Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) became nearly apoplectic on Wednesday after a Fox News reporter asked her whether she condemns the “Death to America” chants made by a group of anti-Israel protestors in her district over the weekend.
Chased down the halls of Congress, the Squad Democrat attempted to shout down correspondent Hillary Vaughn after the reporter cornered her while she was waiting for an elevator.
“At a rally in your district people were chanting ‘Death to America,’ do you condemn…” Vaughn started before Tlaib cut her off. “I don’t talk to Fox News!” she shouted repeatedly while attempting to wave her nemesis away.
Undeterred, Vaughn doubled down on her line of questioning as Rep. Tlaib raised her voice as she ranted about the “racist tropes” she claims are perpetrated by the network.
“Why can’t you just say you condemn people chanting ‘Death to America?’ Why are you afraid to talk to Fox?” she continued.
“Using racist tropes toward my community is what Fox News is about,” Tlaib shot back before giving up on the elevator and trying for another. “You guys know exactly what you do, and I know you’re Islamophobia but you guys gotta go deal with that on your own self. You’re not gonna use me,” she yelled as the doors closed.
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This isn’t the first time that Tlaib has self-immolated in public. At a rally in Washington, D.C. late last year, the Michigan Democrat denounced President Joe Biden for his support of Israel, moving herself to tears while calling for greater recognition of Palestinian casualties. However, her advocacy leaned so much into the extreme that she was censured by the House of Representatives after pushing the false story that Israel bombed a hospital and uttering the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” which is widely considered to mean calling for the destruction of the Jewish nation.
Neither is this the first encounter Vaughn and Tlaib have had. Days after the horrific October 7th attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas, the Fox reporter asked the congresswoman if she condemned reports that Hamas slaughtered babies while invading neighborhoods along the border of Gaza. Rep. Tlaib initially described Israel as an “apartheid state” on Sunday, just days after Hamas launched the worst attack on the Jewish people in decades killing more than 900 as documented in gruesome civilian videos circulating online.
“Congresswoman, Hamas terrorists have cut off babies’ heads and burned children alive. Do you support Israel’s rights to defend themselves against this brutality?” Vaughn asked. Rep. Tlaib ducked behind her portly aide until reaching an elevator where she scurried behind another woman and out of the camera’s eyesight.
“I grieve the Palestinian and Israeli lives lost yesterday, today, and every day. I am determined as ever to fight for a just future where everyone can live in peace, without fear and with true freedom, equal rights, and human dignity,” Tlaib said previously. “The path to that future must include lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and dismantling the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that can lead to resistance.”