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Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for ‘appropriate action’ to be taken against Rep. Lauren Boebert after she shared anti-Muslim story

Updated November 26, 2021 at 7:50 p.m. EST|Published November 26, 2021 at 1:37 p.m. EST
In this July 29, 2021, photo, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to take “appropriate action” against Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) Friday after Boebert shared an anti-Muslim story about Omar during Thanksgiving break.

During an event in her Colorado district, Boebert told the audience about an encounter with Omar in the Capitol, describing another encounter with Omar as “not my first ‘Jihad Squad’ moment,” according to a video posted on Twitter.