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Some Republicans Contribute to Blocking the Move to Censure Ilhan Omar for Offensive Charlie Kirk Post

The House voted on Wednesday evening to dismiss a resolution that condemned members of the “squad,” specifically focusing on Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, who had shared a video following the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk. After the vote, Omar removed the video from her social media.

The final tally was 214 to 213, with four Republicans siding with the Democrats to halt the resolution introduced by South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace. If passed, the resolution would have removed Omar from her positions on the House Education, Workforce, and Budget committees.

Republican members from Nebraska, Colorado, California, and Florida led the charge against Omar. Meanwhile, all Democrats who supported the effort claimed they intended to formally censure her.

In response to the resolution, House Democrats, spearheaded by Texas Democrat Greg Cassal, planned to bring a counter-resolution against Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills due to allegations of assault and an incident involving threats made against his former girlfriend.

Omar had previously reposted a video in which she labeled Kirk as a “denounceable human” and a “stochastic terrorist,” criticizing him following his assassination. She expressed her frustration in an interview with Mehdi Hasan, calling it “messed up” to idealize Kirk so soon after his death.

“These people are full of it, and we need to address that,” she stated during the interview.

The resolution aimed to denounce lawmakers on the far-left after Kirk’s murder, but tensions between Mace and Omar had been escalating, culminating in exchanges on social media leading up to the vote.