GOP Senator Draws Gasps for Shocking Attack on Muslim Witness: ‘You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) badgered a Muslim witness during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and repeatedly asked her if she supports Hamas. The post GOP Senator Draws Gasps for Shocking Attack on Muslim Witness: ‘You Should Hide Your Head in a Bag’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Republican senator shouts at Muslim witness and falsely accuses her of supporting Hamas at hate crime hearing
A Senate hearing on hate-related incidents was capped off on Tuesday by a male Republican lawmaker yelling at a witness and falsely accusing her of supporting terrorism. The strange scene played out in front of the cameras at a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
US senator accuses Muslim advocate of supporting extremism in hearing on hate
Republican U.S. Senator John Kennedy accused a leading Muslim civil rights advocate of supporting extremism during a Senate hearing on hate incidents in the U.S., drawing criticism from many rights groups.
GOP senator tells Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing to 'hide your head in a bag'
La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes, and he told her she should hide her "head in a bag.
GOP senator insults Arab American witness at hate crimes hearing
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told an Arab American witness that she should “hide [her] head in a bag” after repeatedly asking her if she supported Hamas and Hezbollah during a Tuesday
GOP Sen. John Kennedy To Arab American Witness: 'You Support Hamas, Don't You?’
"You should hide your head in a bag," the Louisiana Republican sniped at Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute, after baselessly accusing her of backing terrorists.
GOP Senator Tells Arab American Witness to “Hide Your Head in a Bag” at Hearing
The Republican repeatedly spoke over the Arab American expert to badger her with Islamophobic and racist tropes.
GOP Senator repeatedly suggests Arab American witness supports Hamas during hate crimes hearing
La., repeatedly suggested a leading Arab American activist is a Hamas supporter when she testified Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee on hate crimes, and told her she should hide her "head in a bag.
GOP senator accuses Arab American witness of supporting Hamas: ‘You should hide your head in a bag’
John Kennedy (R-LA) and an Arab American witness got into a back-and-forth exchange Tuesday after Kennedy repeatedly accused her of sympathizing with Hamas and other terrorist groups.  During the congressional hearing,
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You support Hamas, do you not? I, Senator, what is the you you support? I find this line of questioning extraordinarily disappointing. Senator, you should hide your head in a bag. I find this line of questioning extraordinarily disappointing,
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