Leftist Rashida Tlaib refuses to apologize for saying Israel 'bombed' Gaza hospital, melts down in tears while calling for ceasefire, tells Biden to 'wake up'

Democrat U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) refused to apologize Wednesday for saying Israel is to blame for a Gaza hospital explosion the day before, ABC News reported.

What's the background?

Tlaib on Tuesday posted on X that "Israel just bombed the Baptist Hospital killing 500 Palestinians (doctors, children, patients) just like that. @POTUS this is what happens when you refuse to facilitate a ceasefire & help de-escalate. Your war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many Palestinian Americans and Muslims Americans like me. We will remember where you stood."

However, Democrat President Joe Biden said Wednesday the blast "appears [like] it was done by the other team," ABC News said, adding that National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Wednesday morning the "current assessment ... is that Israel is not responsible for the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday."

Tlaib's two X accounts as of Thursday morning contained no posts walking back her claim.

Fellow far-left U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota did appear to change her tune after first blaming Israel. At first the Minnesota lawmaker posted on X Tuesday, "Bombing a hospital is among the gravest of war crimes. The IDF reportedly blowing up one of the few places the injured and wounded can seek medical treatment and shelter during a war is horrific. @POTUS needs to push for an immediate ceasefire to end this slaughter."

By Wednesday, Omar was removing her foot from her mouth in a series of replies to her original post: "Our office cited an AP report yesterday that the IDF had hit a Baptist hospital in Gaza. Since then, the IDF denied responsibility and the US intelligence assessment is that this was not done by Israel. It is a reminder that information is often unreliable and disputed in the fog of war (especially on Twitter where misinformation is rampant). We all have a responsibility to ensure information we are sharing is from credible sources and to acknowledge as new reports come in. It is critical that we have a fully independent investigation to determine conclusively who is responsible for this war crime."

Republican lawmakers weren't having it, ABC News said.

"It is appalling and unacceptable that Democrats in Congress partook in Hamas' misinformation campaign," Rep. Mike Lawler of New York stated Wednesday, according to the news network, adding that "Rep. Tlaib and her radical colleagues helped spread this insidious lie far and wide, without remorse, and as of this morning have yet to take down their posts, issue an apology, or place blame on the actual perpetrators with the same conviction."

Lawler also said he hopes Tlaib and her colleagues "can bring themselves to see this ugly truth, the hateful environment they have stoked, and understand the fear their Jewish constituents are feeling," ABC News added.

U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma on Wednesday morning called for pushback against Tlaib's "bias," the news network reported.

"It's sickening. And this right here is why Kevin McCarthy should still be speaker of the House because we should be pushing back on Tlaib right now. ... This is absurd for her to go out there and defend ... a known terrorist organization that has been recognized by the United States as a terrorist organization and then go against one of our strongest allies, Israel," Mullin said on "Fox and Friends," ABC News noted.

While Democrats haven't mentioned Tlaib or Omar by name, they've also criticized those who jumped the gun in blaming Israel for the hospital explosion, the news network said.

"Critics falsely accused Israel of deliberately bombing a hospital before the facts were known," Democrat U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York said Wednesday. "Did any of these critics condemn Islamic Jihad for causing the hospital explosion? Did any retract the false accusation?"

Democrat U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey said Wednesday, "Erroneous reports and some Members of Congress took the word of Hamas terrorists as truth following the horrific Al-Ahli Arab Hospital bombing. They should remove their posts, update their headlines, and remember not to trust terrorists who brutally murdered innocent civilians."

Tlaib's tears of rage

ABC News said Tlaib on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza during a "solidarity rally hosted by the left-leaning group Jewish Voice for Peace at the National Mall."

The news network noted that Tlaib "was visibly emotional, at times pausing her speech to openly weep and criticizing lawmakers who have not backed a ceasefire resolution."

"As an American, not just as a member of the United States Congress, I am ashamed. I am ashamed that they're saying, 'Not yet. Maybe next week.' ... How many more have to die?" Tlaib said, according to ABC News.

Tlaib also ripped Biden for supporting Israel since the Hamas terrorist attack, the news network also said.

"To my president, to our president ... I want him to know, as a Palestinian-American and also somebody in the Muslim faith, I'm not gonna forget this," Tlaib hollered. "And I think a lot of people are not gonna forget this ... it's not a threat ... they're thinking we're joking. I mean, I think the White House and everyone thinks that we're just gonna sit back and let this just continue to let this happen. No!"

Tlaib also doubled down on her accusation against Israel, saying it's "painful to continue to watch people think it's OK to bomb a hospital."

Amid a tearful rage, she issued a message to her commander in chief and fellow Democrat: "President Biden, not all America is with you on this one, and you need to wake up and understand that! We are literally ... watching people commit genocide and killing the vast majority just like this, and we still stand by and say nothing! We will remember this!"

Here's a clip of Tlaib's address. Content warning: language:

Rashida Tlaib Breaks Down In Tears During Furious Speech Against Biden Over Israelyoutu.be

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