Vice President Mike Pence took to Twitter to speak out against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar‘s anti-Semitic comments.
Vice President Pence wrote:
@IlhanMN tweets were a disgrace & her apology was inadequate. Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress, much less the Foreign Affairs Committee. Those who engage in anti-Semitic tropes should not just be denounced, they should face consequences for their words.
The tweet comes after President Trump called for Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress.
During a cabinet meeting, President Trump said:
Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress. Congressman Omar, it’s terrible what she said and I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
What she said is so deep-seeded in her heart that her lame apology, and that’s what it was, it was lame, and she didn’t mean a word of it, was just not appropriate.
I think she should resign from congress frankly, but at a minimum she shouldn’t be on committees and certainly that committee.
Omar fired back at President Trump on Twitter, stating:
Hi
@realDonaldTrump–You have trafficked in hate your whole life—against Jews, Muslims, Indigenous, immigrants, black people and more. I learned from people impacted by my words. When will you?