Pelosi Speaks Out On Ilhan Omar, And It’s Infuriating

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Watch: Pelosi Actually Just Said This. Out Loud.

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We all saw this coming.

Democrats drafted a resolution to condemn anti-Semitism following Rep. Ilhan Omar’s controversial remarks. However, they had to go back to the drawing board after far too many Dems– like AOC and Tlaib– whine that it didn’t condemn ALL forms of hate.

Omar. This is about OMAR.

Democratic leadership caved. In fact, Pelosi says the resolution isn’t even about Omar.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says anti-Semitism resolution introduced by Democrats is not specifically about controversial comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar about Israel: “It’s not about her, it’s about these forms of hatred” https://t.co/H9n7JKbYS7 pic.twitter.com/538mJHcvUs

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 7, 2019

On top of that, she’s coming up with excuses for Omar.

A reporter asked, “Do you think that Ilhan Omar understands why her comments were problematic? And what happens if this happens again?”

Pelosi said that Omar didn’t intend for her remarks to come off as offensive or anti-Semitic.

“But the fact is that’s how it was interpreted,” she said. “We have to remove all doubt, as we have done over and over again. We’re working now on a resolution on the floor that will, again, speak out against anti-Semitism, anti-Islamophobia, anti-white supremacy and all the forms it takes, that our country has no place for this.”

When asked if Omar needed to apologize, Pelosi dodged and said that Omar didn’t understand the “full weight” of her words.

“She may need to explain that she did not — It’s up to her to explain,” she said. “But I do not believe she understood the full weight of the words. When you’re a congressman –when you are an advocate out there, as I was. I appreciate all the enthusiasm that comes into Congress. I told you that before. That was me pushing a stroller and carrying those signs. I understand how advocates come in with their enthusiasms.”

What a BS excuse. She’s a grown a$$ woman, and this wasn’t a one time thing. She’s demonstrated a pattern of anti-Semitic behavior.

“But when you cross that threshold in the Congress, your words weigh much more than when you’re shouting at somebody outside,” she continued. “And I feel confident that her words were not based on any anti-Semitic attitude. But that she didn’t have a full appreciation of how they landed on other people where these words have a history and a cultural impact that might have been unknown to her.”

Why in the world do they continue to protect her? It’s unreal.

h/t RCP