The controversy engulfing Rep. Lauren Boebert escalated to a full boil Monday after the Colorado Republican went after Rep. Ilhan Omar in a video following a tense phone call between the two.
Boebert claimed in a video that she sought to deescalate tensions with Omar after a video circulated on social media last week of the conservative lawmaker making remarks, calling Omar a member of the “jihad squad” and saying the Minnesota Democrat was safe to ride with in a Capitol elevator so long as she wasn’t wearing a backpack.
When Boebert called Omar on Monday, the firebrand freshman said she demanded a public apology from Omar, who herself wanted open contrition from Boebert an exchange that will only ratchet up the friction between the two parties ahead of the House’s return from Thanksgiving break.
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