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‘I Actually Believe In The First Amendment’: Jim Jordan Says Ilhan Omar Shouldn’t Lose Committee Assignments

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Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday that Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar shouldn’t lose her committee assignments, as has been suggested by some House Republicans.

Jordan appeared on Fox News’ “America Reports” and discussed with hosts John Roberts and Sandra Smith the controversy surrounding Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the proposal from Democrats that she be removed from her committee assignments, as well as the proposal to remove Omar from hers.

During the discussion Roberts and Smith played a video clip of Karl Rove condemning Greene and asked Jordan to respond.

“No one is condoning the remarks that she made. I’ve not heard any Republican say that those were appropriate. So, that is not the issue. The issue is once this starts, tell me where it ends, Sandra? Who is next? I mean, look, think of the cancel culture, Sandra. I said this on January 13th on the House floor during debate. I told the Democrats if you guys keep going down this road, keep attacking people, their first amendment free-speech rights, where does it end? It won’t stop with Republicans. It will go to all of us.”

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