Ilhan Omar: Republican Base Is Now ‘Cowards,’ ‘Grifters,’ ‘Looney Tunes’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HAYES Representative ░░░░░░░░ did you expect that ░░░░░░░░ would be pulled into ░░░░░░░░ Because you have become ░░░░░░░░ of the a go ░░░░░░░░ figure in these moments ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party Omar ░░░░░░░░ this is the Republican ░░░░░░░░ We saw it with ░░░░░░░░ Trump that any time ░░░░░░░░ are faced with consequences ░░░░░░░░ their actions to undermine ░░░░░░░░ democracy they blame Muslims ░░░░░░░░ blame immigrants they blame ░░░░░░░░ people they blame women ░░░░░░░░ just happen to embody ░░░░░░░░ of these identities And ░░░░░░░░ just want to make ░░░░░░░░ Chris that we are ░░░░░░░░ on this This is ░░░░░░░░ about me and it ░░░░░░░░ not be about me ░░░░░░░░ is about a member ░░░░░░░░ the Republican caucus who ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly incited violence and ░░░░░░░░ can t just wave ░░░░░░░░ magic wand and attack ░░░░░░░░ black congresswoman HAYES It ░░░░░░░░ notable that there s ░░░░░░░░ a fundraising effort using ░░░░░░░░ The fundraising Greene complained ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are trying to ░░░░░░░░ me from Congress and ░░░░░░░░ s interesting the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ her there is you ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Pelosi or House ░░░░░░░░ I think everyone understands ░░░░░░░░ that is about I ░░░░░░░░ my question is this ░░░░░░░░ s this dynamic that ░░░░░░░░ now where she will ░░░░░░░░ the attention Right And ░░░░░░░░ sort of opposition to ░░░░░░░░ raise Like do you ░░░░░░░░ about breaking out of ░░░░░░░░ cycle and how to ░░░░░░░░ it if there s ░░░░░░░░ way out of it ░░░░░░░░ No I mean you ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans truly have ░░░░░░░░ their way Their party ░░░░░░░░ destroyed Their base now ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theorists It s ░░░░░░░░ it s opportunists it ░░░░░░░░ grifters And sadly they ░░░░░░░░ becoming the Looney Tunes ░░░░░░░░ are people we can ░░░░░░░░ take serious They re ░░░░░░░░ here to do the ░░░░░░░░ s business They are ░░░░░░░░ to just be obstructionists ░░░░░░░░ make a mockery of ░░░░░░░░ just our government but ░░░░░░░░ country HAYES There is ░░░░░░░░ course this individual congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ s the subject of ░░░░░░░░ question today in this ░░░░░░░░ Rules Committee attracted attention ░░░░░░░░ ran with this ad ░░░░░░░░ a gun next to ░░░░░░░░ and other Democratic lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ you know it just ░░░░░░░░ to me you tweeted ░░░░░░░░ this about feeling like ░░░░░░░░ sense of threat or ░░░░░░░░ Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ about this This is ░░░░░░░░ theoretical and the menace ░░░░░░░░ armed people entered into ░░░░░░░░ oxygen the atmosphere of ░░░░░░░░ building and the place ░░░░░░░░ work that should be ░░░░░░░░ question of sort of ░░░░░░░░ politics Omar Yeah So ░░░░░░░░ people have asked you ░░░░░░░░ could there be violence ░░░░░░░░ this lead to violence ░░░░░░░░ seem to forget that ░░░░░░░░ people have already lost ░░░░░░░░ lives on in the ░░░░░░░░ of January 6 including ░░░░░░░░ capitol police officer Hundreds ░░░░░░░░ people could have We ░░░░░░░░ have members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ are moving their offices ░░░░░░░░ because they fear for ░░░░░░░░ lives Alex talked about ░░░░░░░░ trauma she is living ░░░░░░░░ and has lived with ░░░░░░░░ January 6 I sent ░░░░░░░░ text message to my ░░░░░░░░ husband and told him ░░░░░░░░ know if I don ░░░░░░░░ make it out please ░░░░░░░░ sure you tell my ░░░░░░░░ I love them This ░░░░░░░░ not a joke This ░░░░░░░░ not a game These ░░░░░░░░ are threatening to our ░░░░░░░░ They are threatening our ░░░░░░░░ to do our work ░░░░░░░░ are really making it ░░░░░░░░ for people to survive ░░░░░░░░ exist in a free ░░░░░░░░ where debate and discourse ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be celebrated ░░░░░░░░ are now living in ░░░░░░░░ situation where every single ░░░░░░░░ conversation is about you ░░░░░░░░ where can we find ░░░░░░░░ for security How are ░░░░░░░░ supposed to check for ░░░░░░░░ buttons are working Can ░░░░░░░░ buddy up and walk ░░░░░░░░ hallways because we are ░░░░░░░░ of colleagues This is ░░░░░░░░ No other work environment ░░░░░░░░ is this toxic would ░░░░░░░░ itself and we can ░░░░░░░░ sustain ourselves as members ░░░░░░░░ Congress in this situation ░░░░░░░░ The final question is ░░░░░░░░ there something that these ░░░░░░░░ can do to cross ░░░░░░░░ over the line Whether ░░░░░░░░ s Marjorie Taylor Greene ░░░░░░░░ others that voted to ░░░░░░░░ this election like what ░░░░░░░░ do that What would ░░░░░░░░ a way when you ░░░░░░░░ it s unsustainable short ░░░░░░░░ removing them from Congress ░░░░░░░░ could happen Omar They ░░░░░░░░ show leadership They can ░░░░░░░░ not to turn the ░░░░░░░░ over the key of ░░░░░░░░ party over to this ░░░░░░░░ theorist White supremacist violent ░░░░░░░░ dangerous member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ can hold her accountable ░░░░░░░░ can hold so many ░░░░░░░░ their members who have ░░░░░░░░ insurrection and helped lead ░░░░░░░░ rebellion against our democracy ░░░░░░░░ January 6th accountable It ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ road because these are ░░░░░░░░ children that are born ░░░░░░░░ of a white supremacist ░░░░░░░░ that is taking over ░░░░░░░░ base of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ and we have to ░░░░░░░░ and see if they ░░░░░░░░ willing to do the ░░░░░░░░ work of dealing with ░░░░░░░░ awful toxic really deadly ░░░░░░░░ supremacist America.”