Marjorie Taylor Greene's plan to censure Rashida Tlaib is falling apart

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Greene introduced a resolution to censure Tlaib to the House on October 26. She said the Muslim representative was an "Israel-hating, America-hating woman who does not represent anything America stands for," in response to comments she made regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Newsweek has reached out to the offices of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rashida Tlaib by telephone.

However, during an appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show, on the Real America's Voice network, Greene named three of her colleagues, whom she said opposed the motion of censure, which requires a simple majority to pass. This means that, unless it receives some Democratic support, it can be blocked by a handful of Republicans, due to the party's wafer-thin majority in the House.

Tlaib has come under fire after refusing to apologize after blaming Israel for an explosion at the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, on October 17, which U.S. intelligence later said was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.

Speaking to Kirk, Greene said: "I want to let you know I was shocked last night on our GOP conference call when several Republican members of Congress spoke up and said they did not want to vote to censure Rashida Tlaib. That was Walberg from Michigan, Rep. Duarte from California and Rep. Young Kim from California."

Greene was particularly critical of Rep. Young, who voted to remove the Georgia firebrand from House committees in 2021 after accusing her of spreading "antisemitic conspiracy theories."

Greene said: "Young Kim I'd like to remind everyone voted to kick me off of committees yet somehow she feels uncomfortable voting to censure Democrat anti-Israel, pro-Hamas Rashida Tlaib, so it seems like Republican Young Kim would rather stand with Rashida Tlaib than stand with me."...