Omar calls McCarthy ‘a liar and a coward’ for reaction to Boebert comments

Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarSunday shows preview: Multiple states detect cases of the omicron variant Photos of the Week: Schumer, ASU protest and sea turtles Omar to accept award Saturday as American Muslim Public Servant of 2021 MORE (D-Minn.) on Sunday blasted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthyDemocrats livid over GOP’s COVID-19 attacks on Biden GOP infighting takes stupid to a whole new level McCarthy laments distractions from far-right members MORE (R-Calif.) for his reaction to Rep. Lauren BoebertLauren BoebertPhotos of the Week: Schumer, ASU protest and sea turtles Omar to accept award Saturday as American Muslim Public Servant of 2021 GOP infighting takes stupid to a whole new level MORE (R-Colo.) making Islamophobic comments about her, calling the GOP leader “a liar and a coward.”“McCarthy is a liar and a coward. He doesn’t have the ability to condemn the kind of bigoted, Islamophobia and anti-Muslim rhetoric that are being trafficked by a member of his conference,” Omar told co-host Jake TapperJacob (Jake) Paul TapperOmar calls out Boebert over anti-Muslim remarks, denies Capitol incident took place Republican Rep. Upton unsure if he’ll run again Bass calls ‘Black pastors’ comment during Arbery trial ‘despicable’ MORE on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when asked about McCarthy.Pressed on why McCarthy does not have the ability to condemn such remarks, Omar said, “because this is who they are,” referring to the Republican Party.“And we have to be able to stand up to them, and we have to push them to reckon with the fact that their party right now is normalizing anti-Muslim bigotry,” she added.The clash between Omar and Boebert first broke out after video emerged of the Colorado Republican telling a story in September about being in an elevator with Omar, noting that the Minnesota Democrat did not have a backpack with her.“Well, if she doesn’t have a backpack we should be fine,” Boebert said.The incident, and a subsequent video of Boebert making Islamophobic comments about Omar at the same event, has ignited Capitol Hill, with Democrats calling for Boebert to be reprimanded, including being stripped of her committee assignments. Republican leadership, however, has not been willing to take those steps.McCarthy on Friday said Boebert apologized for her actions, including personally, and had a phone call with Omar. Tapper noted, however, that Boebert doubled down on her comments after the phone call.Asked by Tapper about if she thinks House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPhotos of the Week: Schumer, ASU protest and sea turtles Hospitals in underserved communities face huge cuts in reckless ‘Build Back Better’ plan GOP infighting takes stupid to a whole new level MORE (D-Calif.) will ultimately move to hold a vote on stripping Boebert of her committee assignments, Omar said she had a conversation with the top Democrat and is “very confident that she will take decisive action next week.”Omar said Pelosi made a “promise to me that she will take care of this,” adding, “and I believe her.”The Minnesota Democrat also knocked Boebert on Sunday, telling Tapper that it is “unbecoming of a congresswoman to use that kind of derogatory, dangerous, inciting language against a colleague.”