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&nbsp;Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022|Democratic congresswoman has accused the Republican party of scapegoating her to distract from calls to fire QAnon Rep.&nbsp;Marjorie Taylor Greene.The 38-year-old Minnesotan said this was the 'Republican playbook' to try and blame Muslims, black people and women for the faults of their 'looney' members.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The GOP is buckling under mounting pressure to remove Greene from committee assignments over her support for conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric.&nbsp;On Wednesday, Greene unashamedly tweeted a fundraising poster which said: 'DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO EXPEL ME FROM CONGRESS.'It featured as the background a photograph of Omar without any other comment.Omar - who has traded in anti-Semitic tropes - is being targeted by Greene's allies who argue that Democrats risk setting a dangerous precedent if they force her out.Speaking to MSNBC Omar said: 'Sadly, this is the Republican playbook. We saw it with Donald Trump. Anytime they are faced with consequences for their actions to undermine our democracy, they blame Muslims, they blame immigrants, they blame black people, they blame women.&nbsp;&nbsp;'I just happen to embody all of these identities and I want to make sure that we are clear on this.&nbsp;'This is not about me and it should not be about me. This is about a member of the Republican caucus who has repeatedly incited violence and Republicans can't just wave a magic wand and attack the black congresswoman.'The GOP's internal action on Greene is taking place under a threat by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland to bring up a House floor vote Thursday if Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy fails to act.&nbsp;McCarthy met privately with Greene Tuesday night, and reportedly sought to persuade the first-term lawmaker to apologize for her comments, but she refused.&nbsp; Republicans appointed Greene to the Education and Labor Committee, a decision that drew especially harsh criticism because of her suggestions that mass school shootings in Connecticut and Florida could be hoaxes. Greene is also on the Budget Committee.McCarthy said Democrats turned down his offer to move Greene onto the House Small Business Committee instead.Each party caucus traditionally handles punishment of their own members, as when Iowa Rep. Steve King lost his committee assignments over comments about white supremacy.&nbsp;It's unusual for party leaders to strip lawmakers of committee assignments, which can help them address their districts' needs and raise campaign contributions.In 2019, House GOP leaders removed Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who had a history of racist comments, from the Agriculture and Judiciary panels after he wondered aloud in a New York Times story about when the term 'white supremacist' became offensive. He lost the Republican primary for his seat in 2020 and is out of Congress after serving nine terms.At the other end of the spectrum, the GOP is also plagued by infighting over whether to reprimand Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney over her vote to impeach former .&nbsp;Omar told MSNBC: 'The Republicans truly have lost their way.&nbsp;Their party is destroyed. Their base now is conspiracy theorists. It's cowards, it's opportunists, it's grifters, and sadly they're becoming the Looney Tunes.&nbsp;'These are people we can't take serious. They're not here to do the people's business. They are here to just be obstructionists and make a mockery of not just our government but our country.' &nbsp;'This is insane,' the Democrat added. 'No other work environment that is this toxic would sustain itself and we can't sustain ourselves as members of Congress in this situation.'The spotlight on Omar is being focused by GOP&nbsp;Reps. Brian Babin of Texas, Jeff Duncan of South Carolina,&nbsp;Jody Hice of Georgia, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and Ronny Jackson of Texas.The group members themselves pushed baseless theories about election fraud, and there are moves to try to expel Biggs for his alleged role planning the 'stop the steal' rally that preceded the Capitol riot.&nbsp;Biggs promoted the move on , which has played up the effort.&nbsp;'We're talking about statements that were made before she was even ever a candidate to Congress,' he said of Greene.'That, I think has some bearing here .. On the other hand you have statements from Ilhan Omar, actually from Nancy Pelosi, or Maxine Waters, Representative Pressley, a whole plethora of folks, that while they're sitting here made offensive or dangerous statements as well,' he said.&nbsp;He was referring to the House speaker, senior black caucus member and finance chair Waters, fellow 'squad' member Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts.'Look, if it's good for the goose it's good for the gander. Maybe what should happen is you let Republicans take care of our own and you Democrats take care of your own,' he said.Omar has made a series of controversial comments since joining Congress.In February 2019, she wrote that America's support for Israel was 'all about the Benjamins baby.'She received bipartisan criticism for suggesting that the pro-Israel&nbsp;AIPAC lobby was buying support in Congress.&nbsp;She tweeted after the uproar: 'Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes.'She added: 'My intention I never to offend my constituents or Jewish Americans as a whole.'In a deleted tweet from 2012, Omar wrote: 'Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.'&nbsp;Omar has since apologized for that tweet.&nbsp;Greene has been defiant as her own past comments have been brought up.&nbsp;Greene said Parkland shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg was trained 'like a dog,' in a clip that surfaced Tuesday as Democrats are poised to remove her from committee assignments over controversial statements.&nbsp;&nbsp; Greene has expressed beliefs in a number of conspiracy theories, including QAnon, that a plane didn't hit the Pentagon on 9/11 and that California's Camp Fire was caused by space lasers, which she connected to the Rothschilds in an anti-Semitic dog whistle.&nbsp;Pelosi's biggest complaint was that the congresswoman expressed doubt that Parkland and Sandy Hook actually happened.Greene has also also 'liked' a Facebook comment in 2019 that said 'a bullet to the head would be quicker' in reference to Pelosi, as &nbsp;reported.&nbsp;'Over the years, I've had teams of people manage my pages. Many posts have been liked. Many posts have been shared. Some did not represent my views. Especially the ones that CNN is about to spread across the internet,' she said.&nbsp;She called Pelosi 'a traitor to our country' in a video, noting it was 'a crime punishable by death.' Pelosi last week spoke about an 'enemy within' as she defended a requirement that lawmakers go through a magnetometer before going on the House floor.Share what you thinkThe comments below have been moderated in advance.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Published by Associated Newspapers LtdPart of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday &amp; Metro Media Group&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022|Democratic congresswoman has accused the Republican party of scapegoating her to distract from calls to fire QAnon Rep.&nbsp;Marjorie Taylor Greene.The 38-year-old Minnesotan said this was the 'Republican playbook' to try and blame Muslims, black people and women for the faults of their 'looney' members.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The GOP is buckling under mounting pressure to remove Greene from committee assignments over her support for conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric.&nbsp;On Wednesday, Greene unashamedly tweeted a fundraising poster which said: 'DEMOCRATS ARE...

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