We told you yesterday that congressional Dems such as Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi weren’t defending Rep. Ilhan Omar and her 9/11 comments that have caused lefties to circle the wagons. However, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren defended the Minnesota Rep by slamming Trump for a video he tweeted that contained Omar’s words along with images from 9/11.
As for Nancy Pelosi, her office must have been trying to figure out what angle of attack to take, and they’ve settled on this. It seems the Speaker forgot to mention who got all this started and what was said at the time:
The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence. The President shouldn’t use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 13, 2019
As we visit our troops in Stuttgart to thank them and be briefed by them, we honor our first responsibility as leaders to protect and defend the American people. It is wrong for the President, as Commander-in-Chief, to fan the flames to make anyone less safe.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 13, 2019
Pelosi didn’t want to mention Rep. Omar or quote her? Go figure! Besides, now Pelosi’s concerned about “reverence”?
So, you would agree that referring to 9/11 as "something some people did" doesn't quite reach to the levels of reverence…?
— sarainitaly???? (@sarainitaly) April 13, 2019
Who discussed 9/11 without reverence?
— Extremely Careless (@Shanghaibeast) April 13, 2019
Could you be more specific about the political attack you're describing here? Who was attacked?
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) April 13, 2019
Directly quoting a Democrat is considered an “attack” on that person, apparently.
I think this is where I say:
WHY ARE YOU PUTTING THE PRESIDENT'S LIFE IN DANGER?! https://t.co/4UmJ1H4FG5
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) April 13, 2019
Those are the rules, but it looks like they only apply to criticism of Democrats.
You are literally using 9/11 for a political attack right now. https://t.co/Km4dOTxEGo
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) April 13, 2019
But as you might have predicted, Pelosi’s statement isn’t going far enough for the party’s lefty base and others.
The Dem leadership should be able to do much better than this.
One of their own is being targeted with brazen, dangerous incitement.
Her name is #IlhanOmar.
EVERY leading Dem candidate and politician should #StandWithIlhan.
NOTHING she said warrants the GOP's actions. https://t.co/ruXGxFhaOq
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) April 13, 2019
He placed somebody's life in danger based on a despicable lie. We should call it that. https://t.co/jC3gNmtOpz
— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) April 13, 2019
Not good enough. Not even close. https://t.co/Z5gIOLCgzZ
— Laura Moser (@lcmoser) April 13, 2019
Get it together Nancy you can do better than this https://t.co/mH3vpJBBMl
— Abraham Riesman אברהם ריזמאן (@abrahamjoseph) April 13, 2019
Trump incites violence against Pelosi's colleague and Pelosi…gently suggests she doesn't approve of the specific manner in which he incited the violence. Horrifying. https://t.co/E0Sv4BLE5L
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) April 13, 2019
Your autocorrect changed "I stand with Ilhan Omar against these disgraceful, racist attacks" to some incomprehensible gibberish, you should delete this and retweet. https://t.co/HmeTBrtzAS
— Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow) April 13, 2019
Have fun at the next caucus meeting, Nancy!
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