Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) filed a resolution seeking to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), accusing the House Democrat of making antisemitic remarks after suggesting that some Jewish students at Columbia University were “pro-genocide.”
Bacon introduced the resolution on Tuesday, proposing to condemn Omar for comments she has made about Israel over the last several years. The resolution pointed to Omar’s most recent comments that triggered the resolution as she was visiting student encampments at Columbia University, at which her daughter is a student protester.
“The recent remarks by Rep. Omar about Jewish American students being pro-genocide shows her increasing disregard for the Jewish people and she is perpetuating and increasing antisemitism in our country,” Bacon said in a statement. “The House of Representatives needs to take a strong stand and condemn these divisive…
