Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced a measure to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) following her comments at a pro-Palestine conference in Detroit.
“Her conduct is beneath that of a civilized person, let alone a member of Congress,” Carter told Fox News. “I am calling on the House of Representatives to censure her remarks and put Democrats on notice for enabling and cheering on antisemitism in their own party.”
His resolution states: “Representative Rashida Tlaib has repeatedly displayed conduct entirely unbecoming of a member of the House of Representatives by calling for the destruction of the state of Israel and by dangerously promoting terrorism and extremism, while Israeli and American hostages remain in terrorist captivity.”
Speaking at the People’s Conference for Palestine, Tlaib said, “Outside of the decaying halls of the empire in Washington, D.C., we are winning. They are scared.”
“They are scared. They send me videos and messages of people protesting in front of their district offices, people showing up at their town halls, and I was like, we’re not all related. Those are fellow Americans,” Tlaib said. “Maybe you should meet with them and listen.”
In 2023, the House of Representatives voted 234-188 to censure Tlaib. The move followed Tlaib’s comments surrounding the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas.
Tlaib received criticism from both Republicans and Democrats after she posted a video on Twitter calling for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. In a subsequent post, Tlaib wrote, “From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate. My work and advocacy is always centered in justice and dignity for all people no matter faith or ethnicity.”
