Pelosi Announces 'Security Assessment' For Ilhan Omar: Trump 'Must Take Down... Dangerous Video'

[CatWoman]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she has asked for a “security assessment” for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI), and demanded that Donald Trump take down the “dangerous” video he posted to attack the freshman congresswoman.

Trump posted a video that isolated a remark by Rep. Omar, and interspersed it with clips of the 9/11 attacks in progress. Since then, he has faced criticism for “willfully endangering” the life of Rep. Omar, although he was just one of several Republicans to launch inflammatory attacks against her.

On Sunday, Speaker Pelosi released a statement calling on Trump to take down the video, which has drawn widespread criticism for its potential to incite violence against Muslims, and Omar in particular (via email from Speaker Pelosi’s office):

Pelosi Statement on the Safety of Congresswoman Omar

London — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement:

“Following the President’s tweet, I spoke with the Sergeant-at-Arms to ensure that Capitol Police are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman Omar, her family and her staff. They will continue to monitor and address the threats she faces.

“The President’s words weigh a ton, and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger. President Trump must take down his disrespectful and dangerous video.”

https://www.mediaite.com/online/pelosi-announces-security-assessment-for-ilhan-omar-trump-must-take-down-dangerous-video/

[RandySF]

1. In summary

She was taking action far stronger than words.

[DURHAM D]

17. Amen to this.

Can't believe all the media (and others) attacking her while giving Republicans and Trump a free ride.




on the other hand...I can

[certainot]

18. the hypocrisy and attacks are normalized with the left's ignore-ance of rw radio

the attacks have been constant on rw radio and it's fucking absurd that we let 88 major universities to continue to support 260 limbaugh stations while they spew islamophobia, racism, and global warming denial.

[DURHAM D]

21. Attacks on Pelosi happened right here on DU. nt

[NastyRiffraff]

22. Often.

All too often. And with little thought or knowledge.

[AllaN01Bear]

28. the rws in ca and elsewhere have been attacking her for years .

[malaise]

2. The question is why Twitter hasn't taken it down already

Totally unacceptable

[sarabelle]

3. i agree with you.

[mr_lebowski]

4. That IS the question, isn't it?

Despicable that they should even consider it an option to leave it up. Guess they're too afraid of the 'censorship' accusations coming from the RWNJ's lately ... to do the right thing.

[Glimmer of Hope]

5. If ever there was a tweet to delete, this is it.

[Eyeball_Kid]

6. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sits on his thumbs.

The guy's got to be scared shitless of Trumpy, who can say anything he wants in violation of Twitter's Terms of Service. With tens of millions of followers of Trumpy, Dorsey likely makes a lot of money by allowing Trumpy the complete freedom to be abusive and incite violence. Others' accounts would have been terminated long ago.

[dogman]

8. He must think t-Rump can take his message elsewhere.

They have found their connection to be mutually profitable. Twitter has given the t-Rump campaign tons of free media and has received tons of traffic.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. This will come full circle and bit him in the ass.

He slimed his way through the Committee Hearing. Not going to happen again.

[PSPS]

11. Because twitter makes money off it and that's all they care about. No social conscience at all.

[malaise]

13. Probably but Twitter is also a ReTHUG establishment

so there's that as well.

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. That was my first question also. nt

[orangecrush]

16. Because there is one standard for rich racist assholes

and another for everyone else.

[NastyRiffraff]

23. I reported the tweet

I know many others on Twitter have also. So far I've gotten no response other than "we have your report."

[defacto7]

24. I alerted on it. I'm sure thousands did also.

[Kurt V.]

27. +1

[Ms. Toad]

32. Twitter finally acknolwedged recently what we all knew -

Trump has a permanent get out of jail free card for tweets. They are considering labeling the worst of the worst.

http://fortune.com/2019/03/28/twitter-rules-offensive-tweets-labels/

[malaise]

33. Thanks for this link

His comment begs the question - how is anything that is so clearly likely to incite violence in the public interest?

[Ms. Toad]

34. I agree,

but it explains why I have a 100% removal record on Twitter, except for reports agaisnt his royal ass.

[malaise]

35. I never signed up

I read what is posted here

[Ms. Toad]

38. I created an account at the request of a start-up non-profit I was involved in.

The focus was on communication across political and other divides. Heavy use of social media was part of their MO.

[malaise]

39. It's an interesting form of media

and I can see it being useful for many folks. My family still can't understand why I have no Facebook, Twitter or WhatsAp accounts.

[Ms. Toad]

41. Facebook has been remarkably useful.

Twitter less so, and I don't have a WhatsAp account.

I use facebook to keep up with family and friends. I live 1000 miles away from where I grew up - and I'm not much for phones or letters. I've also developed a large collection of electronic friends with whom I share the same (sometimes rare) illnesses. So I have deep bonds with everyone (prior to my current job) that I am friends with on facebook - but we don't necessarily share political opinions. I've had some remarkable conversations with people that I'm stuck with, for one reason or another, about politics. I've had a number of people who are conservatives that I've had conversations with about abortion and health care who tell me that I'm the only liberal they talk to, because we actually have conversations. At times they get overwhelming, so I just don't respond, but when I'm able, they get a little peek at someone they perceive as rational who supports different policies than they do.

In my current job, once my students graduate, I accept friend requests from them - which is a different (but also interesting) dynamic.

[mcar]

7. K&R!

[PeeJ52]

10. Would a twitter user be allowed to show the corpses of the children that died under care of DHS?

and juxtaposition them with the policies of Donald tRump. I would think that would be about the same as his tweet. This open up quite a bit of what is now allowed to be posted on Twitter.

[malaise]

14. Or the dead teens from Parkland

or the toddlers from Sandy Hook - imagine any one of us anti-NRA liberals being allowed to post those and surviving a ban.

[PeeJ52]

19. Heather Heyer, fine people on both sides...

A video of tRump saying fine people on both sides and Heather Heyer laying dead and the crowd marching in their brown shirts and tiki torches shouting Jews will not replace us... That's about the same.. right?

[malaise]

20. It wouldn't stay up an hour

The thing is that Congresswoman Omar said nothing that can be compared with the vile MAGAcretin's comment following Charlottesville.

[Beringia]

12. I think they would take it down, if it were someone else other than Trump who did it

[defacto7]

25. Probably. But in the real world where facts and humanity matters that's no excuse.

[triron]

26. Trump should be arrested immediately and charged with inciting violence against a congress

member.

[BigmanPigman]

30. Surely you must know that he is above the law by now.

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[triron]

36. "should be"

[BigmanPigman]

37. I need to add the "sarcasm" thingie.

[AllaN01Bear]

29. good call.

[keithbvadu2]

31. Trump 'not' inciting violence.

Trump 'not' inciting violence.

[SlogginThroughIt]

40. She is not D-MI.

She is D-MN