The U.S. House is moving forward with a second attempt to censure Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A final vote on the measure is expected Wednesday.
Supporting Tlaib’s censure is Congressman Tim Walberg, who opposed a previous effort to censure her. Walberg says this time around, Tlaib “posted a video using a phrase widely known as a genocidal call to arms” on Twitter.
.@POTUS, the majority of the American people are not with you on this one. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/rV97zrMkad
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) November 3, 2023
The video shows footage of the war and protests against Israel around the U.S.
“Mr. President, the American people are not with you on this one,” Tlaib said in the video. She added, “We will remember in 2024.”
Walberg says he previously defended Tlaib’s right to free speech, “but her video calls for violence.” He goes on to say, “Despite her claim, this phrase is not an aspirational call for peaceful coexistence, especially as it was shown shortly after another slogan, ‘no peace on stolen land.’”
Walberg also called on Governor Whitmer “to condemn the genocidal and anti-Semitic language” used at a rally on October 10 in Dearborn, just a few days after the Hamas rampage in Israel that killed more than 1,400 people.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
