Posted on 08/18/2019 11:20:09 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
At least 10 Republican members of Congress are supporting Israel's decision to block Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from entering the country after Trump specifically requested it.
On Thursday, Trump tweeted that it would be a sign of "great weakness" if Israel allowed the two congresswomen, who have been outspoken critics of Trump, to enter the country. Later that day, Israel officially blocked their entrance.
"Israels denial of entry to Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar is a sign of weakness, and beneath the dignity of the great State of Israel," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
Most Republicans in the Senate and House stayed quiet on the issue, ceding the argument to Trump and the right-wing government of Israel, currently headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
But instead of standing with their fellow members of Congress who are elected to represent the United States, several Republicans made their preference for the foreign government's position clear.
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Leftards throw claims of racism and ‘white supremacist’ around with reckless abandon. They not only have no evidence, they don’t regard evidence as necessary at all, merely a narrative reinforced in movies and MSM, video games, and least series of all, politicians’ talking points; a consensus of clowns. But call Tlaib and Omar “vile anti-Semites,” and you must provide evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, immediately and contiguously to the statement, or it’s ipso fatso a proven lie.
My comment was essentially saying the same thing. was criticizing the article which added the caveat the store contained that no proof was presented when the truth was self evident. I seem to recall that same phrase being used concerning things the President had said, in fact it was said about most things the President stated as fact.
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