Rashida Tlaib says Democrats stood with 'the fascist side' when they voted with GOP to censure her

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said she "was completely heartbroken" by Democrats who voted to censure her over comments about the Israel-Palestine war.

The representative from Michigan spoke to MSNBC's Joy Reid and referred to herself as a person who wants peace and likes to conduct "heart-to-heart" talks with her colleagues about issues.

As reported by Breitbart, Tlaib also referred to Republicans as fascists and expressed disappointment in Democrats who voted alongside them.

"I did not know that they were going to stand with the fascist side of the aisle and silence the only Palestinian-American, even after we’ve had heart-to-heart conversations," Tlaib explained.

In a vote to censure her, 22 Democrats joined 212 Republicans for a total vote of 234-188 in favor of censuring. A censure is described by the Senate as a "condemnation or denouncement," as well as a "formal statement of disapproval in the form of a resolution that is adopted by majority vote."

"I tell them that I have as much at stake than any other person that continues to believe in certain policies when it comes to Israel and Palestine, because my family is there," Tlaib continued.

"I believe in coexistence. … I really believe we can have a country that was like when my grandparents were born, honestly, where every faith was welcome, where my grandfather picked olives next to his Jewish neighbor. And that’s the dream that I have for the Palestinian people and the Israeli people. And I know we’re going to be able to get that, but not in silencing a Palestinian-American in Congress," the congresswoman argued.

Tlaib cried in the House of Representatives as she defended her position, one of many times she has done so in the public eye.

Tlaib cried during a public speech in November 2023 when she condemned the Biden administration for its response to Palestine's attack on Israel.

The politician received support from fellow Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) when she cried on the House floor in February 2021 while describing death threats she had received.

She cried later that year during a press conference when she called for the punishment of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for "invoking violence on Muslims."

In August 2019, Tlaib also cried alongside Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) while giving a speech about growing up in the "blackest city in the country."

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