Notorious lefty congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is facing a rebuke from Congress over a provocative speech condemning the United States and Israel, with some accusing her of supporting terrorism.
At a pro-Palestine conference in Detroit, Tlaib described America as an evil "empire" and charged her fellow lawmakers with supporting a "genocide" in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have died in Israel's military offensive against Hamas.
While Israel has faced backlash from Democrats and a handful of Republicans, most members of Congress still support arming Israel, making Tlaib part of a radical fringe.
She appeared to relish that fact in her speech at the People's Conference for Palestine, where she denounced her colleagues as "sellouts" and "warmongers."
Other speakers at the Palestine event were even more extreme, with some dabbling in overt Hamas sympathy or calling for government officials who support Israel to be "neutralized," according to the Jerusalem Post.
Tlaib's speech echoed common sentiments on the far left, where Israel and the United States are often linked as partners in a brutally oppressive "empire."
Tlaib said the United States was built on "slavery, genocide, rape and oppression," and she urged Palestine supporters to put their faith in radical action rather than American institutions.
"Outside of the decaying halls of the empire in Washington, D.C., we are winning. They are scared," she said.
Tlaib, who is of Palestinian descent, was previously censured in November 2023 for her use of anti-Israel rhetoric in the wake of the October 7 atrocities perpetrated by Hamas.
After her latest tirade, Georgia Republican Buddy Carter introduced a resolution censuring Tlaib for "vilifying her colleagues, endangering the lives of Jewish people, and celebrating terrorism."
"Her conduct is beneath that of a civilized person, let alone a member of Congress. 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," Carter told Fox News Digital.
Tlaib brushed off the threat as an attempt to silence "the world," which she apparently believes speaks through her.
Tlaib is far from the only Democrat in Congress who appears to identify more with ethnic kinfolk in distant lands than the United States, which Tlaib supposedly represents, at least in theory.
Chicago-born congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-Il) recently told a crowd in Mexico that she feels more tied to Guatemala than America, leading critics to label her a traitor.
