Nancy Pelosi's disgusting excuses for Ilhan Omar have thrown Jews under the bus
by Philip Klein
| March 07, 2019 01:29 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has rallied around Rep. Ilhan Omar, by offering a series of disgusting excuses for the Minnesota freshman's repeated peddling of anti-Semitism.
Among the excuses: Her words weren't "intended" as anti-Semitic; the fact that the statements would be offensive was "unknown" to her; and Pelosi relates to her as former activist herself who knows how activists come into Congress with "enthusiasm."
Pelosi, who last month demanded an apology from Omar over previous anti-Semitic statements, in the wake of subsequent statements, is now saying "it's up to her" whether to apologize. She also explained how important it was that a House resolution condemning anti-Semitism doesn't mention Omar, and in fact addresses other forms of hate.
"I don't think that the congresswoman is perhaps appreciate the full weight of how this was heard by other people, although I don't believe it was intended in an anti-Semitic way," Pelosi said.
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