There has been no one more pro-Iran in the past weeks than “The Squad” led by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
She, along with Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley have been at the forefront of the charge to be Iran apologists.
Mind you they are not alone. Sadly near the entirety of the Democrat Party have been apologists for the terrorist regime as it appears they trust Iran more than President Donald Trump.
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Take Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal who talked to reporters at a press conference after a classified briefing on the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
“President Trump recklessly assassinated Qasem Soleimani,” the representative said at the press conference on Wednesday.
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“He had no evidence of an imminent threat or attack, and we say that coming from a classified briefing where again, there was no raw evidence presented that there was an imminent threat.”
Rep. Pramila Jayapal: “President Trump recklessly assassinated Qasem Soleimani. He had no evidence of an imminent threat or attack.” pic.twitter.com/htYowEvXOM
— The Hill (@thehill) January 8, 2020
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Keep in mind this is a man who just helped orchestrate an attack on a U.S. Embassy after he orchestrated an attack that killed an American contractor.
And a man who is responsible for the deaths and maiming of hundreds, if not thousands, of American servicemen and women.
The anti-Americanism has become too much for many Republicans to take, including Florida Rep. John Rutherford.
“I was in the same briefing as you, @RepJayapal, and this is absolutely false,” he said on Twitter with a video of Rep. Jaypal’s comments.
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“You and your squad of Ayatollah sympathizers are spreading propaganda that divides our nation and strengthens our enemies,” he said.
I was in the same briefing as you, @RepJayapal, and this is absolutely false. You and your squad of Ayatollah sympathizers are spreading propaganda that divides our nation and strengthens our enemies. #Iran https://t.co/iJJfZAtOTp
— Rep. John Rutherford (@RepRutherfordFL) January 8, 2020
He used the word “squad” which triggered to ire of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez who, quick as a hiccup, pulled the race card.
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“I find it highly amusing that my coworkers angrily yell stuff like this and then clutch their pearls and cry when they are called out for their racism,” she said.
I find it highly amusing that my coworkers angrily yell stuff like this and then clutch their pearls and cry when they are called out for their racism https://t.co/GrErEZOsqa
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 9, 2020
Well, duh, you mental midget. When you have no argument against the facts it is imperative that you grab the race card.