign to successfully secure a second term in the White House and a Republican trifecta, GOPers have been using their time ahead of the 119th Congress to launch new and unprecedented attacks against their will-be colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
Randy Fine, a Trump-backed Florida Republican running to fill the soon-to-be-vacant seat of Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) — who Trump tapped to be his national security adviser — posted a seemingly threatening message on the social media platform X on Monday. In it, he said that Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should consider leaving the House of Representatives before he gets there, if he wins the special election in January.
“The Hebrew Hammer is coming,” Fine, who is Jewish, said in a post on X. “[Rashida Tlaib] and [Ilhan Omar] might consider leaving before I get there. #BombsAway”
Fine is a staunch supporter of Israel and his veiled threat against Tlaib and Omar is seemingly due to their Muslim faith or their vocal support for the Palestinian people. They have both repeatedly called for a ceasefire in the conflict and have criticized the number of casualties.
And it’s not just anti-Islam rhetoric coming from potential members of the Republican conference. Existing members have used the remaining weeks of the lame duck Congress to up their attacks on incoming Democrats, as well.
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By Emine Yücel
November 29, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Emboldened by Donald Trump’s blatantly anti-trans, Islamophobic and racist campaign to successfully secure a second term in the White House and a Republican trifecta, GOPers have been using their time ahead of the 119th Congress to launch new and unprecedented attacks against their will-be colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
Randy Fine, a Trump-backed Florida Republican running to fill the soon-to-be-vacant seat of Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) — who Trump tapped to be his national security adviser — posted a seemingly threatening message on the social media platform X on Monday. In it, he said that Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should consider leaving the House of Representatives before he gets there, if he wins the special election in January.
“The Hebrew Hammer is coming,” Fine, who is Jewish, said in a post on X. “[Rashida Tlaib] and [Ilhan Omar] might consider leaving before I get there. #BombsAway”
Link to tweet
Fine is a staunch supporter of Israel and his veiled threat against Tlaib and Omar is seemingly due to their Muslim faith or their vocal support for the Palestinian people. They have both repeatedly called for a ceasefire in the conflict and have criticized the number of casualties.
And it’s not just anti-Islam rhetoric coming from potential members of the Republican conference. Existing members have used the remaining weeks of the lame duck Congress to up their attacks on incoming Democrats, as well.
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