A congressional hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser descended into chaos after tempers flared and a Democrat was slammed for a vitriolic exchange likening Republicans to fascists.
Progressive Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., got in a screaming match with Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., during a hearing regarding crime in the nation's capital.
The Democrat expressed frustration that the Republicans on the panel were painting Washington, D.C., as a crime-ridden hellscape. She accused them of trying to defame the city.
'You're not telling people the beautiful parts that you do see in the nation's capital,' she said.
The progressive also implored her party to stand up to President Donald Trump and Republicans.
'I think it's really important we need to stand up against this fascist takeover. That's not a bad word. It's a fact,' Tlaib said, having previously clarified she's 'attacking a process' not 'attacking people.'
Her accusation comes as leadership on Capitol Hill has urged members of both parties to tone down the extremist rhetoric following the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative commentator who many on the left described as 'fascist.' The shooter, Tyler Robinson, wrote 'hey, fascist, catch,' on one of the bullets in the rifle used to kill the Turning Point USA founder.
Donalds, immediately triggered by the progressive's accusations, ridiculed Tlaib's comments as 'insane.'
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