Thursday was America’s 248th birthday, where one should expect even just a modicum of pride in our nation from our elected officials. When it comes to members of the Squad, however, there were mixed results. As of late Friday morning, some members hadn’t even commemorated Independence Day.
Perhaps the worst example comes from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Not only did she fail to mention the 4th of July holiday, but she still posted from her X political account to chime in about the Union Auto Workers’ union take on Gaza. There were no posts from her official account on the holiday.
Although Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) posted and reposted about the 4th of July from both of her X accounts, including about her participation in a local parade from her political account to ensure children received candy, she also posted about unions.
“Red. White. And Strike,” her post read,…
