Rep. Rashida Tlaib Defends Explicit Verbal Attack on Trump: #UnapologeticallyMe

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is defending her explicit verbal attack on the President of the United States on Friday morning.

On Thursday, the newly sworn-in member of United States Congress celebrated her official status as Congressperson at a party sponsored by progressive activist group MoveOn.org. At the party, she took the microphone and after decrying the plight of bullies (in the context of President Donald Trump) and proclaimed “we’re going to impeach the motherf*cker!”

This verbal attack was not just received with cheers and applause from the politically friendly crowd but was also very predictably captured on smartphones. The video of which has since gone viral and has become perfect cable news fodder.

Tlaib responded to the sudden attention with the following tweet:

I will always speak truth to power. #unapologeticallyMe

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 4, 2019

She then followed by explaining that her comments transcend the current sitting president and should be viewed in the context of a “constitutional crisis,” tweeting:

This is not just about Donald Trump. This is about all of us. In the face of this constitutional crisis, we must rise.

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 4, 2019

The response to Tlaib’s original comment and this tweet has fallen exactly along political lines.

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