Rashida Tlaib: "Freedom of Speech Doesn't Exist For Muslim Women In Congress"
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) claimed that Muslim women in Congress do not have “freedom of speech,” an assertion that was met with mockery and condemnation online.
“Freedom of speech doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress. The benefit of the doubt doesn’t exist for Muslim women in Congress. House Democratic leadership should be ashamed of its relentless, exclusive tone policing of Congresswomen of color,” Tlaib posted to Twitter on Thursday.
Freedom of speech doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress. The benefit of the doubt doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress. House Democratic leadership should be ashamed of its relentless, exclusive tone policing of Congresswomen of color.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) June 10, 2021
Tlaib was attempting to defend fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) after she received bipartisan pushback for calling for equal accountability for the “crimes against humanity” committed by “the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban.”
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