An unexpected fight among House Democrats over a first-year member’s inflammatory remarks has overshadowed a week that the party had hoped to devote to its top priorities: passing an anti-corruption bill and investigating President Donald Trump. “If it’s limited to anti-Semitism then it makes Congresswoman Omar’s point for her, that it would be a move to pacify AIPAC. If we do one I’d prefer it be more expansive.”The Democrats’ fight is entering into presidential politics. Two 2020 Democratic candidates for president issued statements Wednesday condemning anti-Semitism while expressing concern that Omar was being singled out. “It is shameful that House Democrats won’t take a stronger stand against Anti-Semitism in their conference,” tweeted the president, who himself has faced criticism for channeling anti-Semitic language.

Source: National Post March 07, 2019 14:26 UTC