In addition to an obsession with #QAnon, @RepMTG promotes concepts of an “unholy alliance of leftists, capitalists and Zionist supremacists.” No matter when she shared the video, this is raw #antisemitism. It has no place in Congress or anywhere else.
Anyone who espouses #antisemitic, hateful views should not be put on Congressional committees. Back in October, I wrote to @SpeakerPelosi & @GOPLeader asking Congress to decline to assign QAnon adherents from Congressional committees.
On Monday, I wrote @GOPLeader again urging him to exclude @mtgreenee from Conference membership & House Committee assignments. Yesterday, he refused. @GOPLeader, you stripped @SteveKingIA of his committee positions, you should do it for @mtgreenee as well.
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We cannot allow the historic & horrific events of the past 48 hours to fade without significant consequences. In our 100+ years of history, @ADL has never called for the President of the United States to be removed from office. Today, that changes. adl.org/news/press-rel…
What occurred on Wed. was inexcusable. An act of domestic terror was encouraged by President Trump & organized on social media. It will be remembered as one of the darkest days of our democracy & makes it unambiguously clear: President Trump is unfit for office & must be removed.
The images of extremists assaulting police officers, rampaging through the halls of Congress, desecrating the symbol of our democracy had no precedent in our history. The incitement of the mob by @realDonaldTrump was an amoral act that debases the presidency & imperils society.
THREAD: In the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, @Twitter must enforce its rules suspending accounts that post & spread QAnon conspiracy theories that glorify violence, target democratic institutions & seed militant insurrection. adl.org/qanon
QAnon played a key role in the terror attack on the Capitol. QAnon accounts on Twitter and other platforms hailed the violence as a first step in a civil war. According to reports, QAnon supporters were among the first militants to enter the Capitol. usatoday.com/story/tech/202…
One of these supporters, Jake Angeli, a far-right conspiracy theorist dubbed the “QAnon Shaman,” has been a visible presence at several far-right rallies supporting the president’s attempts to discredit the 2020 election. news.yahoo.com/well-known-qan…
(1/5) We at @ADL support bipartisan efforts to combat #antiSemitism on campus and in all venues, offline and online.
(2/5) I've seen a draft of the EO & I can tell you it:
➡️Protects Jews and other religious minorities from discrimination under Title VI, but does NOT break new ground on identifying Jews as a protected class
(3/5) @TheIHRA definition is not legally binding and provides valuable guidance on #antiSemitism, giving law enforcement & campus officials an important tool to help identify and fight this #hate.