GOP leaders in House face calls to confront Islamophobia within their ranks

“The rhetoric in anti-Muslim taunts directed at Congresswoman Omar is not new, and we have been hearing it for the past few years, since the election of the first Muslim member,” McCaw said. of Congress, Keith Ellison. “House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy needs to make it clear, once and for all, that the GOP does not welcome anti-Muslim rhetoric, especially ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Hatred. anti-Muslim cannot be a topic of Republican talk.”