"This breakdown examines a floor clash in the House of Representatives over Lebanon policy that escalated into a rare, hours-long procedural standoff. During debate on a resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Lebanon, Rep. Max Miller of Ohio accused Hezbollah of terrorism and directed pointed remarks at Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, prompting her to invoke a seldom-used House rule demanding his words be struck from the record. What followed was not a quick correction but a 70-minute freeze of official business, as the chamber's presiding officer worked to apply Section 361 of the House Rules and Manual, the provision governing when remarks are ruled out of order for impugning a member's patriotism or loyalty.
"We trace how the confrontation reflects tensions well beyond a single exchange: years of prior friction between the two lawmakers, procedural questions about the resolution's underlying premise, and a fight over institutional decorum that briefly halted the House altogether. The video also highlights an underexamined wrinkle: doubts about the resolution itself came not only from Miller but from senior members of Tlaib's own party, complicating the narrative once the vote was finally held. We look at how the clerk's formal reading of the disputed words back into the record, Miller's public refusal to withdraw them, and a colleague's subsequent restatement of his position on the floor combined to turn a debate over Lebanon policy into a case study in how the House handles allegations of misconduct on the floor, and what the episode signals about the state of decorum in Congress.". . . "She was also a member of a private Facebook group whose members glorified Hamas in the immediate aftermath of October 7, posting photos of Hamas fighters posing with elderly hostages and celebrating the slaughter of Israeli soldiers as “achievements.” The group’s founder — one of Tlaib’s key fundraisers — has posted videos questioning the Holocaust and calling Jews “satanic.”
Tlaib has a favorite term for any who do not like Hamas killing toddlers with their bare hands (entirely the opinion of TD): Foul mouthed Rashida Tlaib rouses the Jew-hating rabble: ‘motherf**kers! We ain’t going anywhere’ Her name for President Trump..
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