The Thursday version of Andrea Mitchell Stories on MSNBC was in full spin mode as Republicans ready to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar off the Overseas Affairs Committee for her historical past of anti-Semitic statements, however in line with Mitchell it was merely “criticism of Israel.” In the meantime, Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor alleged that Republican hypocrisy is the true story.

Mitchell kicked off her present by explaining, “This breaking information, now you’ve got simply watched it on the Home ground. A heated debate is below manner main as much as Republicans planning to carry that vote this hour to take away Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Overseas Affairs Committee over her frequent criticism of Israel. She later apologized for a few of those– her feedback however stood by others. Omar is a Somali refugee and one of many first Muslim People to serve in Congress.”

What’s the criticism behind allegations of hypnotism, twin loyalty, and monetary puppeteering? And what does being a Muslim and Somali refugee should do with something?

Nonetheless, a couple of minutes into the section, Mitchell returned to the latter thought and, ignoring that Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell are neither Muslims nor immigrants from Somalia, requested Alcindor, “So, Yamiche, Congresswoman Omar is saying that she’s being focused as a result of she’s an immigrant, as a result of she was Somali-born. She confirmed that image of herself as a 9-year-old refugee.”

Omar has additionally beforehand falsely accused the American troops who fought the Battle of Mogadishu killed “hundreds” of Somalis through the U.N. mission to fight the 1993 famine in that nation. Someway the fact-checkers by no means bought round to that one.

As for Alcindor’s response, she leaned closely into the “critics say” style of research, “And there are some people who find themselves critics of this motion by Republicans who agree along with her, who say there is a particular sort of discrimination that black ladies, that immigrants face and she or he was saying that she needed to make use of her voice to remind Republicans that even when she’s taken off this committee, that she’s nonetheless going to have the ability to be somebody who can go to the podium, who can discuss and use her energy as a sitting member of Congress to nonetheless be capable to share her views.”

Alcindor then claimed the true story is that Republicans are hypocrites and that you would be able to belief her on this as a result of she’s a reporter, “I feel as a reporter, I am very within the reality that Republicans are saying it is her anti-Semitic feedback that are—pushed them over the sting and she or he must be faraway from the Overseas Relations Committee as a result of you have got former President Trump who has mentioned all types of issues that individuals see as anti-Semitic.”

Alcindor ought to keep on subject as a result of she in all probability doesn’t wish to take that argument to its logical conclusion.

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Here’s a transcript for the February 2 present:

MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Stories

2/2/2023

12:01 PM ET

ANDREA MITCHELL: Good day. I am Andrea Mitchell in Washington. This breaking information, now you’ve got simply watched it on the Home ground. A heated debate is below manner main as much as Republicans planning to carry that vote this hour to take away Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Overseas Affairs Committee over her frequent criticism of Israel. She later apologized for a few of those– her feedback however stood by others. Omar is a Somali refugee and one of many first Muslim People to serve in Congress. 

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MITCHELL: So, Yamiche, Congresswoman Omar is saying that she’s being focused as a result of she’s an immigrant, as a result of she was Somali-born. She confirmed that image of herself as a 9-year-old refugee. 

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: And there are some people who find themselves critics of this motion by Republicans who agree along with her, who say there is a particular sort of discrimination that black ladies, that immigrants face and she or he was saying that she needed to make use of her voice to remind Republicans that even when she’s taken off this committee, that she’s nonetheless going to have the ability to be somebody who can go to the podium, who can discuss and use her energy as a sitting member of Congress to nonetheless be capable to share her views. She’s, in fact, a part of The Squad and naturally, they’re somebody — a group of people that have gotten the media’s consideration. I feel it is vital to notice as Eugene reported, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, she apologized for this, nobody is making excuses for her. She’s saying she was flawed and she or he’s moved on. 

I feel as a reporter, I am very within the reality that Republicans are saying it is her anti-Semitic feedback that are—pushed them over the sting and she or he must be faraway from the Overseas Relations Committee as a result of you have got former President Trump who has mentioned all types of issues that individuals see as anti-Semitic. Only recently he was posting that he thought American Jews weren’t being supportive of Israel and that they weren’t being grateful sufficient to him as a president who had achieved extra for Israel than different folks. Actually questioning the loyalty of American Jews. He additionally, in fact, had that dinner with Nick Fuentes and Kanye West. So, I feel, in some methods there is a double customary right here that’s clearly on show. They’re going after Ilhan Omar whereas embracing former President Donald Trump.