Steve Scalise refused to condemn Rep. Lauren Boebert's comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Insider asked the Louisiana congressman at a House GOP press conference if he believed Boebert's comments were wrong.
He said that Lauren Boebert came back and apologized. I think this gets lost because we've had members on both sides that have said things we don't agree with.
The push to condemn the Colorado congresswoman is hypocritical, as they claim that Boebert's Islamophobic rhetoric was comparable to statements made by Democrats.
"I don't know if I've ever seen Democrats apologize for their statements," he said. Lauren apologized for what she said, but the Democrats don't even ask their own members to apologize for things they say, because they want to only go after Republicans. They want it to be a one-sided thing, and that is hypocrisy.
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He said that they should call out what they see wrong as we do. When a member apologizes, I think you should appreciate that, and call for a higher standard, but it starts with the members themselves acknowledging that they said something they shouldn't have to come and apologize for.
Kevin McCarthy defended the congresswoman and praised her for apologizing last week.
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Boebert's apology was not seen as sincere or efficient by the progressives, especially after the phone call between the two congresswomen went off the rails.
Nancy Pelosi continues to call on Republicans to discipline their members, even though GOP Whip Steve Scalise equivocated on the morality of his caucus member's Islamophobic remarks.
For a growing number of House progressives, the onus is now on Pelosi and the Democratic leadership to take action.
Over 400 House staffers signed an open letter urging Democratic leadership to reject the "incendiary rhetoric that endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the people." On Wednesday, Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts spearheaded a resolution to strip Boebert of her committees.
Pressley's resolution may not get a vote before the end of the year.
