Rashida Tlaib Isn't Here To Serve Americans: 'She Will Serve Palestine... She Is Deeply Rooted Here'
Somebody needs to remind Rep. Rashida Tlaib that she lives in America and works within the U.S. Congress.
Although it should go without saying that the freshman Democratic lawmaker ought to be proud of her country while focusing on Michigan constituents, she defies logic and common sense at every turn.
Tlaib, who comprises a quarter of “the squad” (which includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar), seemingly can’t go an entire week without rattling congressional cages and stirring political pots.
According to Breitbart, during a speech in Detroit’s Marygrove College this year, Tlaib said, “Honestly, I’ve never felt more Palestinian than I ever felt in Congress.”
While standing before the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, Breitbart reported, Tlaib added that she is “more Palestinian in the halls of Congress than I am anywhere in the country, in the world.”
Hey, good thing Tlaib got that off her chest. Perhaps she is inexplicably under the impression that her egomaniacal pride and perpetual grandstanding are part of her job description.
As the Twitter account for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign wondered, who is the congresswoman serving besides herself?
Rep. Rashida Tlaib said “I’m more Palestinian in the halls of Congress than I am anywhere in the world.”
Tlaib said her roots to the West Bank are “still very strong,” adding, “I’m going to be a voice for them” in Congress.
Why not be a voice for the Americans who elected you?
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) July 22, 2019
Let there be no doubt Tlaib hasn’t the time of day for Israel, the epitome of a true American ally.
She said of Palestinians, “I’m going to be a voice for them,” HuffPost reported. The Michigan representative went on to say, “It’s not just Muslim women, it’s women of color.”
After Tlaib’s victory in the Michigan primary last summer, she was praised by Mohammed Tlaib, a distant relative and the mayor of Beit Our al-Foqa, the village where Rashida’s mother was born on the West Bank.
“It’s a great honor for the Palestinian people to have Rashida in the Congress,” Mohammed Tlaib said, according to The Associated Press. “For sure she will serve Palestine, for sure she will serve the interests of her nation. She is deeply rooted here.”
It’s painfully obvious her American patriotism is undetectable. When a subject doesn’t involve identity politics, Tlaib looks elsewhere.
Her professional agenda isn’t one that’s relevant or consequential to fellow Americans, but a pro-Palestinian one designed to undermine Israel. That’s her unabashed, self-serving raison d’etre.
In turn, Tlaib’s strongest ally among the carousel of Democratic 2020 presidential candidates — her soul sister, if you will — is Sen. Kamala Harris. The California story-spinner exudes such escalating envy of Trump and his soaring economy that “racist” has become part of her daily vocabulary.
Time after time, Tlaib has proven she won’t hesitate to speak her mind — in some cases, while kicking and screaming — as long as it’s pro-Palestinian and anti-Republican. She has made no bones about her chronic dissatisfaction with U.S. policies, putting herself and the odd “squad” first.
When you elect Rashida Tlaib, this is what you deserve. A disturbing example to us all.
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