Rashida Tlaib crying at white supremacist hearing, reading death threats addressed to her

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The first legislator, who is Muslim, was upset when she read an excerpt of a message praising the attack on the New Zealand mosque and wishing for another attack on the people. United States.

"It's a good start, let's hope and pray for it to continue here in the good old USA The only good Muslim is a dead one," Tlaib said, stiflingly reading the message.

Tlaib has read these threats amid calls by Democratic colleagues for greater federal focus on fighting white supremacy and potential national terrorism.

Tuesday's hearing of the Monitoring Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Freedoms was entitled "Confronting White Supremacy: Adequacy of the Federal Response".

The Democratic Party of Michigan and other members of Congress spoke to the FBI and Departmental and Homeland Security officials at the hearing.

"How is that not enough to fall into national terrorism, if they only target on the basis of my faith and others saying" a good Muslim is a dead man, "has visibly directed" said Tlaib.

The freshman representative entered history in 2018 becoming the first US-Palestinian woman in Congress, and with Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarAyanna Pressley takes over the leadership of the political party PAC Yang becomes the fourth presidential candidate to sign the pledge to end the eternal war The GOP strengthens its efforts to recruit more female candidates (D-Minn.) Was one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress.

Tlaib said the president, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security had been copied on the threat received by his office.

"What's going on, what's happening to these people, I'm sincere," she said.

"I'm a mother, I want to go home with my two boys," Tlaib added.

At Tuesday's hearing, the FBI said it was taking "very seriously" the threats posed by national terrorism and hate-motivated crimes, and that it would continue to take place. investigate the incidents, according to a copy of the testimony made available online.

Democrats have sought to focus on dealing with extremist threats by the Trump government, with the FBI reporting an increase of 30 to 40 percent since then. October, reported ABC News.