Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a meeting with senior members of Congress on Wednesday evening to try to come to a consensus on how to respond to criticism of one of the most freshmen members of her caucus, Politico reported.
Torn, Pelosi is reportedly concerned that if she is too hard on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over comments that have been criticized as anti-Semitic she will risk dividing the caucus. If she’s too soft on Omar, she’ll anger Jewish lawmakers and outside allies who are bothered by Omar’s claims that pro-Israel advocates have an “allegiance to a foreign country.”
The meeting on Wednesday ended with no set decision on what to do about a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that was originally set for vote Wednesday and got postponed to Thursday.
