House Republican leaders are weighing harsh action against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after her recent remarks about the late Charlie Kirk drew widespread condemnation.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), who is running for U.S. Senate, is leading an effort to strip Omar of her committee assignments. Carter accused her and the “radical left” of normalizing the practice of meeting free speech with violence.
On Monday, the Georgia Republican introduced a motion to remove Omar from the House Budget Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, where she serves as the ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Critics seized on Omar’s remarks last week in an interview with former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan, where she said Charlie Kirk’s death reminded her of his past positions on gun control.
