Nov. 29, 2021: Dems’ dicey decision — Punish Boebert or not?
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The drama surrounding Rep. Lauren Boebert's Islamophobic comments about
Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to heat up as lawmakers return from
Thanksgiving recess this week. Sources tell us a faction of Democrats is
expected to push leadership to strip Boebert of her committee
assignments or censure her after she joked about Omar, who is Muslim,
being safe to ride with in an elevator because she wasn’t wearing a
backpack.
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The drama surrounding Rep. Lauren Boebert's Islamophobic comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to heat up as lawmakers return from Thanksgiving recess this week. Sources tell us a faction of Democrats is expected to push leadership to strip Boebert of her committee assignments or censure her after she joked about Omar, who is Muslim, being safe to ride with in an elevator because she wasn’t wearing a backpack.
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Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.